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UD Water Science and Policy News
  • Alexis Yaculak presents at brown bag seminar

    April 16, 2026 | Alexis Yaculak
    Alexis Yaculak, UD water science and policy Ph.D. student, presented “Back from the past: Use and recovery of historic soil microbiome in contemporary restorations and implications for water quality and biodiversity” at a brown bag seminar in Penny Hall, which was hosted by the water science and policy program.
  • Emma Ruggiero presents at brown bag seminar

    March 31, 2026 | Article by Emma Ruggiero, Carolyn Voter
    Emma Ruggiero, UD water science and policy Ph.D. student; and Carolyn Voter, assistant professor in the UD Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; presented “Evaluating long-term ecological performance in DC's residential gardens” at a seminar, which was hosted by the water science and policy program.
  • Water Science and Policy program presents at brown bag seminar

    March 09, 2026 | Andrew Homsey, Martha Narvaez and Cooper Feeny
    Andrew Homsey, University of Delaware Water Resources Center GIS services manager; Martha Narvaez, Water Resources Center associate director; and Cooper Feeny, UD water science and policy M.S. student; presented “Economic Cost of Lead Remediation in Drinking Water in Wilmington, Delaware” at a brown bag seminar in Penny Hall, which was hosted by the water science and policy program.
  • Nudging Toward Sustainability

    January 13, 2026 | Written by Lisa Walenceus
    Carl Nelson-Poteet, a recent graduate of the University of Delaware’s interdisciplinary water science and policy program, explored ":green defaults" through a practical lens.
  • Water Science and Policy program presents at brown bag seminar

    December 02, 2025 | Mi-ling Li, Juyoung Park and Jacquie Carroll
    Mi-ling Li, assistant professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology; Juyoung Park, water science and policy student; and Jacquie Carroll, graduate student in the Li lab, presented “Tracing PFAS Pathways from Marine Ecosystems to Human Health” at a brown bag seminar in Penny Hall, which was hosted by the water science and policy program.