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Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards for Professional Master’s Students Starting in Spring 2025

October 11, 2024

This spring, the School of Freshwater Sciences is offering four (4) $5,000 Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards to new students enrolling in our MS Aquatic Sciences (Professional) and MS Water Policy (Professional) programs who have demonstrated academic excellence in a past …

Successful event with Harbor Fest, Sturgeon Fest and Doors Open Milwaukee

October 4, 2024

We had a very successful joint event with Harbor Fest, Sturgeon Fest, and Doors Open Milwaukee on September 29th which brought over 1,600 people to enjoy our 19 stations of information and activities! Visitors were able to learn about microbial …

Hands-on Experience Led to Being Hired Before Graduation

October 1, 2024

Brenden Nihart, a graduate of UWM School of Freshwater Sciences shares his story of how hands-on experience, a career fair, and more helped land him his job at WaterTech of America.