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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

WEDNESDAY! Laurel Anderson presents: “Teaching about Art and Water: Insights from the Block Museum of Art.” Wed, Apr 8, 2026 • 11:30am–12:30pm 2205 Tech Dr, 1st Floor, Room 1-160 Lunch provided. All Northwestern community members welcome.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Join us Tue, Apr 7 (4:30–5:30 PM) for NU Water’s Watering Hole in Hogan 1160. Dr. Alessandro F. Rotta Loria: “Underground Climate Change: Threat and Resource for Urban Areas Worldwide.” 15–20 min + Q&A, snacks. www.linkedin.com/in/alessandr... #NUWater #WateringHole

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🎯 Tomorrow! Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Paris Collingsworth about vital Lake Michigan work. From water quality monitoring to community outreach, learn how Sea Grant is making waves. March 3rd | 4:30pm | Hogan 1-160. Snacks provided! 💧

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📢 One week away! Don't miss Dr. Paris Collingsworth from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant discussing dissolved oxygen monitoring in Lake Michigan and Sea Grant programs. Tuesday, March 3rd at 4:30pm in Hogan 1-160. See you there! 🌊 #GreatLakes #WaterScience

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🌊 Join our monthly Watering Holes seminar on Tuesday, March 3rd, 4:30-6:00pm at Hogan 1-160. Dr. Paris Collingsworth from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant discusses dissolved oxygen monitoring in Lake Michigan. Open to all—no registration needed! #GreatLakes #WaterQuality #LakeMichigan

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🌊 Tomorrow! Watering Hole, Feb 3, 4:30pm, Hogan Rm 1160. Lisa Schechtman on global water policy & SDGs. 15-min talk, networking, snacks. All welcome, just show up! Don't miss this chance to connect with water experts. See you there! 💧 #WaterPolicy #Networking

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🌊 1 week away! Join us Feb 3, 4:30pm at Hogan Rm 1160 for our next Watering Hole. Lisa Schechtman shares insights on global water challenges from her USAID experience. Flash talk + networking with snacks. All faculty/students welcome! No registration needed. #WildcatsInWater

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🌊 Watering Hole is back! Feb 3, 4:30-5:30pm, Hogan Rm 1160. Lisa Schechtman (former USAID advisor) speaks on global water policy + SDGs. 15-min talk, networking, snacks! All welcome, no registration. Add to your calendar—link in comments. #WaterPolicy #SDGs

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Three brilliant scientists from The Morton Arboretum shared insights on trees & water at a packed event! 🌲💧 Highlights: evapotranspiration = tree sweat, trees are the only infrastructure that gains value over time, & Chicago hosts 2 of 11 global Centers for Species Survival!

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

🎯 TOMORROW 11:30am!Wildcats in Water: Broderick Hollins on prison water quality2205 Tech Drive, Room 1-160 Lunch providedFrom incarceration to NPEP graduate to therapist—don't miss this vital conversation.All welcome!#WaterJustice #PrisonReform

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

⏰ 4 days! "Wildcats in Water" with Broderick HollinsMonday 11:30am • 2205 Tech Drive, 1-160"NPEP made me feel human again" - Broderick, now a therapist helping others.Hear his story + prison water quality insights. Lunch provided!#NPEP #PrisonEducation

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📢 1 week away! Broderick Hollins shares his prison experiences on water quality.Dec 9, 11:30am 2205 Tech Drive, 1-160 Lunch includedFrom Chicago's South Side to NPEP graduate to therapist—hear his powerful story.All welcome!#WaterQuality #SecondChances

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

TOMORROW! 🎯 Dec 2, 4:30pm. Watering Hole: Trees, Water & Climate Resilience with Morton Arboretum scientists. 20-min presentation + networking & snacks. Hogan Rm 1160, 1st Floor. All faculty & students invited! See you there 🌳💧 #NUWater #TreeConservation

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

4 days away! 🌳 Dec 2, 4:30pm: How do trees fight climate change? Morton Arboretum team shares insights on urban forests, drought/flooding impacts & conservation in biodiversity hotspots. Hogan 1160. Faculty & students welcome! #WateringHole #Conservation

