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MSU professor’s fresh water mission

More than 70% of Earth is covered in water, but only about 3% is drinkable. This finite quantity is segregated in ice caps, lakes, rivers, groundwater and the atmosphere. Ruby Ghosh, research associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University, has lived in many countries...
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Opti O2 team members Ruby Ghosh (right) and Terry Marsh (left).

MSU professor’s fresh water mission

More than 70% of Earth is covered in water, but only about 3% is drinkable. This finite quantity is segregated in ice caps, lakes, rivers, groundwater and the atmosphere. Ruby Ghosh, research associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University, has lived in many countries...
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Fate of the Earth Symposium Recap

The Fate of the Earth: Our Waters Symposium, hosted by MSU’s Environmental Science and Policy Program, WaterCube NRT and the MSU Water Alliance, took place at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on March 20-21, 2025.

Couldn’t make it? Here’s what happened...