Press release from the City of Milwaukee Health Department on the transfer of the wastewater monitoring program that started here at the School of Freshwater Sciences. SFS helped train the Milwaukee Health Department and then transferred the twice weekly surveillance …
Jeff Houghton, Fisheries Biologist at the School of Freshwater Sciences, was featured in an article written by Michael Timm, an SFS alumnus who received his master’s degree in 2013. The article in Urban Milwaukee looks at the how the Kletzsch …
Senior Scientist Dr. Russell Cuhel was interviewed on WAUK 540AM Radio Show Matenaer On Air. The lack of ice on the Great Lakes, the need for snow and ice, and the ramifications of a warmer climate were discussed. Dr. Cuhel …
Captain Max Morgan, student Wilson Tarpey, and Professor Harvey Bootsma were interviewed by Spectrum News in an article about the School of Freshwater Sciences progress in funding a new research vessel. The new research vessel will be named the Maggi …
UWM School of Freshwater Sciences graduate student Echo was interviewed by Xcaret Nuñez at WUWM 89.7 FM about educating the next generation in freshwater conservation. Listen as Mermaid Echo shares how and why they started “mermaiding”, deciding to pursue a …
Dawn Patrol! Graduate students Rachel Smith and Gage Hunter head out to study the chemistry of polonium-210 in deep Lake Michigan water today. Rachel and Gage, graduate students in Professor Jim Waples’ lab, were also featured on WUWM back in …
WUWM 89.7 FM article covers the October 12th press conference at Discovery World which brought big news about funding for cleaning up the Milwaukee Estuary. UWM School of Freshwater Sciences graduate students were invited to attend, and one of our …
Professor Melissa Scanlan was interviewed by WTMJ 620AM news about Waukesha drawing water from Lake Michigan. Scanlan discusses the value of water and the Great Lakes Compact. Melissa Scanlan is the Director of the UWM Center for Water Policy and …
The Daily News of Iron Mountain discusses the collaborations of Wisconsin DNR, Wildlife Unlimited and Professor Deng of the School of Freshwater Sciences. Together, they are working on a project to restore the walleye population of the Menominee River basin.
Center for Water Policy Director Scanlan and Water Policy Specialist Grewal are featured on WUWM’s discussion of the Supreme Court’s Sackett v EPA decision. The decision has raised concerns about potential wetland loss.
