TAAP Workshop in Hermosillo: Participatory, Positive, and Productive Sept. 20, 2024 Last week, WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal and Associate Director Jamie McEvoy traveled to Hermosillo, the capital of the Mexican state of Sonora, to participate in a Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP) workshop. Read more Image
Spotlight on Simone Williams: New PhD Graduate Sept. 10, 2024 The University of Arizona (U of A) Water Resources Research Center is bidding farewell to Simone Williams, WRRC Graduate Research Associate and newly minted PhD in Arid Lands Resource Sciences Read more Image
WRRC Photo Contest Sept. 9, 2024 The WRRC is excited to announce our 2024 Photo Contest. This year, we’re returning to the broader theme–Water in Arizona. We invite you to showcase your talent by capturing anything from nature and wildlife to industry and agriculture, including people at play and at work. Read more Image
Graduate Students, the WRRC Needs You! Aug. 23, 2024 The Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant to support our stakeholder outreach and engagement efforts. Read more Image
The PEER2PEER program has launched the application for its 2024 Fellowships! Aug. 8, 2024 The Accelnet PEER2PEER program is seeking graduate students, postdocs, and researchers to complete Fellowships focused on transboundary water resource management in fall 2024 through spring 2025. Read more Image
WRRC Director Submits Groundwater Comments to PCAST July 22, 2024 The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has formed a working group to consider opportunities and challenges related to our understanding and stewardship of America’s groundwater. Read more Image
UArizona Represented at Int'l Conference on Groundwater in Agriculture July 5, 2024 The third installment of the international conference, Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture, was held in Burlingame, California, on June 17–20, 2024. The conference delivered on its promise to link science and policy, with a lineup of workshops and diverse speakers that delved into issues of groundwater management, water quality, and agricultural irrigation and productivity. Read more Image
Breakfast With the Economists Offers Insights on Economy and Arizona’s Water Future June 13, 2024 The UArizona Eller College of Management hosted an insightful “Breakfast with the Economists” event, which provided rich data and context for business leaders, decision-makers, and anyone curious about the latest trends in Arizona’s economy and the future of Arizona water resources. Read more Image
Dr. Megdal talks about the economy and water on NPR's The Buzz with Christopher Conover, Zac Ziegler, and George Hammond June 11, 2024 Arizona's economy has been booming since the COVID-19 pandemic began to slow. Low unemployment, growing wages and increasing population have persisted for years, but so have less positive indicators like inflation and skyrocketing housing prices. Read more Image
New Drinking Water Standards for PFAS April 26, 2024 For the first time in decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added new chemicals to the list of substances regulated by drinking water standards and updated the Superfund law, targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Read more Image