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

1 week to Watering Hole! Dec 2, 4:30pm. Meet Morton Arboretum experts: Dr. Westwood, Dr. Alvarez-Clare (Global Tree Conservation), Dr. Rollinson (Forest Ecology). Learn how trees + water = climate solutions. Hogan 1160. See you there! 🌲💧 #NUWater

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Northwestern engineers are turning wastewater into a source of critical materials. 💧♻️ A new $2.7M ARPA-E project, N-PRIME, will use microbes to recover nitrogen + phosphorus and turn them into valuable products — cutting imports, boosting supply chains, and rethinking wastewater as a resource.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🌊 Wildcats in Water: Water Quality in State PrisonsDec 9, 11:30am-12:30pm 2205 Tech Drive, Room 1-160Hear from Broderick Hollins (NPEP grad, GRO Community therapist) about prison water quality experiences. Lunch provided. All welcome! #WaterJustice #NPEP

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🌳💧 Watering Hole Dec 2, 4:30-5:30pm! Morton Arboretum scientists on Trees, Water & Climate Resilience—from urban forests to tropical conservation. Hogan Rm 1160. All welcome! 20-min talk + snacks & mingling. #NUWater #TreeScience #ClimateResilience

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🚨 TOMORROW! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Medieval water systems & modern climate data. Free lunch, no registration. Hogan Hall 1-160. Just show up! planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

📅 4 days! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Explore water challenges from 12th century to today. Student talks + lunch + networking. No registration! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🌍 New Research Spotlight! 🌍 Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

💧 Care about water? Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email sera.young@northwestern.edu or a-packman@northwestern.edu to apply! #WaterSecuity

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

⏰ 1 week to Wildcats in Water! Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Hugh Milner: medieval drainage systems. Ann Sinclair: rainfall & landslides. Free lunch, just show up! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🌊 TOMORROW 4:30pm at Northwestern! Gina Ramirez on fighting for water justice in Chicago. Her parents now save $600/year after their lead line replacement. Join us to learn how community organizing creates real change. See you there! 💧 #GetTheLeadOut #Chicago

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🚨 4 days away! Nov 4 at Northwestern: Environmental justice activist Gina Ramirez shares her family's 2-year journey to safe water. Chicago has the most lead service lines in the nation—this human rights crisis needs our attention. 💧 (Location Change)

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🌊 Wildcats in Water returns Nov 11, 11:30 AM! PhD students discuss medieval water systems & modern landslide prediction. Free lunch, no registration needed. Hogan Hall Room 1-160. BY students FOR ALL. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

💧 Chicago has more lead service lines than any US city—400K+ and counting. Join us Nov 4 at Northwestern to hear activist Gina Ramirez share how grassroots organizing secured safe water for her family. It's about justice, health & human rights. 4:30pm CT #GetTheLeadOut

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🌍 New research from Northwestern CEE in PNAS Nexus! 🌱 Led by Ludmilla Aristilde, the team shows how carbohydrates act as “molecular glue,” locking water in clay—even in drought. 💧 Insights with big implications for soil health, climate resilience, and planetary science! #SoilScience #WaterResearch

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

🎤 Excited to share highlights from our recent Watering Hole event with Dr. Abel Kho! We explored wastewater surveillance as a revolutionary tool for population health monitoring—tracking everything from COVID to medications without compromising privacy. Full talk: youtu.be/6SOJs-yczCw

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Join us for our first Watering Hole Seminar with Prof. Abel Kho, Director of the Institute for AI in Medicine! Learn how his team connects health records and novel data sources to address Chicago's massive life expectancy gap. Revolutionary insights might just be in the toilet! 🚽 💡 Tues, Oct 7

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

NU Water's first Beach Day at Lake Michigan was a hit! 🌊 Students, faculty, and staff gathered for water sports, tasty bites from Pita Inn, and fun activities like origami. Huge thanks to our speakers and all attendees. #NUWater #CommunityEngagement

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

🚨 Exciting Research Update! 🚨 Discover a new study in @pubs.acs.org's #JACS Journal of the American Chemical Society (Sept 2025) on a cyclodextrin monolith that efficiently removes PFAS from water, offering durability and easy regeneration. What water tech excites you? Share below! #CleanWater

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our Co-Director, environmental engineer, Aaron Packman, and Rachel Poretsky, a microbial ecologist will be presenting at the Stand Up for Science Workshop TOMORROW, August 30th! They will share how their federally funded research has helped improve water quality and public health in Chicago.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Aaron Packman spoke with @scrippsnews.bsky.social about severe U.S. flooding, emphasizing how heavy rainstorms overwhelm drainage systems. Recent floods in TX, NM, NC, and Chicago underscore a climate change pattern. NU Water tackles these issues through research. Link in thread.

