Lake Mendota, favorite site for UW-Madison water scholars since the late 1800s. Today, the scope and diversity of research extend far beyond this shore!
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Reflecting on Community-Based Research supported by Water@UW-Madison
The Water@UW-Madison and Morgridge Center for Public Service’s Community-Based Water Research Grant Program supports community-driven water work conducted in partnership with UW-Madison faculty, staff and graduate students. Since 2022, the program has funded 12 unique and inspiring projects that forge collaborative pathways to meeting water-related challenges and promoting sustainable solutions.
Join us as we reflect on the work and lessons learned along the way. New and past Water@UW-Madison grantees will share insights into best practices and challenges in conducting participatory research. Research teams will present summaries of their work, and a moderator will facilitate discussions among panelists and field questions from the audience.
Whether you’re well-practiced in community-based research or looking to incorporate a new CBR component into your water-related work, we invite you to join the conversation.
Learn more about these projects through the Water@UW-Madison Research Story Map




About Water@UW-Madison
We’re Water@UW-Madison,
and if you are interested in water too, we welcome you to join us. Whether you’re into history, chemistry, art, storytelling, ecology, engineering or something else, welcome aboard!
Weekly, we communicate about job and funding opportunities and upcoming water-related events. Sign up for our newsletter by emailing water@mailplus.wisc.edu.
If you are faculty of staff, join us by formally affiliating! We’ll send you occasional notices of important events, networking opportunities, and you’ll get timely information that will help you connect with the over 170 faculty and staff who identify as water researchers within our organization. We’re here to help you connect with others and take your work to the next level. Please reach out with questions or requests to water@mailplus.wisc.edu.
You can learn a little more about us in the About page, or by reading the summary and accomplishments two-pager to the right.

Connecting the Water Community at UW-Madison and beyond
Our weekly newsletter shares updates on RPFs, jobs, water news, and events. Sign up and share a water event by emailing water@mailplus.wisc.edu.
Visit our events calendar to see what’s on the horizon. Be sure to add these items to your calendar, and we’ll see you there!
The Flow Project pairs undergraduate artists with water professionals at UW-Madison and beyond. Reach out to water@mailplus.wisc.edu if you would like to participate.
4 Ways to Get Involved


2. Become an affiliate
Are you faculty or staff who does water-related work? Let us know you’d like to affiliate by sending an email to water@mailplus.wisc.edu. You’ll receive additional communications, invitations to campus events and other opportunities to participate.
3. Sign up for our weekly newsletter “Tap In”
In our weekly newsletter you’ll get related feature stories, info about upcoming events, and notifications about opportunities funding, jobs, and more!


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