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PhD student researches unconventional water sources for nursery crop irrigation

Published on December 18, 2019
Shital Poudyal's work aims to lower the environmental footprint and increase overall sustainability of nursery-grown trees.
U.S. protected areas do not meet international conservation targets for lakes

Published on October 21, 2019
According to a recent study published by a team of scientists at Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, the U.S. is currently not protecting enough lakes.
Joan Rose presents interactive exhibit on water and health at Science Gallery Detroit

Published on October 10, 2019
What do you know about water & health? This was the question posed by Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, to thousands visiting the most recent Science Gallery Detroit exhibit – DEPTH.
MSU, GVSU join forces to address water challenges

Published on January 29, 2019
Michigan State University has formalized a partnership with the Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute of Grand Valley State University to work together on water-related issues.
Evolution of multiple global virtual material flows

Published on January 1, 2019
To address this knowledge gap, we assessed the evolution and interactions of global flows of virtual water, energy, land, CO2, nitrogen as well as financial capital embodied in international trade from 1995 to 2008.
China's Environment on a Metacoupled Planet

Published on October 19, 2018
China has emerged as a global economic powerhouse after four decades of unprecedented growth
Global Water Pathogens Project awarded $1.6 million to put research into practice

Published on May 3, 2018
The Global Water Pathogens Project will be supported in part by a new three-year, $1.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Quantifying changes in water use and groundwater availability in a megacity using novel integrated systems modeling

Published on August 31, 2017
Water sustainability in megacities is a growing challenge with far-reaching effects.
Restless Soul Leads to Lifelong Work in Water

Published on April 10, 2017
Joan Rose is accomplished. And she improves lives every day for people she doesn’t even know. But her story isn’t finished.
Student studying water sustainability receives NASA fellowship

Published on June 13, 2014
On Twitter, Jill Deines took up the challenge to explain her doctoral thesis to an 8 year old. She came up with “I try to figure out if there's enough water underground to continue growing our food.”
Inspiring not just conservation – but the right conservation

Published on March 24, 2014
People need more than good intentions to reduce their environmental footprint. In fact, scientists are learning that a personal footprint is hard to see.
Integrated assessments of payments for ecosystem services programs

Published on September 26, 2013
Using the Paddy Land to Dry Land (PLDL) program as a case study, Zheng et al. (1) quantify benefits and costs to both service providers and beneficiaries.
Examining -- and watching -- China’s water strategy

Published on March 22, 2013
Water -- especially the lack of it -- is emerging as the next global imperative, and China is center on the world’s stage of devising plans and policies to provide enough water to survive and thrive.
Water Sustainability for China and Beyond

Published on August 10, 2012
We highlight China’s water crisis and plan, and then offer recommendations.
Global water sustainability flows through complex human-nature interactions

Published on August 9, 2012
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