Institute of Water Research

News

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  NEW REPORT EXPLORES THE LONG-TERM COSTS OF RELYING ON INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS IN RESPONDING TO GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

  Published on September 2, 2024
  A team of researchers and policy advisors from MSU's IWR and FLOW published a new report with funding from EGLE to estimate the costs of utilizing institutional controls for groundwater management in Michigan.

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  MDARD invests in MSU IWR’s Great Lakes Watershed Management System

  Published on June 30, 2024
  With support from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University is enhancing the Great Lakes Watershed Management System to help reach the State’s Domestic Action Plan goals.

• MDARD Partners with Alliance for the Great Lakes, MSU Institute of Water Research, and LimnoTech to Deploy Nearly $5 million in Water Quality Monitoring in the Western Lake Erie Basin

  Published on April 3, 2024
  Water quality research and data are fundamental to achieving environmental outcomes in the WLEB

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  Annual Great Lakes Day conference videos share info on PFAS in the Great Lakes, marine debris and more!

  Published on April 1, 2024
  A playlist of individual recorded sessions are available at the Michigan Sea Grant YouTube site.

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  2024 IWR Project Update: An Investigation of Rangeland and Pasture Soil Health and its Drivers

  Published on January 20, 2024
  Experts from Michigan State University’s Institute of Water Research are two years into a groundbreaking five-year study to transform the management of America’s rangelands and pastures.

• Institutional Controls and Implications for Policy

  Published on January 1, 2024
  Researchers from the IWR and FLOW are in the final stages of a study looking at the long-term costs of implementing institutional controls (ICs) as a groundwater contamination response in Michigan.

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  AgBioResearch scientist develops tools to inform water conservation strategies

  Published on August 9, 2023
  Glenn O’Neil builds online resources to help ‘bridge the gap’ between scientific research and on-the-ground application

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  MSU researcher examines agricultural conservation practices to reduce environmental impact on Great Lakes

  Published on August 2, 2023
  Ghane receives $1.2 million MDARD funding for continued water quality research

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  Online tool identifies areas where people in Michigan are at greatest risk from harmful algal blooms (HABs)

  Published on June 20, 2023
  Some algal blooms contain toxins that can be harmful to animals or humans.

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  Delisa Scholarship supports students interested in water research and sustainability

  Published on September 21, 2022
  Sally Delisa, ’64 elementary education, established an endowed scholarship in memory of her husband, Robert Delisa, ’64 social science, for students interested in water research and sustainability.