Institute of Water Research

News

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  MSU Professor and Researcher selected as NASA Science Team Members for two Satellite Missions

  Published on March 25, 2025
  Narendra N. Das, Ph.D., Associate Professor in BAE and CEE, is serving on two NASA satellite missions as a Science Team member.

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  Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program funds four new projects

  Published on March 11, 2025
  The partnership among MSU, the Michigan Plant Coalition, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will fund four new projects at $1.275 million each.

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  MSU Researcher Receives the 2024 AWRA Honorary Member Award

  Published on January 21, 2025
  The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is the primary multidisciplinary association for information exchange, professional development, and education about water resources and related issues.

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  New director named for MSU Institute of Water Research

  Published on October 8, 2024
  Pouyan Nejadhashemi has been named director of the Institute of Water Research effective Oct. 15, 2024.

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  MSU scientists working to understand distribution of Michigan’s native, invasive aquatic plants

  Published on September 11, 2024
  Researchers are testing various methods to analyze plant species found in Michigan lakes.

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  NEW REPORT EXPLORES THE LONG-TERM COSTS OF RELYING ON INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS IN RESPONDING TO GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

  Published on September 2, 2024
  A team of researchers and policy advisors from MSU's IWR and FLOW published a new report with funding from EGLE to estimate the costs of utilizing institutional controls for groundwater management in Michigan.

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  MDARD invests in MSU IWR’s Great Lakes Watershed Management System

  Published on June 30, 2024
  With support from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University is enhancing the Great Lakes Watershed Management System to help reach the State’s Domestic Action Plan goals.

• MDARD Partners with Alliance for the Great Lakes, MSU Institute of Water Research, and LimnoTech to Deploy Nearly $5 million in Water Quality Monitoring in the Western Lake Erie Basin

  Published on April 3, 2024
  Water quality research and data are fundamental to achieving environmental outcomes in the WLEB

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  Annual Great Lakes Day conference videos share info on PFAS in the Great Lakes, marine debris and more!

  Published on April 1, 2024
  A playlist of individual recorded sessions are available at the Michigan Sea Grant YouTube site.

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  2024 IWR Project Update: An Investigation of Rangeland and Pasture Soil Health and its Drivers

  Published on January 20, 2024
  Experts from Michigan State University’s Institute of Water Research are two years into a groundbreaking five-year study to transform the management of America’s rangelands and pastures.