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Science Hubs


The MSU Water Alliance brings together researchers, students, and community partners to tackle Michigan’s most urgent water challenges. Our aquatic ecology, food-energy-water, and one health science hubs address critical issues, from climate impacts and water quality to food systems, public health, and water governance.

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Faculty and specialists work across disciplines and communities, combining science, technology, and policy to drive real-world solutions.

They focus on:

  • Mutual collaboration
  • Participatory decision-making
  • Modeling, monitoring, AI, and sensors
  • Water diplomacy and governance

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Drone delivering pesticides to crops.
Supply sustainable food, water, and energy.
Frog on a lily pad in water.
Sustain aquatic ecosystems and build resilience.
Person tending to a plant in soil.
Ensure water security for healthy people, animals, and the planet.
PFAS foam.
What are PFAS, and how do they show up in Michigan’s water? This 2-minute video explains how these “forever chemicals” move through the environment, what researchers are doing to track them, and what it means for our communities.
Open field with river running through it.
A global initiative led by Dr. Matt Schrenk and key faculty at MSU is forming to revolutionize water sustainability in small and rural communities, addressing the complex water-food-energy nexus through a circular water economy with international collaboration.
Sea of water.
March 22 was World Water Day. See some of the ways Spartans are working to safeguard this vital resource.