The 2017 Water Institute Graduate Fellows cohort presented the highlights of their interdisciplinary research in the Tempisque basin (Costa Rica) to support the management of... Read More
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Yu for his recently awarded $1.6 million USDA/NRCS CIG grant titled “Enhancing the irrigation management in vegetable farms in... Read More
Dr. Ashley Smyth, a Water Institute Affiliate and Assistant Professor of Biogeochemistry in the Soil and Water Sciences (SWS) Department at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research... Read More
A record 137 participants joined a webinar on 2020 Hurricane Season Impacts on Water Management in Florida hosted by the Florida Water & Climate Alliance... Read More
The Florida Water & Climate Alliance (FloridaWCA)—a stakeholder-scientist network that co-develops locally relevant, actionable climate science to support water resource decision-making in Florida—has been around... Read More
Join us for Dr. AJ Reisinger’s Water Institute Distinguished Scholar Seminar “Nutrient Dynamics Along the Urban Watershed Continuum” on March 31st 3:30 pm via Zoom Register... Read More
The Water Institute led Floridan Aquifer Collaborative Engagement for Sustainability (FACETS) project successfully hosted its first series of Water Workshops for Decision-Makers in the Suwanee... Read More
Join us for Dr. Nancy Denslow’s Water Institute Distinguished Scholar Seminar “Ecotoxicology in the 21st Century” on February 23rd 3:30 pm via Zoom Register here ... Read More
In commemoration of Black History Month throughout February we will celebrate and highlight the scholarly achievements and contributions of UF Water Institute affiliated Black faculty... Read More
Led by Dr. Charles Barrett and supported by the Suwannee River Partnership, the 5-year project aims to encourage farmers in the Suwannee Valley to adopt... Read More
Celebrating Kevin Morris’s Contributions to the FloridaWCA Kevin Morris, PE, BCEE, and Manager of Engineering and Projects at the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply... Read More
Dr. Scheffers Receives SE CASC Funding for Research on Invasive Species Shifts in the Southeast Dr. Brett Scheffers, Water Institute Affiliate Faculty and Assistant Professor... Read More
We are pleased to announce the 2021 Water Institute Graduate Fellows (WIGF) faculty team! Central to the Water Institute mission, the WIGF program supports interdisciplinary... Read More
Two Florida ecosystem services mapping projects proposed by UF Post-Doctoral Research Associate Katie Glodzik (Soil and Water Sciences, Advisor Dr. Mark Clark; 2013 Water Institute... Read More
Coordinated by the Water Institute, the Carbonate Critical Zone Research Coordination Network hosted its first Workshop as a series of virtual sessions from August 3... Read More
A record 120 participants joined a webinar on Utility Risks & Resilience to Climate Change Impacts hosted by the Florida Water & Climate Alliance (FloridaWCA),... Read More
Water Institute Affiliate Faculty, Drs. Tara Sabo-Attwood (WI Faculty Advisory Committee member; Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental & Global Health) and Joe... Read More
Thank you for those who participated in the UF Water Institute’s 2020 Photo Contest! We received beautiful photos representing a wide variety of UF water-related... Read More
This summer the 2019 Water Institute Graduate Fellows (WIGF) Cohort was awarded a $2.2 million grant from the NSF Office of Polar Programs to understand... Read More
The UF Water Institute is pleased to announce its new webpage dedicated to water-related job postings. The site will serve as an up-to-date resource for... Read More
UF Water Institute Affiliate doctoral students Hallie Fischman, Harsha James, and Tricia Kyzar participated in the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SECASC) Field Intensive in... Read More
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nancy Denslow (Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine ) for her selection as 2020 UF Water... Read More
Water Institute Affiliate Faculty Dr. Bayabil and colleagues funded by NIFA to improve precision irrigation management practices This summer, Water Institute Affiliate faculty Dr. Haimanote... Read More
The University of Florida Water Institute invites affiliate faculty, staff and students to enter its 2020 Photography Contest. The contest aims to highlight the... Read More
Nearly 100 participants joined a recent webinar on Water, Climate and COVID-19 hosted by the Florida Water & Climate Alliance (FloridaWCA) and the UF Water... Read More
Quincy Faber, who is completing her first year as a 2019 Water Institute Graduate Fellow, has been selected as one of two winners of the 2020... Read More
Welcome New Faculty Advisory Committee Members: Drs. Laughinghouse, Lusk and Cohen Drs. Dail Laughinghouse, Mary Lusk and Matt Cohen were recently elected to serve as... Read More
