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October 17, 2025

Weekly Wave: Colorado River Basin Delegation Attends Workshop on Indigenous and Western Science

Last week, October 8–10, 2025, a delegation from the Colorado River Basin (CRB) traveled to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to participate in a workshop on “Braiding…

October 10, 2025

Weekly Wave: WRRC Water Webinar Introduces Internet of Water Tools

Water data producers from different agencies often use inconsistent formats, terminology, and standards, making the data fragmented and incommensurable.…

October 03, 2025

Weekly Wave: Upcoming Water Webinars Aim to Enlighten and Inform

This fall semester, the WRRC is hosting a series of webinars that offer water enthusiasts the opportunity to connect virtually with water experts, to ask…

September 26, 2025

Weekly Wave: WRRC Director Highlights Innovation for Arizona Water

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the University of Arizona Scottsdale Center hosted WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal for a CATalyst CHAT, titled “Dry Times, Bold…

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September 19, 2025

Weekly Wave - Reflections: Dry Times, Bold Moves – Innovation for Arizona’s Water Future

My work, in formal classroom instruction, presentations to audiences of varied backgrounds, and written materials, centers on fostering understanding of water…

September 12, 2025

Weekly Wave: WRRC Webinar Features the Santa Cruz River

On Thursday, September 4, 2025, Luke Cole presented a WRRC Water Webinar, titled “The Santa Cruz: A River of Transition and Hope.” Dr. Cole, who is the…

Sharon B. Megdal speaks at Tucson Rotary Club

September 05, 2025

Weekly Wave: September Speaking Engagements Engage Diverse Audiences

In our state, where every drop of water counts, researchers at the U of A are driving innovation and understanding to secure Arizona’s water future. Given…

August 29, 2025

Weekly Wave: WRRC Staff Attends AAWWA Colorado River Update

On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, four WRRC staff members attended the Arizona Association of Women in Water and Agriculture (AAWWA) Colorado River Update, which…

Exhibition Hall at the Aapresid Congress.

August 22, 2025

Weekly Wave: Reflections: “Open Code” Sharing of Knowledge and Innovations

In early August, I traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina for the annual Congress of Aapresid, a large network committed to sustainable agricultural systems. The…

August 08, 2025

Summer Wave: Mark Your Calendars for WRRC’s Fall 2025 Events

As the U of A welcomes new and returning students to campus later this month, we are gearing up for a robust fall webinar lineup. Additionally, the fall…

Ambassador Tanja Miškova speaking at the United Nations General Assembly meeting

July 25, 2025

Summer Wave: Reflections: On Planning for the December 2026 UN Water Conference and the Women in Water Diplomacy Network

The December 2026 United Nations Water Conference, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates, was the focus of meetings at UN Headquarters in New York on…

July 11, 2025

Summer Wave: RFP for FY2025 104g Research ProjectsComing Soon

The US Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Research Act Program will soon release the request for proposals (RFP) on Grants.gov for two key programs: the…

June 20, 2025

Summer Wave: WRRC Director Makes Connections at UCOWR Conference

On June 3–5, 2025, WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal and U of A Extension Specialist Debankur Sanyal participated in the 2025 Annual Water Resources Conference of…

June 06, 2025

Summer Wave: Reflections: Major Issues Await Action

Each Spring, I typically reflect separately upon take-aways from teaching the graduate seminar, Water Policy in Arizona and Semi-arid Regions, and from the…

May 23, 2025

Thanks for Another Great WRRC Conference

It’s a wrap on another great WRRC conference! This week, on May 20 and 21, hundreds of people joined us both in person and on Zoom for two days of engaging…