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!

Recent News

Welcome (back) to campus!

Water@UW-Madison spent the summer with an incredible cohort of Freshwater@UW undergraduate researchers, but like many of you now we’re transitioning back to our regular academic schedule.

We have an exciting year coming up — so far, our flagship events have been scheduled, so save the date for:

Fall Poster Session – November 11, 4-6pm, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Spring Symposium – May 5, 2-5pm, Union South

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.

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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 with Water@UW-Madison

1. Join us at our events

Present at or attend a Water@UW event!

Check out our events!

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.

Affiliated faculty and staff

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!

Tap In: Weekly Newsletter