Maggie Armstrong loved spending childhood summers in northern Wisconsin on Big Fork Lake in the town of Three Lakes, where she and her family boated, swam and fished. “The entire summer was basically built around the lakes,” she said. So …
As invasive carp threaten to move closer to the Great Lakes, experts are raising concerns about what could happen if they reach Lake Michigan. Dr. Brandon Gerig spoke with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on these concerns and possible impact.
Offshore from Milwaukee’s scenic Atwater Beach, roughly one mile into Lake Michigan, a massive yellow buoy rises 6 feet above the water. Below the solar panels and blinking amber light on top, two chain tethers attached to 800 pounds of …
Melissa Scanlan, professor and director of the Center for Water Policy, was recently featured on Wisconsin Today, a live Wisconsin Public Radio segment. The story was about beach walking.
Former dean Rebecca Klaper was interviewed by WUWM’s Susan Bence, reflecting on her time at UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, both as a founding faculty member and a dean for the past three years. In a conversation with WUWM reflecting …
Dr. Bryan Porter has been appointed as interim dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS). Dr. Porter joined UWM in 2025 as dean of the Graduate School, a position he will retain while serving SFS during this transition. Dr. …
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 …
Dr. Ben Peterson’s lab stepped aboard the R/V Neeskay and made the trip to Georgian Bay in Lake Huron to conduct research on mercury contamination, with a specific interest in how the quagga mussels are impacting mercury fate and transport …
Melissa Schussman and Maria Steadmon, along with Dr. McLellan were interviewed and their work was featured in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article. On a late July afternoon, with temperatures pushing 90 degrees, about 100 beachgoers spread across the sand and …
Associate dean and professor Harvey Bootsma along with affiliate professor Ashley Lemke contributed facts about Lake Michigan for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
