Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium – Economic and Health Impacts of Algal Blooms

Lakes and rivers are home to various blue-green algae species, and not all pose a health risk. Unfortunately, there’s no quick way to determine if a bloom is dangerous. Laboratory testing takes several days, during which the bloom’s toxicity can change rapidly or disappear entirely. Complicating matters further, algal blooms can appear and vanish within […]
From FAIR Data Principles to Indigenous Sustainable Water Resources Management

The Center for Water Policy is hosting a virtual Earth Month webinar featuring its 2023-2024 Water Policy Scholar Dr. Grace Bulltail and Research Associate Dr. Parisa Sarzaeim. They will be speaking on the availability and quality of publicly available tribal-led water-climate-environment (WCE) nexus databases on reservations and tribal lands in the U.S., showcasing the FAIRification […]
WEBINAR: Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium – The Impact of Phosphorus Rules on Local Water Quality

**This webinar was intended for scientists, incubators, and companies who have an interest in working together to solve water challenges in the region. Anya Janssen, water policy specialist at the Center for Water Policy and Sea Grant University of Wisconsin water science-policy fellow, presented key takeaways from the recent statewide conference Phosphorus: Lessons from 10+ […]