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Press Releases
Muthukumar Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., joins The Water Institute as Director of Coastal and Compound Flood Risk
Sep 18, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (Sept. 18, 2023) – The Water Institute welcomes Muthukumar “Muthu” Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., as the new Director of Coastal and Compound ...
Beaux Jones selected as member of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc.
Jul 19, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (July 19, 2023) – The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc. (C100) announced this morning that they have selected Beaux Jon...
Updates from The Water Institute: July 13, 2023
Jul 13, 2023The Water Institute is an independent, non-profit, applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to solve complex e...
The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO
May 13, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (May 13, 2023) – The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin R. Ehrenwerth, who led The Water Institute as President and CE...
In the News
As salt water pushes upriver, Corps prepares to ship in 36M gallons of fresh water a day
Sep 22, 2023It's not unusual for salt water to move upriver and threaten water supplies during Midwest drought years, said Ioannis Georgiou, a geologist with the ...
Beaux Jones of The Water Institute Selected as Member for the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Ince.
Jul 19, 2023The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc. has selected Beaux Jones of The Water Institute for membership in 2023. C100 CEO Michael Olivier s...
Pittsburgh region faces increasing rain, flood risks as planet warms
Jul 16, 2023“Instead of planning for what you think is most likely today, and then crossing your fingers, you’re instead taking into account the possible futures ...
Is BP spill damage to wildlife being repaired? New programs aim to find out
Jul 3, 2023Is the more than $8 billion being spent on restoring damage caused by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill succeeding in rebuilding wetlands, resto...