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CONSERVE Project to Advance Rivercane Conservation in the Southeast
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Water Institute’s Community-Oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering, or CONSERVE, Research Group is leading a groundbreaking initiative for rivercane conservation in the Southeastern United States.
ORED Names First Cohort of Senior Fellows
Five faculty and staff members from across The University of Alabama have been selected for the inaugural cohort of Office for Research & Economic Development Senior Fellows.
The program recognizes leaders in emerging fields of research at UA, with the goal of coalescing multidisciplinary teams around a common theme of research and economic development. The teams will collaborate to achieve tangible results, secure external funding, and elevate the University’s research profile.
CIROH Announces 34 New Research Projects Across 18 Institutions in North America to Advance Water Prediction and Resilience
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) has announced the award of 34 new research projects aimed at advancing water prediction capabilities and enhancing community resilience. The selected projects, spanning institutions across the U.S. and Canada, represent cutting-edge research in hydrology, data science, community water modeling, decision support, and environmental resilience.
UA Center to Provide Environmental Analysis to Support National Security
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Global Water Security Center will receive $11.5 million in funding over the next two years from the U.S. Department of Defense to enhance its crucial work that supports national security. The funds will support the center’s analysis of global environmental factors affecting politics and security. This work will help inform key DOD decision makers.
AWI News
Decemeber 5, 2024: CONSERVE Project to Advance Rivercane Conservation in the Southeast
November 15, 2024: Social Science Meets Hydrology: Bridging Human Insight and Water Innovation
November 14, 2024: CIROH Celebrates R2O Award Recipients at Annual Science Meeting
November 14, 2024: Stands of Resilience: How Rivercane and Indigenous Knowledge Preserve Each Other’s Survival
November 12, 2024: ORED Names First Cohort of Senior Fellows
November 07, 2024: CIROH 2024 Science Meeting: A Collaborative Look Toward The Future of Water Research
October 10, 2024: UA Center to Provide Environmental Analysis to Support National Security
October 04, 2024: CIROH Announces 34 New Research Projects Across 18 Institutions in North America to Advance Water Prediction and Resilience
September 24, 2024: First Alabama Water Institute Faculty Fellows Graduate, Reflect on Program
September 24, 2024: Alabama Water Institute Names Fourth Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients
September 24, 2024: USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility Offers New Opportunities for UA Faculty
September 24, 2024: AWI Fellow Investigates Greener Solvent for Water Treatment Membrane Manufacturing
September 23, 2024: Hydropower Industry Lost Billions to Drought Over Two Decades
September 20, 2024: 2024 CIROH@UVM All-Hands Meeting
September 16, 2024: New DoD-funded Study Will Evaluate Societal Resilience to Water and Climate Shock
September 13, 2024: Innovative Water Solutions: Graduate Students and Experts Drive the 2024 Summer Institute
September 13, 2024: AI-Powered Water Research: Undergraduate Program Prepares Future Hydrologists
August 28, 2024: Saban Center and Alabama Water Institute Partner to Showcase “Science On a Sphere”
August 14, 2024: USGS, UA Celebrate Opening of World-Class Hydrologic Facility
August 14, 2024: Interactive Map Shows Thresholds for Coastal Nuisance Flooding
August 13, 2024: NSF Supports CIROH Project on Climate Extremes in Gulf Region
August 05, 2024: From Postdoc to Pioneer: Dr. Ryan Johnson’s CIROH Journey Toward Hydrology Leadership
August 01, 2024: CIROH Visiting Scholar Advances Natural Water Hazard Forecasting and Management
August 01, 2024: Equitable Apportionment: The Wave of the Future in Interstate Water Disputes
August 01, 2024: AWI Awards $162,000 in Equipment Support to UA Faculty
July 31, 2024: UA Students Travel Abroad for International Water Research Experience
July 25, 2024: NOAA Sea Grant Awards UA Researchers $2.34M for Marine Debris Prevention
July 01, 2024: Hydrologic AI Forecasting Program Equips Undergraduates with Essential Water Research Skills
July 01, 2024: CIROH Hosts Second Annual Developers Conference
July 01, 2024: CIROH Hosts National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute
June 25, 2024: Cocaine Trafficking Threatens Critical Bird Habitats
May 29, 2024: Dimova Attends ‘Blue Carbon’ Workshop in China
May 29, 2024: CONSERVE Op-ed: Rivercane Ecosystem Stewardship and Cultural Resiliency for the Jena Band of Choctaw
May 29, 2024: CONSERVE Partners with Department of Defense for Networking Initiative
