Prospective graduate students who attend the School of Freshwater Sciences’ presentation during the upcoming UWM Graduate School Open House will have their 2021 application fee waived. Advance registration for the Nov. 11 event is required. For more information, or to… Read More

A just-released documentary follows two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumni as they trek across our state to raise awareness of the need to protect the Great Lakes. The Worth of Water: A Great Lakes Story features faculty and students from the… Read More

Congratulations to Geoff Anderson, captain of the R/V Neeskay and recipient of UWM’s 2020 University Staff Outstanding Service Award. The much-deserved honor recognizes Anderson’s 13-plus years of work for the School of Freshwater Sciences, both at the helm of our… Read More

School of Freshwater Sciences professor Tracy Boyer will take on the role of undergraduate coordinator for the new Bachelor of Science in Freshwater Sciences program. Boyer, an environmental economist, will serve as faculty liaison for the program, advising prospective and… Read More

Environmental law professor Melissa K. Scanlan has been named the new Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In this position she also directs the Center for Water Policy at the School of Freshwater… Read More

Fresh water sustains us — and it can reveal otherwise invisible details about our environment, and threats we face. The School of Freshwater Sciences’ faculty leads the way in two of the most important new directions in water-related research: using… Read More

The School of Freshwater Sciences at UW-Milwaukee will offer its first undergraduate program beginning in Fall 2021. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the university’s proposal for a bachelor’s program in freshwater sciences on Thursday, Aug. 20…. Read More

School of Freshwater Sciences assistant professor Ryan Newton has teamed with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee colleague Yin Wang, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Marquette University associate professor Patrick McNamara on a project that may lead to safer… Read More

Before you slip off the flip-flops to feel the sand between your toes, give a listen to School of Freshwater Sciences PhD candidate Natalie Rumball. Rumball has focused her research on understanding the bacterium E. coli, specifically, naturalized E. coli…. Read More

School of Freshwater Sciences professor Sandra McLellan and assistant professor Ryan Newton made a guest appearance on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Morning Show to talk about their innovative work using wastewater to track infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the… Read More