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
- Check out our 2025 Water Policy Publications!In 2025, the Water Policy Program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences continued its multidisciplinary research on the most urgent …
- Center for Water Policy Seeks Water Policy and Science Communications Graduate FellowWater Policy and Science Communications Graduate Student Research Fellowship The Center for Water Policy is seeking candidates for a two-year funded Water Policy and Science Communications Graduate …
- Center for Water Policy Assistant Director Tressie Kamp featured in “Circle of Blue” on wetlandsCenter for Water Policy Assistant Director Tressie Kamp was featured in a “Circle of Blue” article on wetlands and the 2025 1,000-year flood in Milwaukee, …










