Center for Water Policy
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
- We’re Hiring! Now Accepting Applications for Assistant DirectorThe Center for Water Policy has launched a search for its next Assistant Director. This is a full-time, academic staff position at …
- Coordinating within Complexity: Governance Challenges and Opportunities for the Lake Superior Water TrailThe Lake Superior Water Trail spans international boundaries, one Canadian province, three U.S. states (MN, WI, MI), and fifteen Indigenous Nations. But its complex governance and lack of …
- Center for Water Policy’s Professor Scanlan Answers AI-Data Center FAQs with Milwaukee Journal SentinelHere at the Center, we get a lot of questions about AI-data centers: how do they consume water? How does their water consumption compare …
