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Global Water Institute Receives Surprise Gift from the Columbia Business School Philanthropy Fund
In a surprise Zoom call, the Global Water Institute (GWI) learned it was chosen to receive a gift from the Columbia Business School Philanthropy Fund, a donor-advised fund of Rockefeller…

6% of nations provide for citizens in just, sustainable manner
OHIO STATE NEWS - TATYANA WOODALL
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a framework for quantifying how well countries around the world are doing…

America's Water Crisis
The United States faces significant freshwater challenges due to pollution, population growth, climate change, and engineering. While only 2.5% of Earth's water is freshwater, nearly all is…

Global Water Institute Director Tom Darrah Named Innovator of the Year for Commercializing Pioneering Green Hydrogen Technology
The Global Water Institute’s Tom Darrah was named the Innovator of the Year at a special reception on Thursday, April 20 for his groundbreaking research on green hydrogen. This achievement marks a…

Project Launch: WateratOhioState
SAVANNAH STEARMER
Organized by The Ohio State University researchers, h20.osu.edu is a water-based web platform built to collect Ohio State's water-related assets in one spot…

The Global Water Institute and Its Partners Are Enhancing Water Accessibility for The Navajo Nation
The Ohio State University's Global Water Institute (GWI) is working to address the Navajo Nation's water access crisis. The Nation is a federally recognized tribe with over 300,000…

The Global Water Institute, Ohio State Extension, and Partners Host Navajo Nation Community Gardens Workshop
AMANDA DAVEY
In late March, representatives from the Global Water Institute and Ohio State University Extension traveled to the Navajo Nation in Arizona to host a “Community Garden: Soils…

Ohio State-Developed Crop Management System Improves Yields and Soil Quality for the West African Sahel
AMANDA DAVEY
A group of farmers, researchers, students, extension specialists, and NGOs gathered on October 7th for the inaugural Field Day of the Optimized Shrub System (OSS), an…

Engineers Without Borders Continues Partnership with Green Columbus
MICHELLE BRKLJACIC
After unexpected COVID-19 guidelines in November 2020 threw a wrench in their plans, the Ohio State chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) was finally able to continue…