Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project, answers a question during her keynote address at UNLs first Water Law, Policy and Science Conference on March 4. The two-day conference at the College of Law drew more than 265 people and was an inaugural event for UNL's new Water Resources Research Initiative, which supports broad, interdisciplinary water-related research. UNL organizers will host the Water Law, Policy and Science Conference annually so experts can discuss different aspects of water issues. This year's conference focused on law, but future conferences will explore science and policy issues.