May 29, 2024: Atkinson Honored with Leadership Award from Society for Freshwater Science
May 29, 2024: AWI and UA Host Spring Conference for American Water Resources Association
May 29, 2024: UA Hosts Inaugural Water Observing Technology Forum
May 29, 2024: Freshwater Biology Students Prepare for National Meeting
April 19, 2024: CONSERVE Program Empowers Environmental Stewardship
April 18, 2024: AWI Student Spotlight: Amani Roberson
April 18, 2024: AWI Affiliates Published in Nature Communications UA Researchers Study Urbanization Influence on Snow Precipitation
April 18, 2024: AWI Staff, Affiliates Attend Scientific Research and Education Network
April 18, 2024: UA Researchers Part of $2.5M National Freshwater Ecosystem Study
February 27, 2024: AWI Spotlight: Kayla Roberson
February 27, 2024: New Initiative to Boost Ecological Education, Conservation in Southeastern US
February 27, 2024: AWI Staff, Affiliates Attend Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting
January 30, 2024: CONSERVE, Tribal Communities Work to Preserve Oklahoma Rivercane Ecosystems
January 30, 2024: Data Storyteller Joins CONSERVE Research Group
January 23, 2024: AWI Staff, Affiliates Attend Annual American Geophysical Union Meeting
January 22, 2024: AWI Awards $158,000 in Equipment Support to UA Faculty
January 22, 2024: AWI Interdisciplinary Innovations Program Assists Timely ‘Forever Chemical’ Detection Research
December 14, 2023: Severe Droughts Affect Global Communities and Uncover Artifacts
December 7, 2023: New Southeast Freshwater Science Chapter Emphasizes Ecosystem Conservation
December 7, 2023: Temimi Honored with CIROH R2O Award
December 1, 2023: AWI CONSERVE Research Group Selected to Lead National Preservation Program for Department of Defense
November 14, 2023: UA’s Underwater Robotics Key to Unlocking Secrets of the Past
November 14, 2023: Worlds of Work Introduces Students to Water Careers
October 19, 2023: Project Advancing Tools To Remotely Monitor Water Quality
October 18, 2023: CIROH Hosts Annual Science Meeting in Tuscaloosa
October 17, 2023: AWI’s CONSERVE Research Group Awarded $250,000
October 17, 2023: Coral Researchers Awarded $2M for New Restoration Technology
October 15, 2023: UA Researchers Discover Evidence in Disputed Evolution of Mollusks
October 7, 2023: Black Belt Students Learn Water Research, Treatment
September 21, 2023: UA Professors Get CAREER Boost
September 19, 2023: UA Hosts 89th Annual Malacological Society Meeting Focused on Mollusks
September 19, 2023: Developing the World of Water
September 19, 2023: AWI Partners with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Youth Corps Program
September 15, 2023: First Cohort of UA’s Water Operations and Forecast Graduate Training Program Begins
September 11, 2023: New Director to Oversee Water Research
September 5, 2023: New Computing Center Expands Innovation Opportunities
July 24, 2023: Defense Department Unveils Guidebook for Engaging Tribal Nations
June 26, 2023: UA Student Team Wins EPA Award for Water Quality Assessment
June 26, 2023: Alabama Water Institute, CIROH Researchers Earn Pilot Project Seed Funding
May 18, 2023: UA Faculty and Students Present at Freshwater Mollusk Symposium, Win Award
May 10, 2023: Alabama Water Institute Names Third Cohort of Faculty Fellowship Recipients
May 10, 2023: AWI Awards $110,000 in Research Support to UA Faculty
April 18, 2023: UA’s Global Water Security Center Makes Connections at UN Water Conference
April 13, 2023: National Science Foundation Selects UA Student for Competitive Fellowship
April 11, 2023: UA Biological Researchers Return to Antarctica to Discover, Study New Species
March 9, 2023: AWI, Kentuck Art Center Partner for Tuscaloosa Waterways Exhibit
February 14, 2023: UA Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Investigate PFAS Water Contamination
February 14, 2023: AWI Staff, Affiliates Attend Annual American Meteorological Society Meeting
December 16, 2022: UA Researchers Developing Drone-based Underwater Laser Mapping Technology
December 15, 2022: Op-Ed: Pine Hills and Hickory Smoke: Ichuaway’s Living Laboratory at the Jones Center
December 15, 2022: AWI Awards $144,450 in Research Support to UA Faculty
November 17, 2022: UA Hosts Symposium to Address Food and Water Challenges
November 16, 2022: UA Researchers Find Hydroplaning Risks Greater in Southern US
November 15, 2022: AWI Researcher Develops New Snow Model Machine Learning Tutorial
October 21, 2022: UA Center Recognized as Part of National Global Water Security Strategy
October 19, 2022: Alabama’s Water Sapphire Springs Forth
October 13, 2022: U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby Addresses Inaugural CIROH Meeting at UA
October 6, 2022: UA Global Water Security Center to Participate in 2023 UN Water Conference
September 26, 2022: Fedoroff Named AWI Director of Cultural and Water Resources Preservation
September 21, 2022: Testing Florida’s Freshwater Limits for Population Growth
September 21, 2022: UA Young Water Professionals Awarded Student Chapter of the Year
September 19, 2022: Small Wetlands the Focus of UA Effort to Boost Resource Management
