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 …
Melissa Scanlan, director for the Center for Water Policy, talked to Courthouse News Services about the problem with manure runoff in drinking water. https://www.courthousenews.com/wisconsin-dairys-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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
he 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. …
Misbah Husain, a water policy specialist at the Center for Water Policy, spoke at the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee’s annual lecture series, “Tuesdays in March,” to address the challenges of climate change on Lake Michigan. In an interview with …
“Prosperity in the fossil-free economy: A conversation with Melissa K. Scanlan” will take place March 8 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. This is a virtual event. Drawing on both her extensive experience founding and directing social enterprises and her interviews with sustainability …
Water Policy Specialist Misbah Husain will be speaking at the Milwaukee Interfaith Conference’s Tuesdays-in-March Lecture Series on “Confronting Climate Change with Hope” on March 15, 2022. He will be part of a panel discussion on “Addressing the Challenges of Climate …
