Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mentions School of Freshwater Sciences Research on E. coli
The beach at South Shore Park is moving. UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences research sheds light on how E. coli has contaminated the water at the beach.
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McLellan featured in WBAY story on Nationally Recognized Wastewater Surveillance Program
Sandra McLellan, Professor at UWM School of Freshwater Sciences was interviewed by WBAY for a story on Wisconsin’s Wastewater Surveillance program. The program is now being recognized nationally by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
CBS News Interviews Bootsma about Invasive Mussels
UWM School of Freshwater Professor and Researcher Harvey Bootsma is interviewed in an article about shipwrecks, downed planes and the invasive quagga mussel.
WUWM Discusses the Innovative Weather Center
UWM’s Innovative Weather Center, which gives student meteorologists real-world experience, is closing. Innovative Weather has been in operation for 17 years and is a completely unique program where students can learn how to forecast.
Wisconsin Examiner Speaks with Meteorological Professor about Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Wisconsin is part of the global trend of recent heat waves. UWM Atmospheric Sciences Professor Clark Evans shares how a new method of computer modeling is being used for heat wave predictions and looks at the impact of these heat …
WUWM 89.7 FM Features SFS Team Using Radioactive Atoms in Water Research
UWM School of Freshwater Sciences researcher Jim Waples and his two grad students, Rachel Smith and Gage Hunter, spent the summer on the Neeskay. They were gathering samples of radioactive atoms for their research on tracking particle transport in water.