It seems like the Fall 2025 semester just began, but it’s time again to start thinking about the spring semester and what classes you’ll take. Looking to explore, experiment or expand your skills in the spring? Here are 10 Freshwater …
Senior Scientist Dr. Carmen Aguilar-Diaz has teamed up with Milwaukee Water Commons Creative Arts Manager and artist Melanie Ariens (UWM BFA, Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking, 1993) to install a Lake Michigan themed water ofrenda for Día de los Muertos. This …
Our own Dr. Ryan Newton was among 24 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee employees recognized for their devotion to the UWM community. Chia Youyee Vang, vice chancellor for community empowerment and institutional inclusivity, emceed the event, while Chancellor Thomas Gibson presented the …
Center for Water Policy Director, Professor & Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan was featured in a recent NPR article examining the rapid expansion of data centers across the United States and the accompanying environmental challenges. The article highlights …
Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan was recently featured on the Water Talk podcast to discuss data centers. Professor Scanlan explained how data centers use water, how data centers’ growing prevalence in the Great Lakes region is occurring without …
Data centers are rapidly developing across the country to meet demands for artificial intelligence, data storage, and cloud computing. But their environmental impact, especially regarding water use, is largely obscured from public view. That’s the subject of the Center for Water …
Our freshwater policy and economics faculty and a former M.S. thesis student have new papers in publications. Professor James Price published a new paper in Land Economics. Price, J., Dupont, D., Adamowicz, W., & Lloyd-Smith, P. (2025). Protecting against flood impacts: A choice …
Center for Water Policy Director and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair and Professor Melissa Scanlan was featured in a 620 WTMJ radio segment and news article talking about data centers. In it, she suggests ways to overcome fragmented information on the …
Article excerpt from Wisconsin Sea Grant Some people revel in the dog days of summer, but for a dozen aquaculture interns, the season was all about fish. In partnership with Wisconsin Sea Grant and funded through a grant from the …
The Freshwater Collaborative has awarded Universities of Wisconsin schools $4.2 million to support water education and research programs across the state. Of that total, UW-Milwaukee received nearly $1 million in grants. Dean Rebecca Klaper was interviewed for the story on Wisconsin …