Four Water Institute Affiliate Faculty named 2020 UF Research Foundation Professors Please join us in congratulating Dr. Donald Behringer, Dr. Zhenli He, Dr. Robert Fletcher... Read More
Drs. Annable and Bean re-elected to the Hydrologic Sciences Academic Concentration Coordinating Committee We are pleased to announce that Dr. Mike Annable and Dr. Eban... Read More
Water Institute Affiliate Faculty awarded NIFA grant to assess the impacts of saltwater intrusion in agricultural areas. The Water Institute congratulates Drs. Haimanote Bayabil, Bin... Read More
Congratulations to Water Institute affiliate faculty Xiao Yu and David Kaplan (2017-2020 Faculty Fellow), for receiving a half-million-dollar National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in March... Read More
The Water Institute coordinated Carbonate Critical Zone Research Coordination Network is accepting applications to participate in its First Field Workshop, to be held August 2-5,... Read More
Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni joined UF as an Assistant Professor of Citrus Water and Nutrient Management in September 2016. He conducts research and extension at... Read More
As part of an effort to share Florida’s biggest water stories with broader audiences, the University of Florida Water Institute, the UF Thompson Earth Systems... Read More
The Florida Water and Climate Alliance (WCA) held its 21st workshop on February 7 in Orlando Florida, hosted by the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC). Celebrating... Read More
The Hydrologic Sciences Academic Concentration (HSAC) for graduate studies is a unique interdisciplinary program designed to broaden the skills of science and engineering graduate students... Read More
Meet Water Institute Faculty Fellow Dr. Christine Angelini Dr. Christine Angelini started as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering Sciences in 2014. Over the past... Read More
2020 Water Institute Symposium Final Plenary Topic: Navigating Turbulent Waters: Politics, Policies and Partnerships. Panel Description: Perceptions of Florida’s waters span a broad spectrum: from... Read More
Dr. Wendy Graham and Karen Schlatter of the Water Institute recently attended the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center 2019 Regional Science Symposium in New Orleans... Read More
We are pleased to announce that the Water Institute in collaboration with The Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands and the Conservation Clinic at the... Read More
On October 22, 2019, the UF Water Institute and the Florida Climate Institute celebrated the 2019 Faculty Fellow Award recipients at the Faculty Fellow Award... Read More
Join us in congratulating Dr. Jon Martin for being awarded the 2020 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lectureship from the Hydrology Division of the Geological Society of America.... Read More
Water Institute faculty, students, colleagues and staff bid a fond farewell and happy retirement to Lisette Staal! Last Friday, October 4th, Lisette Staal retired from... Read More
KAREN SCHLATTER JOINS THE UF WATER INSTITUTE AS RESEARCH COORDINATOR We are pleased to welcome Karen Schlatter who has joined the Water Institute as Research... Read More
NEW 2019 WATER INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOWS Please join us in congratulating Drs. Christine Angelini and Davie Kadyampakeni for receiving 2019 Water Institute Faculty Fellows Early... Read More
Meet the 2019 Water Institute Graduate Fellows cohort! The Water Institute is pleased to welcome the newest WIGF cohort to campus. Since 2011, four cohorts... Read More
The Water Institute 2020 Symposium Planning Committee is thrilled to announce key note speakers, Drs. Bryan Brooks and Hans Paerl, who will bring a global... Read More
Water Institute Faculty Advisory Committee members Christine Angelini, Tomas Bianchi, Nancy Denslow, David Kaplan and Todd Osborne are part of UF’s Moonshot iCoast. The highly... Read More
The UF Water Institute awarded two UF graduate students with a scholarship and travel grant to attend this year’s SE CASC Climate Adaptation Science Field... Read More
Last week, the Florida Water and Climate Alliance (FloridaWCA), a stakeholder-scientist network coordinated by the UF Water Institute, co-sponsored the training “Building Resilience to a... Read More
NASA has awarded a $1.7 million grant to support several UF Water Institute affiliate faculty, partners at Florida State University (FSU), Tampa Bay Water (TBW)... Read More
Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed University of Florida Water Institute Director, Wendy Graham, to the new State of Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force. Dr. Graham... Read More
Water Institute Faculty Fellow Jon Martin, and Director Wendy Graham, in collaboration with Laura Toran (Temple University) and Matt Covington (University of Arkansas) were awarded... Read More
