UW-Green Bay Creates New Bachelor’s Degree in Water Science

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has authorized the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to establish the UW System’s first Bachelor of Science Degree in Water Science. The major will have a principal focus on water’s role in natural processes in Earth’s systems. Students will develop a solid understanding of the chemistry, surface water hydrology, groundwater and biology of freshwater systems. Many water professionals in Northeast Wisconsin voiced their support for the new program. Executives from the Green Bay Water Utility, NEW Water, the Wisconsin Rural Water Association, the Green Bay Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Bellevue Public Works Utility and the Clean Water Action Council of Northeast Wisconsin, were among those who wrote letters of support.