Student & Alumni Stories
- What’s it like to be a Marine Tech? Students board the research vessel for Expedition to Lake Michigan courseWhat’s it like to work as a marine tech? Four UW-Milwaukee students took a five-day crash course that taught them all about this career — and earned them a marine tech deck microcredential from the Marine Technology Society. The 2026 Expedition to Great Lake Michigan course, funded by the Freshwater Collaborative, turns classroom learning into intensive …
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- Freshwater Colloquium Series – Spring 2026The School of Freshwater Sciences' Freshwater Colloquium creates a platform for students, faculty and scientists to discuss their research and …
- 2025 Water Policy PublicationsIn 2025, the Water Policy Program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences continued its multidisciplinary research on the most …
- 11 Freshwater courses to sink into this springIt seems like the Fall 2025 semester just began, but it’s time again to start thinking about the spring semester …
- Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal Published “Powering Progress or Peril? The Hidden Environmental Costs of Data Centers and AI”Data centers are rapidly developing across the country to meet demands for artificial intelligence, data storage, and cloud computing. But …
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