As we continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation, we wanted to provide an update on the 2020 UCOWR/NIWR conference originally scheduled for June 9-11, 2020. We decided to postpone the conference to Fall 2020. The Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis, MN, the conference venue, is holding the dates of October 27-29, 2020 for our conference. We were working with the Graduate on a contract, but today they had to suspend service. Upon their re-opening, we will work on completing the contract and send you a confirmation of the secured dates. As a start, we will take the existing preliminary program and move it to the new dates. Please check our website for future conference updates and stay safe. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis in the Fall.
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UCOWR Board of Directors Election Results
UCOWR would like to congratulate the newly elected Board members for 2020-2021. Thank you to all the Delegates who voted and those that ran for election.
Meet your new Board members:
Job Opening: Climate Resilience Specialist, Clemson University
2020 Warren A. Hall Medal awarded to Sharon Megdal
UCOWR awards the 2020 Warren A. Hall Medal to Sharon B. Megdal of The University of Arizona Water Resources Center.
Congratulations Sharon!
Dr. Sharon Megdal has been a vital and active member of UCOWR for several years, including service as a Board Member and President. She was also featured in our Member Spotlight (https://ucowr.org/spotlight/september-2016-sharon-megdal/). Please join UCOWR in congratulating Sharon Megdal on this distinguished lifetime achievement award in water resources. To learn more about the Warren A. Hall Medal, please visit https://ucowr.org/awards/warren-a-hall-medal/.
Sharon B. Megdal is Director of The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), a Cooperative Extension center and a research unit in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Her work focuses on water policy and management, on which she writes and frequently speaks. She also holds the titles: Professor and Specialist, Department of Environmental Science; C.W. & Modene Neely Endowed Professor; and Distinguished Outreach Professor.
The geographic scope of Dr. Megdal’s work ranges from local to international. Projects include: comparative evaluation of water management, policy, and governance in water-scarce regions; groundwater recharge; and transboundary aquifer assessment. She is the lead editor of the book, Shared Borders, Shared Waters: Israeli-Palestinian and Colorado River Basin Water Challenges. Her policy columns and Reflections can be found at https://wrrc.arizona.edu/director. Dr. Megdal teaches the multi-disciplinary graduate course “Water Policy in Arizona and Semi-arid Regions.”
Sharon Megdal serves as Board President of the International Arid Lands Consortium and Board Member of American Water Resources Association. She also represents the residents of Pima County on the elected Board of Directors for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, also known as the Central Arizona Project (CAP). The CAP delivers Colorado River water to Central Arizona. Dr. Megdal has served on numerous Arizona boards and commissions, including the Arizona Corporation Commission, the State Transportation Board, and the Arizona Medical Board. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Princeton University.
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2021 Conference Dates and Venue Announced!
Save the date!
The 2021 UCOWR/NIWR Annual Water Resources Conference will be held June 8–10, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC.
Check out all there is to do in beautiful Greenville!
HydroLearn Fellowship – Call for Fellowship Applications!
HydroLearn (www.hydrolearn.org) is an NSF-sponsored project geared toward instructors who are interested in developing and sharing active-learning resources in hydrology and water resources. Fellows are invited to participate in the project and use the HydroLearn online platform to develop and share new course material or customize existing modules.
Fellows will have the opportunity to:
• Implement existing HydroLearn modules in their classroom, collect student data and provide feedback,
• Extend and customize existing modules for their own use,
• Create new modules or contribute their existing material into HydroLearn.
Fellows will receive a $1,000 – $5,000 stipend depending upon the level of involvement and the scope of proposed learning content use and development.
Interested in applying? Read more and apply here.
