MSU PhD Student Partners with Nepal, Thailand on Wastewater Monitoring Project
Emilia Emerson has turned research that began during her master’s into an international collaboration with professors in Nepal and Thailand.
WaterCube NRT Fellows Attend National Science Foundation Annual Meeting in Golden, Colorado
WaterCube NRT trainees Autumn Bland and Rui Li presented posters at the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship Annual Meeting, Mar. 23-24, 2026, in Golden, Colorado.
MSU Student Wins ADDY Award, Collaborates with Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam
Alva Nguyen, a communicator with the MSU Water Alliance, received the 2026 Judge’s Choice Award from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Lansing for his short film River Has No Borders.
MSU Student Poetry Finds a Permanent Home at Tollgate Drain Wetlands
Community members gathered at UrbanBeat in Old Town, Lansing to celebrate the permanent installation of six winning poems at Ingham County’s Tollgate Drain Wetlands.
Angelique B. Willis to be honored with 2026 MSU Graduate Student Award for Community Engagement
Angelique Willis is strongly committed to leveraging her expertise in Health Geography, Public Health, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to enhance drinking water quality and safeguard human health.
WaterCube NRT Fellows Attend Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore
WaterCube NRT Fellows Autumn Bland and Leo Baldiga participated in the Global Young Scientists Summit (Jan 5–9).
Improved Surveillance and Technology Needed for Hospital Wastewater Management, Says Researcher
Emilia Emerson, a PhD scholar in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at MSU, spoke with Himalaya Times in an interview over waste water.
MSU Water Alliance hosts networking event to support early-career professionals
Dozens of MSU graduate students, postdocs, and professors gathered on Oct. 16, 2025, for an Early Career Professionals Networking Event hosted by the MSU Water Alliance.
Wastewater Monitoring: Inside the Rose Lab
When a virus spreads through a community, the first warning sign is often in the sewer. Step inside MSU’s Water Quality and Environmental Microbiology Lab, also known as the Rose Lab, where scientists use wastewater to track viruses and protect public health.
Addressing the challenge of water for all: insights from MSU researchers
Three MSU research teams are examining how Midwestern communities navigate water access and decision-making, from climate resilience to public attitudes and policy outcomes.
Who pays for water? MSU researchers examine Karachi’s water mafia, local experts reflect on Michigan’s water woes
In the humid heat of Karachi—Pakistan’s largest city and home to more than 20 million people—a tanker truck connects to a fire hydrant and begins siphoning water. This is not unusual. These tankers are part of what’s known as the “water mafia”.
Delisa Scholars Making Waves in Water Research
The Robert J. Delisa Scholarship Fund provides financial support to College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR) undergraduate and graduate students interested in water research and environmental sustainability.