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Why floods are becoming more dangerous and what we can do to prevent them

As floodwaters surged through Texas earlier this month, scientists were quick to point to a sobering reality: These disasters aren't just flukes; they're a glimpse into our climate future.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🎉 Dive into lively conversations, passionate participants, and mouthwatering DeSalvo's pizza at our weekly meetups for lively, cross-disciplinary conversation on water, by the water! . 🍕 Join us next Tuesday at noon behind the Kellogg Building for more networking and delicious pizza!

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

This AP photo series by Jae Hong and Dorany Pineda highlights CA's water issues. Despite repairs, trust is broken. Minorities globally distrust tap water, leading to increased spending on bottled water and sugary drinks, says NU Water Center's Sera Young. Restoring community confidence is vital.

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PHOTO ESSAY: Many Californians lack safe tap water and don't trust cleanup efforts

THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — Agustin and Ricarda Toledo loaded eight empty 5-gallon jugs onto their truck and drove to a water store some 14 miles from their Southern California home, just as they've done…

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Kudos to Dilip Kumar Agarwal, Tyler Lucci, Jaeyoung Kirsten Jung, Angel Green Samuel, Gajendra Shekhawat, Jean-Francois Gaillard, Julius Lucks, and Vinayak Dravid from McCormick School of Engineering for their @pubs.acs.org article on detecting water contaminants, enhancing global water monitoring.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Congrats to @nuchemistry.bsky.social Owen Bailey, Haomiao Xie, Jinlei Cui, Courtney Smoljan, Kent Kirlikovali, Songi Han, & Omar Farha for their paper in @pubs.acs.org! Their work on metal–organic frameworks advances atmospheric water harvesting by utilizing tunable crystalline porous materials.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Last month, Water Center co-director, Aaron Packman, joined the first US-hosted @unsdsn.org SRI Congress. The event focused on practical sustainability solutions for pressing global challenges, fostering transformative collaborations.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Earlier this week marked a historic moment as we hosted our first-ever Student Water Jamboree at Northwestern University! 🌊 The event united students from both Evanston and Chicago campuses, with 6 different schools represented.

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Join our Student Water Jamboree! 🌊 On May 22, 2025, we're bringing together water enthusiasts for an afternoon of learning & fun. Come connect with like-minded students passionate about sustainability. Register by May 15th, & be part of shaping Northwestern's water future! 💧 link in comments

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🌊 Excited to announce NU Water's monthly Watering Hole! Join us with George Wells (McCormick School) & @harknessa.bsky.social (Current CEO) to explore the NSF -backed Great Lakes ReNEW project. Learn about water innovation, circular economy & cutting-edge tech. Let's transform the future of water! 💧

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Last week, Prof. Will Dichtel dropped some serious knowledge about tackling #PFAS contamination in our water systems. His team at NU Chem is doing groundbreaking work on selective PFAS removal materials. Awesome to see folks from Loyola's Getzinger group getting in on the conversation too!

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The Northwestern Center for Water Research launched in 2016 to catalyze research and education on complex water issues. Our interdisciplinary research is for long-term solutions to ensure water security and sustainability, both regionally and globally. Let's connect 🌎💦 water.northwestern.edu/about/

water.northwestern.edu

About Us | Center for Water Research

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Exciting milestone: Our Watering Hole Seminar Series launched at Northwestern's Center for Water Research! Rob Weinstock gave an excellent talk on Chicago's water quality compliance. Next up: @dichtel.bsky.social on PFAS impacts. Stay tuned! #WaterResearch #Northwestern

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NU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

April 8- Save the Date! Join us for discussion and snacks! 🍪 with @dichtel.bsky.social ! 🧪 🎯 Learn how Northwestern chemist Will Dichtel is tackling PFAS removal from water. These "forever chemicals" affect a third of US drinking water and are linked to numerous health concerns. See you there! 🌟

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