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Schwartz Recipient of AGI’s “Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal”

MICHELLE BRKLJACIC Dr. Franklin W. Schwartz from School of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University has been named as the 2021 recipient of the AGI “Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal”…

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Water is a Human Right, Right?

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC In recognition of World Water Day on March 22, the Global Water Institute is hosting a panel discussion and Q&A around this year’s World Water Day Theme: Valuing Water…

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Global Water Institute leads effort to improve water and food security with the Navajo Nation

MICHELLE BRKLJACIC A new effort led by researchers at The Ohio State University will help the Navajo Nation mitigate the lack of water and food security at a time when the Navajo communities are…

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GWI Student Advisory Board Completes a Successful First Semester

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC GWI has established a Student Advisory Board (SAB) to provide insight and advice on student issues, goals, and programming gaps related to water. This will help GWI better…

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GWI Director to Lead Wilds Research Project

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC With the recent trend towards cleaner energy and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, there is work being done to determine the impacts of shale-gas production and limit…

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Engineers Without Borders Partners with Green Columbus to Bring More Trees to the City

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC In the midst of such a tumultuous time, there is hopeful work being done in the communities of Linden and Hilltop. The Ohio State chapter of Engineers Without Borders has…

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Trees for the Future Sustainable Forest Gardening Program a Huge Success in GWI Pilot Villages

MICHELLE BRKLJACIC The Global Water Institute’s partner organization, Trees for the Future, has successfully implemented their Forest Garden Training Project in the villages of Mughanga and…

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Responding to COVID-19

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC Like the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected GWI’s work. Travel and public gathering restrictions in Tanzania have impacted our partners’ ability to work,…

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Did You Know Presentation Recap

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC GWI’s second annual Did You Know event was a fantastic opportunity to learn about the breadth of OSU activities going on in East Africa. With an audience that spanned the…