Cuhel Explains Effect of Shorter Winters on Lake Michigan

WISN12 interviewed Russell Cuhel, Senior Scientist at UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, regarding past and future of thermal conditions in large and small lakes of the Midwest. Lake Michigan’s winter season is getting shorter, disrupting fish populations, nutrient cycles and …

Binkowski Talks About Sturgeon Propagation Breakthrough

UWM School of Freshwater Sciences Fred Binkowski, Senior Scientist Emeritus, is featured in this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on Wisconsin lake sturgeon. Binkowski’s work with the DNR successfully raising sturgeon in a hatchery has been critical to sturgeon propagation breakthrough.

Freshwater Colloquium Series

The School of Freshwater Sciences’ Freshwater Colloquium creates a platform for students, faculty and scientists to discuss their research and emergent issues related to freshwater resources. Presentations are open to the public. All events will take place on Mondays from …

Capstone Students Support Restoration with LNRP

UWM School of Freshwater Sciences undergrad students in the Capstone class, led by Dr. Ryan Newton, partnered with Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP) to support restoration work on the Valley Creek Corridor in Port Washington, WI. The students provided data …

The Neeskay Returns Home

Our research vessel, the Neeskay, just arrived back from its regular inspection and has been repainted and repaired for the next season. It’s looking great for some winter projects on the mid-lake reef in Lake Michigan. So much is unknown about …

CWP: Water Policy Publications 2024 Report

UWM Center for Water Policy has posted their Water Policy Publications 2024 Report. This report, which can be downloaded from their website, gives us a snapshot of the important work the faculty, researchers and students have done this past year.

UWM Night at AMS/New Orleans

Mark your calendar for UWM Night at AMS/New Orleans! UWM Atmospheric Science will be hosting this evening event during the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting (January 12-16, 2025). We hope you can join us! Early Bird Pricing for AMS Annual …

Neeskay goes to Shipyard for 5-year Inspection and Maintenance

UWM School of Freshwater Sciences’ Research Vessel Neeskay is currently out of the water and receiving 5-year maintenance up in Manitowoc at Burger Boat Company. The maintenance and inspection in the shipyard takes about 4-6 weeks so she should be …

Using Buoys to Monitor Water Quality in the Bay of Green Bay

Research Specialist Jessie Grow and Emeritus Professor J. Val Klump from UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, along with Michael Zorn from UW-Green Bay are featured in an article about monitoring water quality with buoys in the bay of Green Bay. …