Freshwater “flows” across many disciplines. Today’s freshwater issues are complex, and no single discipline can tackle them alone. That’s where we come in. The Freshwater Hub promotes social justice and facilitates new and creative applications of freshwater research across the food-energy-water nexus.
We are pleased to announce that we are extending our grant and offering our program at least one more year! Interested graduate students can get a jump start on preparing their application for our 2024/25 cohort by reviewing the Apply page on our website.
Read moreThe School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) Freshwater Science and Management minor is now open to all UW undergrads. Explore the physical, biological, and social dimensions of freshwater ecosystems to help solve the sustainability challenges of today and tomorrow!
Read moreFuture Rivers Trainee Sage Fox and PI David Butman recently traveled to Chile to support Sage’s research estimating the export of nutrient and ions to the coastal ocean of Patagonia.
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Identifying Novel Contaminants and Toxicants in Our Stormwater In rapidly urbanizing areas of the Unites States, stormwater runoff is a major water quality and treatment problem because it accumulates many harmful chemicals from our homes, roads, and cities as it flows downstream. However, the chemical make-up of urban stormwater runoff is poorly understood, even though it is known to be harmful to fish and aquatic ecosystems (often called “urban stream syndrome”). A new, NSF-funded project led by UW Freshwater Initiative faculty Ed Kolodziej will focus on identifying toxic chemicals in urban stormwater, especially focusing on understanding the link between stormwater…
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