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Snowfall and drought: $4.8M field campaign will improve forecasts in western US, led by U-M
  1. Snowfall and drought: $4.8M field campaign will improve forecasts in western US, led by U-M

    A mountaintop laboratory and a suite of radar instruments will study winter storms from large-scale cloud movement down to individual snowflakes in an NSF-funded project.

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  2. Urine-to-fertilizer effort part of NSF Regional Innovation Engine 

    U-M involved in Great Lakes consortium to support sustainable economic growth

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  3. Building Flint’s trust in its drinking water

    Even with lead service line replacement, the city’s water has issues that require public education.

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  4. $7.5 million to predict and communicate flood risk

    Engineers, atmospheric scientists, psychologists and anthropologists team up to develop better flood predictions and ensure decision-makers can understand them.

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  5. Wastewater dashboard adds monkeypox, flu and more for five southeast Michigan communities

    The results of monitoring for diseases beyond COVID-19 are now publicly available for Ann Arbor, Flint, Jackson, Tecumseh and Ypsilanti.

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  6. University of Michigan partners on multi-institution planning effort for state’s water future

    Work for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will develop a policy roadmap to safe, low cost water services.

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  7. Bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law: Engineers weigh in

    Two experts say the new law could correct historical infrastructure disparities.

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  8. Wastewater to drinking water: EPA grants $1.2M to U-M for virus removal study

    In preparation for climate adaptation in water-stressed areas, researchers will assess how well existing treatment systems prepare water for reuse.

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  9. The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites

    In The Conversation, Chris Ruf explains how CYGNSS can find the source ocean microplastics and aid in future clean up.

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  10. Tracking ocean microplastics from space

    Satellites give new insights on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plus sources and flows of ocean microplastic.

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