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The IWW sponsors conferences and events that bring together water professionals, stakeholders and students.

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The Institute for Water and Watersheds (IWW) is Oregon’s federally-designated water resources research institute. It coordinates water and watershed activities at OSU, connects students, staff, and faculty with stakeholders and statewide water issues, and pursues solutions to the water and related environmental problems of Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the world by assembling research teams from a broad spectrum of disciplines. Over 125 faculty from six colleges and numerous departments are affiliated with the IWW.

News & Kudos

January 11, 2010
IWW launches H2OSU - a weekly water news brief designed to improve communication in the OSU water community. To subscribe, join the hydro lists.

January 4, 2010
Check out the schedule for the Winter Water Film Series (on campus and on the Oregon Coast).

December 1, 2009
Bryan Tilt (Anthropology) releases book on environmental struggles in China.

October 2, 2009
Cody Hale, PhD student in Water Resources Science and the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, has won this year's Horton Research Grant from the American Geophysical Union. This award is for "best PhD proposal in hydrology" and carries with it a $10,000 prize.

September 23, 2009
Desiree Tullos, assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. She is examining the potential impacts of climate change on river ecosystems and identifying opportunities to mitigate those impacts.

 

Upcoming OSU Water Events

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Water Sustainability Climate Planning Meeting

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Fisheries & Wildlife Wed Seminar: Speaker, Dave Jepson, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Film: Downwind Downstream

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Basics of Lidar Scanning

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Water Sustainability Climate Planning Meeting

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Geotechnical Lecture Series

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Film: Bull Run

Friday, February 19, 2010
Fundamentals of Surveying Exam Review

Friday, February 19, 2010
"At the Leading Edge of a Global Environmental Renaissance: Next Generation Science in the Oceans"

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Fisheries and Wildlife Winter Seminar Series

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