Summary of Outputs

Highlights from FY2025

400+
Publications by DWFI staff, Faculty Fellows and other affiliated researchers in FY2025

34
Students supported by DWFI in FY2025

8
New DWFI Faculty Fellows in FY2025

58
Active and open grants by DWFI in FY2025

52%
Increase in YouTube followers in FY2025

1.77B
Reach via earned media in FY2025

1,500+
Unique episode downloads of the Water for Food Podcast in FY2025

Other stats if needed:
● Supported Students
○ FY2025 Supported Students: 28 total (11 new)
○ Total funded students: 157
○ FY2025 Funding for students: $447,000+
○ Total funding for students: $4.8 million+
○ Total presentations: 300+
○ Total student publications: 180+
● Faculty Fellows
○ FY2025 Faculty Fellows: 136 (8 new)
○ Highest h-index: 86
● Grants
○ Active/open grants in FY2025: 58
● Staff
○ Staff publications in 2023-2024 thus far: 69 by 16 staff
○ Highest h-index: 42
● Publications by DWFI staff and Faculty Fellows in FY2025: 412
● Podcast
○ 7 new episodes
○ Over 1,500 unique episode downloads in FY2025
● Digest
○ Average monthly subscribers: 2974
○ Increased average open rate by 2%; now the rate is 50%
○ Only 36 people unsubscribed in FY2025
● Meltwater
○ Media Mentions: 571
○ Total Reach: 1.77B; increased by 178%