Water Institute Team begins Independent Scientific Review to Inform Development of the new Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has... Read More
The UF Water Institute is pleased to announce our newest Faculty Advisory Committee Chair elect, Dr. Mark Brenner. Dr. Brenner’s main field of study is... Read More
Sandra Guzmán, Water Institute affiliate faculty member, joined the University of Florida in November, 2018. An assistant professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering located at the... Read More
Tatiana Borisova contributes to the 2019 Annual Assessment of Florida’s Water Resources and Conservation Lands report. During her sabbatical leave, Tatiana Borisova, Associate Professor and... Read More
Robyn Screws Joins the UF Water Institute as an Administrative Support Assistant II Robyn Screws joined the Water Institute in February 2019, bringing six years... Read More
Water Institute faculty and staff bid a fond farewell and happy retirement to Mary Garvin! On February 7, 2019 Mary Garvin retired from her position... Read More
Water Institute Faculty Fellow Jim Jawitz and PhD student Yu Fang publish research on the evolution of human population distance to water in the USA... Read More
Water Institute Graduate Fellow Jacy Hyde is one of the five founding members of a student organization called Emerging Leaders in Science Policy and Advocacy (ELISPA). ELISPA... Read More
See the application procedures here The WIGF program supports interdisciplinary teams of six doctoral student Fellows and their faculty advisors as they conduct research in... Read More
The Florida Water and Climate Alliance (FloridaWCA), a longstanding stakeholder-scientist network coordinated by the UF Water Institute, will hold its next workshop on December 20th... Read More
The UF Water Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Tara Wade as a new member of the Faculty Advisory Committee. Dr. Wade is an agricultural... Read More
The WIGF program supports interdisciplinary teams of six doctoral student Fellows and their faculty advisors as they conduct research in an emerging area of water... Read More
Thank you for such wonderful participation in the UF Water Institute’s 2018 Photo Contest! We received 70 beautiful photos representing a wide variety of UF... Read More
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mark Brenner (Professor, Geological Sciences) and Dr. Todd Osborne (Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Sciences) for their selection as... Read More
Welcome: Dr. Paloma Carton de Grammont
Dr. Paloma Carton de Grammont joins the Water Institute as a Research Coordinator Dr. Paloma Carton de Grammont joined the Water Institute in September 2018,... Read More
Julie Brandenburg Joins the Water Institute Team
Julie Brandenburg Joins the UF Water Institute as an Administrative Support Assistant II Julie Brandenburg joined the Water Institute in August 2018, bringing nearly 20... Read More
Dr. Kati Migliaccio, Chair of the Water Institute Faculty Advisory Committee, has been named the new Chair of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department at UF/IFAS
Source: UF/IFAS News Release: Dr. Kati Migliaccio was named to lead UF’s department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering by Jack Payne, UF senior vice president... Read More
2017 Tempisque WIGF Costa Rica Trip
This summer, the 2017 Water Institute Graduate Fellows Cohort participated in the 2018 UF Levin College of Law Costa Rica Program as part of... Read More
Universities Council on Water Resources Scholarship
Hang Duong, a UF student in the Environmental Horticulture Department, has been selected to receive a $1300 graduate student scholarship to attend the WaterSmart Innovations... Read More
Carol Lippincott’s Retirement
Dr. Carol Lippincott is retiring from her position as a Research Coordinator III with the UF Water Institute. For the past three years, Carol has... Read More
Dr. Muneepeerakul Receives $5 Million Department of Defense Grant
UF Water Institute Affiliate Faculty member Rachata Muneepeerakul has received a $5 million grant from the US Department of Defense as PI on a research... Read More
UF Water Institute NRLI Assistance
Dr. Carol Lippincott, Research Coordinator III with the Water Institute, assisted the UF/IFAS Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) with several sessions this spring. Dr. Lippincott is an... Read More
UF Water Institute Affiliate Faculty Member Wins Pulitzer Prize
Repost from UF News: University of Florida history professor Jack E. Davis is the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book “The... Read More
Six Water Institute Affiliate Faculty Members Awarded 2018-2021 UF Research Foundation Professorships
Yearly, the University of Florida Research Foundation awards three-year professorships to up to 34 UF Full-time, Associate and Full Professors with tenure. Of the 33... Read More