Institute of Water Research

News

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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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  Enrollment now open: Popular MSU Extension course Introduction to Lakes Online offered January 2025

  Published on September 20, 2024
  Register today for this unique opportunity to learn about inland lakes.

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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.

• Institutional Controls and Implications for Policy

  Published on January 1, 2024
  Researchers from the IWR and FLOW are in the final stages of a study looking at the long-term costs of implementing institutional controls (ICs) as a groundwater contamination response in Michigan.

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  AgBioResearch scientist develops tools to inform water conservation strategies

  Published on August 9, 2023
  Glenn O’Neil builds online resources to help ‘bridge the gap’ between scientific research and on-the-ground application