September 12, 2022: Interim Executive Director Named for Alabama Water Institute
August 30: 2022: Moradkhani Named Robert E. Horton Lecturer in Hydrology
August 19, 2022: UA Research Enterprise Enjoys Remarkable Year
August 2, 2022: UA Researcher Investigates Drivers of Antarctic Ice Retreat
August 1, 2022: Pilot Project to Support Equitable Climate Resilience Along the Upper Mississippi River
July 15, 2022: UA Researchers Highlight Need for Gauges in Intermittent Waterways
July 14, 2022: Alabama Water Institute Names Second Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients
July 14, 2022: UA Awarded $3M For Graduate Training in Water Operations and Forecasting
June 10, 2022: UA Researchers Develop Chemical Sensors to Detect Antibiotic Overuse in Water
May 16, 2022: UA Researchers to Study Gulf Coast Severe Weather Communications
May 2, 2022: UA Hosts AWRA National Spring Water Conference
April 6, 2022: UA Awarded $360 Million to Lead National Water Effort
January 20, 2022: UA Partners with USGS to Build Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility
January 19, 2022: Krauss Named AWI Director of Research to Operations Communications
December 15, 2021: UA-Led Collaborative Groundwater Effort Awarded NSF Funding
December 14, 2021: AWI Awards $198,500 in Research Support to UA Faculty
December 14, 2021: New Mobile App to Aid Gulf of Mexico Fishermen, Boaters
December 14, 2021: UA Research Enhanced by New Research Software Engineer
October 21, 2021: NOAA Awards Climate Science Funding for UA, Sea Grant Projects
October 20, 2021: UA Researcher Awarded Grant for Imaging Algae in Coastal Waters
October 20, 2021: Department of Defense Water Resilience Fellow Joins GWSC as Associate Director
October 11, 2021: Collaborative UA-Alabama A&M Aquatic Project Awarded National Science Foundation Funding
August 19, 2021: UA Engineering Faculty Receives Fulbright Award
August 12, 2021: Washing Away Nitrogen Through Roadside Ditches
August 10, 2021: UA Researchers Studying Storm-driven Groundwater from Barrier Islands
June 23, 2021: AWI Strategic Plan Addresses Global Water Research and Solutions
June 17, 2021: National Awards for Early Career Research go to Four UA Professors
June 16, 2021: New UA Center to Fill Need for Understanding Water Security
June 14, 2021: UA developing leading-edge radar system for critical water information
June 7, 2021: UA Research to Enhance Flood Resilience of Coastal Communities
May 25, 2021: Alabama Water Institute Names First Faculty Fellowship Recipients
May 21, 2021: UA CyberSeed Program Funds More Campus Research
May 18, 2021: UA Hires Preeminent Alumnus to Advance Water Research Initiative
April 27, 2021: Kocot Honored with UA President’s Faculty Research Award
April 16, 2021: Moradkhani, Pitt to Receive American Society of Civil Engineers Award
April 15, 2021: Moftakhari Awarded Early-Career Research Fellowship
April 14, 2021: UA Researcher Studying Impact of Humankind’s Water Footprint
April 13, 2021: Nearly a Third of Mobile Bay Marshes Gone Since 1980s, Study Finds
April 12, 2021: Alabama Water Institute Awards Multiple Equipment Grants
March 30, 2021: Groundwater Impact on Oceans Cannot Be Ignored, Major Study Finds
March 9, 2021: New UA Stormwater Detention Basin to Ease Flooding and Provide Research Opportunities
March 3, 2021: UA Researcher Awarded Grant for Severe Weather Public Communication Study
February 3, 2021: UA Food Scientist Awarded AWI Grant For Nanofiber Production Equipment
December 11, 2020: UA Professor Receives National Science Foundation Awards for Mussel and Water Research
December 9, 2020: UA Professors Awarded NSF Grant For Underwater Robotics Wireless Communications
November 12, 2020: UA Leading Rural Wastewater Treatment Pilot Program with Grant from Columbia World Projects
November 11, 2020: UA Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Symbiotic Algae and Coral Research
October 28, 2020: A Worldwide View of Water
October 14, 2020: USGS Director Reveals Vision, New Facility Plans for Collaboration with Alabama Water Institute
July 16, 2020: Balancing the Cost of Disasters
July 15, 2020: UA Researcher Studying Link Between Pollutants and Hermaphroditic Fish
July 1, 2020: Rayder to Head Alabama Water Institute
January 29, 2020: AWI’s Flournoy Named 2020 Mirzayan Fellow
January 28, 2020: UA Institutes Working Together for Healthier Lives in Rural Alabama
August 28, 2019: Combating the Harmful Effects of Illicit Supply Networks
August 7, 2019: Alabama Water Institute Interdisciplinary Innovation Program offers funding support for new research
April 29, 2019: Bonizzoni Building Student Success Through Chemistry and Collaboration
April 5, 2019: Formulating a Better Partnership for Water Quality
April 5, 2019: Alabama Water Institute Researchers Prepare for Disasters by Studying Online Behavior
January 3, 2019: Alabama Water Institute offers water research funding support through new bridge program
September 27, 2018: When Lionfish Roar
July 5, 2018: Winning the Water Quality Game