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Two UWM faculty members have been named the first Water Policy Scholars by the university\u2019s Center for Water Policy, housed in the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences.<\/p>\n

Understanding the interactions between science and policy is one of the greatest challenges facing water resources today. The Water Policy Scholars Program brings together freshwater and social scientists to frame policy questions and develop tools to address major water issues. The 2016-17 scholars are:<\/p>\n

Scott Graham is the director of the Scientific and Medical Communications Laboratory and an associate professor of English. He researches how scientific experts and public stakeholders communicate about matters of risk and uncertainty as part of science-policy deliberation. His current projects involve investigating the influence of public advocacy groups on regulatory decision-making and analyzing the FDA\u2019s environmental review of pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n

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Paul Roebber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Roebber is a Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and director of the non-profit Innovative Weather program. He currently is doing research on flash flooding, Great Lakes temperatures and water levels, and application of adaptive learning techniques to forecasting thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

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