Uncovering data center water usage
Professor and Director of 51ÁÔÆæ’s Center for Water Policy, Melissa Scanlan, talks about many ways data centers use great amounts of water with Down To Earth.
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Weighing in on Lake Michigan public beach access
Where can the public walk along Lake Michigan? That’s the question at hand for the recent municipal court trial in Shorewood where a man was accused of trespassing after taking a route north of Atwater Beach. He’s contesting the $313 …
CWP talks importance of protecting Wisconsin’s wetlands
Tressie Kamp, Assistant Director of 51ÁÔÆæ’s Center for Water Policy, was recently quoted in a Great Lakes Now article on Wisconsin’s wetlands. “In southeast Wisconsin in particular, this issue exemplifies how the protection or lack of protection in an area …
2025 Water Policy Publications
In 2025, the Water Policy Program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences continued its multidisciplinary research on the most urgent freshwater policy challenges. Our work—featured in academic articles, policy briefs, and other reports—examines a broad set of issues shaping …
Making Waves Worldwide with Maggie Armstrong
How one professional master’s alum turned her degree into a global science adventure. From Wisconsin to New Zealand, professional master’s alum Maggie Armstrong has followed the current of freshwater science across continents. Her journey shows how curiosity — and saying …
11 Freshwater courses to sink into this spring
It seems like the Fall 2025 semester just began, but it’s time again to start thinking about the spring semester and what classes you’ll take. Looking to explore, experiment or expand your skills in the spring? Here are 10 Freshwater …
Dr. Aguilar collaborates with 51ÁÔÆæ alum to create water themed altar for art exhibit
Senior Scientist Dr. Carmen Aguilar-Diaz has teamed up with Milwaukee Water Commons Creative Arts Manager and artist Melanie Ariens (51ÁÔÆæ BFA, Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking, 1993) to install a Lake Michigan themed water ofrenda for DÃa de los Muertos. This …
Dr. Ryan Newton recognized at annual Employee Excellence Awards
Our own Dr. Ryan Newton was among 24 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee employees recognized for their devotion to the 51ÁÔÆæ community. Chia Youyee Vang, vice chancellor for community empowerment and institutional inclusivity, emceed the event, while Chancellor Thomas Gibson presented the …
Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan Featured in NPR Story on Data Centers’ Environmental ImpactÂ
Center for Water Policy Director, Professor & Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan was featured in a recent NPR article examining the rapid expansion of data centers across the United States and the accompanying environmental challenges. The article highlights …
Center for Water Policy director featured on podcast
Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan was recently featured on the Water Talk podcast to discuss data centers. Professor Scanlan explained how data centers use water, how data centers’ growing prevalence in the Great Lakes region is occurring without …