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Greg Rouland conducting field research.

About the MSU WaterCube National Research Traineeship

The WaterCube NRT program at MSU was designed to prepare a competent workforce for addressing future sustainability and socio-economic challenges in water.
Woman standing in a museum, "river has no borders."

River Has No Borders | Mekong Voices Exhibit at MSU Broad Art Museum

Often called Southeast Asia’s “Mother River,” the Mekong sustains the lives, cultures, and food systems of more than 60 million people.
Water with bubbles in it.

Apply for 2026 Water Research Fellowships

The Rose Graduate Fellowship and Clifford Humphrys Fellowship are now open for graduate and doctoral students conducting water-related research.
A person standing in shallow water lowers a handheld testing device into the surface.

Time of sale septic inspections can protect water quality: Part 2

Counties and townships can protect surface and groundwater by adopting time of sale septic inspection ordinances.
A narrow stream of dark water flows through a wooded area covered in fallen leaves.

Time of sale septic inspections can protect water quality: Part 1

Counties and townships can protect surface and groundwater by adopting time of sale septic inspection ordinances.
Illustrated diagram titled “PFAS Water Cycle” showing how contamination moves between industry, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, farmland, and water systems.

PFAS in Biosolids

Biosolids are the remaining organic materials following the treatment of sewage at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Jade Mitchell, Ph.D. (right) receives the SRA Fellow award presented by Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, PhD (left), SRA 2025 President.

MSU's Mitchell named SRA Fellow

Jade Mitchell, Ph.D., was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field of risk analysis with the honor of SRA Fellow
Close up of Emilia Emerson

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.
Educational illustration showing fish and organisms moving between a river and a lake with arrows indicating water flow and nutrient transfer.

Five lamprey species are found in the Great Lakes – only one is invasive

New poster offers detailed comparison of these ancient jawless fish.
Photo of Beaumont Tower with green overlay.

Water Alliance director Joan Rose delivers keynote at MSU advanced degree commencement

MSU Water Alliance director Joan Rose delivered the keynote address at Michigan State University’s Fall 2025 advanced degree commencement ceremony.
Aerial view of the Great Lakes.

MSU researcher brings rapid diagnostics expertise to IJC’s Health Professionals Advisory Board

MSU professor and researcher Evangelyn Alocilja is contributing her expertise in rapid diagnostics to the International Joint Commission’s Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB).
PFAS generated image with four people.

Understanding PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, what they are, how they affect us, where they come from, and what we can do.