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
- Notre Dame Law School’s Journal on Emerging Technologies Published “Great Lakes Offshore Wind: Creating a Legal Framework for Net Positive Environmental, Social, and Financial Benefits”Offshore wind is a renewable source of electricity that does not produce carbon emissions. Though less robust than that of other …
- Lead Water Pipes Created a Health Disaster in Flint, but Replacing Them With Cheaper Plastic – As Some Cities Are Doing – Carries Hidden CostsWater Policy Specialist Rajpreet Grewal, Director Melissa Scanlan, and UWM-SFS Professor Laodong Guo recently discussed the potential human and environmental health …
- 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 …