The Center for Water Policy welcomes its second cohort of post-doctoral Water Policy Specialists through the UW Sea Grant Water Science-Policy Fellows Program, Andrian Lee and Anya Janssen. We are also pleased to announce Joe Bevington as our inaugural Water… Read More
89.7 WUWM Environmental Reporter, Susan Bence interviewed our director, Melissa Scanlan, on September 7th to discuss the impacts of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act on our water and climate. The new law provides billions of dollars in federal funding… Read More
The Center for Water Policy’s Director, Melissa Scanlan, and Water Policy Specialist, Misbah Husain, tackled pressing questions about funding priorities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. The Act prioritizes “disadvantaged communities” when allocating more than $50 billion… Read More
Science is anything but a solitary endeavor. Addressing complex environmental issues requires an interdisciplinary approach, as students learned during the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “Freshwater Practicum” taught by Melissa Scanlan, director of the Center for Water Policy. The course simulated what… Read More
Melissa Scanlan, director for the Center for Water Policy, talked to Courthouse News Services about the problem with manure runoff in drinking water. Wisconsin dairy’s dispute with state regulators part of broader factory farm growing pains
Laura M. Suppes, PhD, MPH, REHS, has been named the 2022-23 Water Policy Scholar. Suppes is an associate professor in Public Health and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. The Water Policy Scholars program brings policy researchers across the UW… Read More
Melissa Scanlan, director of the Center for Water Policy, provided an overview of Arlen Christenson’s professional accomplishments for his induction into the 2022 Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame on April 19, 2022. Scanlan’s presentation for Arlen Christenson’s induction video (starts… Read More
The Center for Water Policy contributed to and edited an article, published in the April 2022 Nelson Issue Brief. The Brief features research that addresses excess nutrient concentrations, mostly nitrogen and phosphorus, in surface water. Nutrient pollution degrades recreational and… Read More
Professor and Center Director Melissa Scanlan, author of Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy: Cooperatives and the Design of Sustainable Businesses, will present at George Mason University’s 2022 Next System Speakers Series on April 14, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. This… Read More
The Center for Water Policy has received funding from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to lead, facilitate, and support the UW Water Policy Network. The project’s goal is to foster collaboration on water policy research and curriculum across the System…. Read More