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The Nebraska Water Center, established by Congressional mandate as one of 54 Water Resources Research Institutes in 1964, focuses on helping the University of Nebraska become an international leader in water research, teaching, extension and outreach.
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Research helps define groundwater recharge in Nebraska
When it rains, and even when it pours and floods like it did in Nebraska in late 2018 and through much of 2019, the precipitation that hits the surface doesn’t always factor in to recharging the state’s vast and vital groundwater supply.
Nebraska Water Center Director receives prestigious national award
Chittaranjan Ray, NWC Director, recently received the 2020 Samuel Arnold Greeley Award.
Special Edition of Nebraska Water Current Newsletter Now Available
The Nebraska Water Center’s Water Current newsletter is now available online and in print.
Water & Natural Resources Tour
Postponed until 2021
2020 Nebraska Water Conference: Irrigation in a Water-Deficit Region
Postponed until 2021
The Water Sciences Laboratory has been providing professional services to businesses, academic researchers, and government entities since the early 1990s. Our client-base is diverse - just as the projects we are involved with.
The Water Sciences Laboratory (WSL) was established as a core research facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as part of the Nebraska Water Center in 1990. The facility was created to enhance and support NU water research as a state-of-the-art laboratory that could provide technical services and expertise in analytical and isotopic methods.
The Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska was founded in 2010 to address the global challenge of achieving food security with less stress on water resources through improved water management in agricultural and food systems.
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