Freshwater Colloquium: Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History

School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Jeffrey McKinnon will present "Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History" as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences spring colloquium.  Dr. McKinnon is a Professor in the Department of Biology at East Carolina University. He received his BSc from …

Freshwater Colloquium: What we know (and don’t know) about freshwater salinization

School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Hilary Dugan will present "What we know (and don’t know) about freshwater salinization" as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences spring colloquium.  Hilary Dugan is an associate professor at the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. …

Freshwater Colloquium: Microbial Interactions with Microplastics in Freshwater Environments

School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. John J. Kelly, Loyola University Chicago, will present "Microbial Interactions with Microplastics in Freshwater Environments" as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences spring colloquium series.  Dr. Kelly is a Professor and Department of Biology Chair at Loyola University …

Freshwater Colloquium: The Geography of Taxonomy, or What is a Type Locality, Anyway?​

School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Mike Pauers will present "The Geography of Taxonomy, or What is a Type Locality, Anyway?​" as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences spring colloquium.  Modern taxonomic practice demands that precise information about the location where a new species was found (the …

Freshwater Colloquium: Sanda Ojiambo

Curtin Hall 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, United States

Ms. Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Global Compact. As the CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, Ms. Ojiambo leads the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, building the partnerships needed to drive impact and advocacy at …

Freshwater Colloquium: Environmental Bisphenol A Exposure, Heritable Epigenetic Memories, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Ramji Bhandari will present "Environmental Bisphenol A Exposure, Heritable Epigenetic Memories, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences spring colloquium.  Epigenetic inheritance of environmentally and lifestyle-induced phenotypes has been demonstrated in many model …

Atmospheric Science Club Colloquium: Dr. Kim Wood

Great Lakes Research Facility, Rm 3080 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Kim Wood will present "From the U.S. West Coast to the Southeast and back again: a hurricane researcher’s academic journey" in a colloquium hosted by the Atmospheric Science Club at UWM. Dr. Kim Wood is an associate professor in …

Sciences Communications Lecture and Q & A: Lindsey Slater

Great Lakes Research Facility, Rm 3080 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Climate Change Communication presentation and Q/A with local TV Meteorologist, Lindsey Slater, Meteorologist at WISN 12 News Milwaukee This special lecture is part of the Science Communications course at the School of Freshwater Sciences and will be open to all …

Freshwater Colloquium: Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Fisheries Management

School of Freshwater Sciences Ballroom, First Floor 600 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

Brad Eggold and Cheryl Masterson will present "Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Fisheries Management" as part of the School of Freshwater Sciences spring colloquium. Brad Eggold is the Great Lakes District Fisheries Supervisor coordinating the management of fisheries populations in both Lake …