Waukesha Water Diversion Interview with Scanlan on WTMJ

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 …

Deng Helping to Bring Walleye Back to the Area

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.

Scanlan Interviewed by MPR to Discuss Mississippi River Compact

UWM Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan was interviewed by Kirsti Marohn and Minnesota Public Radio to discuss how the Great Lakes Compact can be a model for approaching water management and control among states interested in pursuing a Mississippi River Compact.

Partnering with WSCNMS to Expand its Buoy Observation Network

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) has partnered with the School of Freshwater Sciences to engineer and deploy a bigger, more traditional type of observing buoy. The Sanctuary is expanding its observing network as they continue to research …

Wisconsin Sea Grant Article Features Aquaculture Specialist Deng

School of Freshwater Sciences Professor and Sea Grant Aquaculture Outreach and Extension Specialist Dong-Fang Deng shares where her love for fish began. This article looks at how her research info fish food is helping fisheries while also creating a unique …

Bootsma Featured in 620 WTMJ Story on Disappearing Shipwrecks

Dr. Harvey Bootsma, Professor and Researcher at UWM School of Freshwater Sciences explains why the future of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes is in peril. Dr. Bootsma shares how the quagga mussel, an invasive species, is destroying many underwater vessels.