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2023

Summer Institute – CUASHI, NWC, and CIROH joined forces to support eight weeks of learning and professional development for people from around the country.
AWI Symposium – AWI held its first symposium in four years which convened over 100 students, faculty, and industry professionals for a day of learning, sharing, and networking! This event included UA’s inaugural Water Career Fair!
CIROH Science Meeting – CIROH hosted its second annual science meeting, where over 200 members from across the consortium convened in Tuscaloosa for reflection, planning, and networking.
DevCon – CIROH hosted its inaugural Developer’s Conference, which took place at the University of Utah and included a multitude of workshops.
Earth Day – For Earth Day, AWI brought Dr. Benjamin Hayes–Program Director, Watershed Sciences & Engineering at Bucknell University—to give a talk on “Leveraging Local Waterways for Curriculum & Stewardship.”
Worlds of Work – Worlds of Work is a large annual industry fair for thousands of ninth graders to get inspiration about their future careers held at a Tuscaloosa community college.
OLLI – For the second year in a row, AWI ran a four-week course for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on “The World of Water!”
WaterWorks – WaterWorks is a monthly lunch and learn series featuring both AWI affiliated faculty and guest speakers discussing a wide variety of water topics.
World Water Day – AWI celebrated World Water Day by throwing a giant pizza party in the UA student center! Pictured here are members of our Freshwater Ecology and Conservation Lab with Big Al!
Northport – AWI engaged with the local community and ran educational demonstrations at the Northport Spring Fair.

2022

In 2022, AWI hosted eight events that attracted approximately 350 people. AWI brought back the WaterWorks talks, which have been a huge hit.

Events AWI hosted in 2022