The Center’s mission is to provide world class interdisciplinary solutions to resolve regional, national and international problems related to the protection, restoration and conservation of freshwater resources to ensure long term environmental health and quality of life.
Established in 2011 through a $2.6 million endowment from Lynde B. Uihlein, the center builds on the research of the School of Freshwater Sciences, the UW System, and networks and partnerships with top scholars, scientists and policy institutions across the country and around the world.
Spotlight Stories
- UC Davis Law School’s Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal Published “Solving the Phosphorus Paradox: Five States’ Approaches to Restoring Nutrient Impaired Surface Water Quality”Phosphorus pollution in our nation’s surface waters causes harmful algal blooms that impair water quality, harm aquatic life, reduce recreation, and …
- Building Communication Bridges Between Shoreline Anglers and PolicymakersJoe Bevington, Master’s candidate and the Center for Water Policy’s Water Policy and Science Communication Fellow at the UW-Milwaukee School of …
- Net Zero Water UtilitiesGraduate students in Professor Melissa Scanlan’s Freshwater Practicum course at the School of Freshwater Sciences worked in a multi-disciplinary consulting team …