![Fresh water is the most important substance on Earth](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/scse_0519_lsys_256.jpg?itok=Y4_4g5lD)
UMD's Elizabeth Minor with students. Minor recently received UMD’s Sabra S. and Dennis L. Anderson Scholar/Teacher Award.
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Faculty emeritus Dr. Bob Hecky is receiving a major ASLO award for a "cornerstone work" published in 1995.
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Fresh water is the most important substance on Earth, but it isn’t equally distributed across the planet.
![The 2019 UMN Grant in Aid includes funds for RV Blue Heron ship time.](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/umd_news/giabh.jpg?itok=eNHaLDc2)
UMN's Office of the Vice President for Research's 2019 Grant-in-Aid RFP includes special mention of support for RV Blue Heron ship time.
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In an attempt to answer novel and complex questions, UMD’s LLO deploys equipment designed to take data from Lake Superior.