Where can the public walk along Lake Michigan? That’s the question at hand for the recent municipal court trial in Shorewood where a man was accused of trespassing after taking a route north of Atwater Beach. He’s contesting the $313 …
Tressie Kamp, Assistant Director of UWM’s Center for Water Policy, was recently quoted in a Great Lakes Now article on Wisconsin’s wetlands. “In southeast Wisconsin in particular, this issue exemplifies how the protection or lack of protection in an area …
In 2025, the Water Policy Program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences continued its multidisciplinary research on the most urgent freshwater policy challenges. Our work—featured in academic articles, policy briefs, and other reports—examines a broad set of issues shaping …
How one professional master’s alum turned her degree into a global science adventure. From Wisconsin to New Zealand, professional master’s alum Maggie Armstrong has followed the current of freshwater science across continents. Her journey shows how curiosity — and saying …
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 …
