Water Institute Student Showcase

Once a semester, the Water Institute hosts the Student Showcase, a full day event bringing together students, faculty, and staff. This event is created and run with the Water Institute Ambassadors, and it features water-focused research presentations, networking, and professional development. Topics for the professional development workshop change each semester to best match the needs of our student community. The water-focused research presentations are by Water Institute Travel and Research Award recipients, and the event concludes with a Distinguished Scholar seminar.

Water Institute Distinguished Scholar Seminars

These series showcase high-profile scholars and practitioners to provide seminars and panel discussions of interest to broad audiences in water science and management. This year featured:

• Dr. Joseph Bisesi, Faculty Fellow, How Can We Work for Water and Water Work for Us to Protect Environmental and Public Health?
• Dr. Amanda Subalusky, Faculty Fellow, Biological Connectivity as a Significant Nexus: How Animals Connect Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Dr. Farina King, Horizon Endowed Chair of Native American Ecology and Culture, University of Oklahoma, Indigenous Oral History, Knowledge, and Science in the Constellation of Ecologies and Climate (co-hosted with the Department of Geography)

UF Water Institute Biennial Symposium

The Biennial UF Water Institute Symposium is hosted every two years in partnership with Duke Energy and the IFAS Office of Conferences and Institutes. It brings together scientists, students, practitioners, policy experts, and community leaders to engage in interdisciplinary exchange around pressing water issues. The broad participation from various sectors enables participants to bridge disciplinary and sectoral dimensions to address complex water challenges for Florida and beyond. This year featured the 10th Water Institute Biennial Symposium.

Center for African Studies Carter Conference

A yearly conference held by the Center for African Studies in honor of the late Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter. This year’s topic was “African Waters: Ecologies and Identities in Africa’s Lakes, Rivers and Oceans”, and with support from the Water Institute, featured visiting scholars from African nations as speakers.