Latest Past Events

Freshwater Colloquium – Agricultural Contamination in Groundwater: The Case of Nebraska

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

Join the School of Freshwater Sciences for a Colloquium with guest speaker: Harshanee Jayasekera, PhD Agricultural production plays a central role in Nebraska’s economy but also poses persistent risks to groundwater quality, particularly through nitrate contamination. Because a large majority …

Freshwater Colloquium – Fate of Plastics in the Environment: From Legacy Pollutants to Emergent Materials

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

Plastics are a pervasive part of everyday life and a central challenge in the environment. Environmental stresses such as sunlight, temperature fluctuations, wet/dry cycling or microbial forces affect the longevity or degradation of plastics. Assessing the fate of plastics under …

Freshwater Colloquium – Tracking and Modeling Pathogens in Water Systems: From Watersheds to Wastewater Treatment

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

Tracking and predictive modeling of pathogens in aquatic systems can be used to assess recreational water quality, inform public health decisions through wastewater surveillance, and identify problematic conditions in wastewater treatment plants that may lead to effluent discharge challenges. This …