November

The Texas Water Resources Institute has awarded U.S. Geological Survey graduate student research grants to three students for September 1, 2021–August 31, 2022.

The new biennium of funding for the Research, Engineering and Extension: Development of Water Programs of Excellence, also called the Water Exceptional Item, has kicked off. Each submission went through a panel review process, and four projects were selected by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

Scientist, farmer and rodeo athlete: Meet soil chemist Katie Lewis

The fall 2021 issue of txH₂O magazine, a publication by the Texas Water Resources Institute, will be available soon. This issue’s theme is the future of water, with a focus on the outlook of water infrastructure, workforce needs and alternative water sources.

Texas Water Resources Institute’s Wendy Jepson, Ph.D., is stepping into an expanded role at the institute as associate director of research (social science).

The Texas Water Resources Institute is hiring for two, full-time staff positions at its College Station, Texas office. Applications are being accepted for a research specialist and a program specialist.

The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 12, titled Estimating statistical power for detecting long term trends in surface water Escherichia coli concentrations, by Michael Schramm.

In anticipation of the fall 2021 issue of txH₂O, the past article being highlighted is Health at the nexus of water insecurity. In the article, experts explain how complicated water insecurity can be. This topic is further discussed in the upcoming txH₂O.

Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., TWRI senior research scientist, and Laura Rodriguez, a geologist and TWRI graduate research assistant, have been mapping the aquifers along the U.S.-Mexico border.