Once each week in June 2023, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, and CIROH joined hands to immerse curious minds in the field of water and climate research. OLLI is a year-round program at The University of Alabama offering non-credited courses, educational and social opportunities to adults interested in enhancing their daily routines. The…
Represented by the Global Water Security Center, The University of Alabama was one of only 440 organizations including only 80 universities worldwide awarded special accreditation to participate in the 2023 United Nations Water Conference. Mike Gremillion, GWSC director and interim executive director of the Alabama Water Institute, and Dr. Kate Brauman, GWSC associate director for…
The Kentuck Art Center has partnered with the Alabama Water Institute to present “An Exploration of Tuscaloosa’s Waterways,” an art exhibition spanning Kentuck’s Museum, Teer and SoNo Galleries. The exhibition will remain open to the public until April 30. The exhibit features the work of 28 artists, as well as educational tools, such as an…
Members of the Alabama Water Institute recently attended the 103rd meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Denver, Colorado. This year’s theme was “Data: Driving Science. Informing Decisions. Enriching Humanity.” Data was chosen as the focus as it is the “engine of hypothesis-driven science and the fuel for inductive, empirical investigation.” Dr. Steve Burian, Dr.…
The University of Alabama recently hosted “Multiple Inequalities in Every Meal: Theorizing Intersectional Foodways, Past and Present.” This interdisciplinary workshop assembled an international panel of food scholars from archaeology, cultural anthropology, American studies, women’s studies and African American studies to engage in discourse about the ways inequality was manufactured and maintained in the past and…
Bringing together a diverse multi-disciplinary group of water researchers and professionals, The American Water Resources Association recently held its 2022 spring conference at The University of Alabama. It was co-hosted by the Alabama Water Institute and the AWRA Future Risk Committee. Dr. Richard Spinrad, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce…
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