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The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) was founded in 1964 as an expansion of the Universities Council on Hydrology. UCOWR is a consortium of academic institutions and affiliates invested in water resources research, education, and outreach. Our inclusive organization values membership from research universities, undergraduate institutions, tribal colleges, historically black colleges and universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions.
#181—August 2024
Open Submission Issue
June 11, 2025 – General
Graduate Student Representative to the UCOWR Board The UCOWR Board seeks graduate student input. Nominate a talented student today! This student representative to the UCOWR Board provides graduate students a voice in UCOWR planning and governance. Particularly, the student member will add a valuable perspective toward promoting greater student involvement in our annual conference. Nominations […]
June 27, 2025 – Jobs
The Colorado Water Center (CoWC) serves as a hub for water-related research, engagement, outreach, and education. Established as one of the 54 Water Resources Research Institutes created by the Water Resources Act of 1964, the CoWC, serves as a convener of critical conversations addressing the complex water challenges faced in Colorado and beyond. CoWC is […]
April 16, 2025 – General
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITIES COUNCIL ON WATER RESOURCES PRESENT Public Health Applications for Water Resources By Dr. Anna Gitter Date: Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm central time Location: Microsoft Teams Webinar This virtual event is free and open to the public. Click here to reserve your spot today. Dr. Anna Gitter […]
We warmly welcome our UCOWR 2024-20254 Board President, Dr. Jeffrey Peterson. Jeff is the Director of the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center and is also a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the university. He has served on the UCOWR Board of Directors since July 2020, and was the Chair for our 2020 Conference, cancelled due to the pandemic. Not to be discouraged, he has actively served on the board ever since and is chairing the conference planning committee for our 2025 UCOWR/NIWR Annual Water Resources Conference. Happily, the June 2025 annual conference brings us full circle to our chosen 2020 location - the beautiful University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota!
Dr. Ximing Cai receives our 2024 Warren A. Hall Medal, UCOWR's prestigious lifetime achievement award. Dr. Cai is widely recognized for his remarkably multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving in water resources systems, leading to significant advances in water-related research, modeling, policy, and management practices in the U.S. and internationally.
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