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 …

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: 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: 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: 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 …

Geoscience Exchange

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

Event series which brings together UWM alumni, professionals, faculty/staff and students in an exchange of ideas, perspectives and knowledge of geoscience-related topics. Geoscience Exchange presentation series is an opportunity for students to interact with professionals as we blend a student …

Winter Celebration at SFS

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

Seas & Greetings! Join us for an evening of celebration with great food and fun for kids and adults at the SFS Winter Celebration! Friday, December 15, 2023, starting at 6pm, at the Great Lakes Research Facility. More details and …

Harbor District: Day of the Dead Celebration

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

Harbor District will be hosting a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration on November 1st at the Great Lakes Research Facility. Come join us for a Day of the Dead presentation by the Milwaukee Public Museum at …

SFS Halloween Chili and Costume Challenge

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

Join us on Tuesday October 31 from 11am-1pm in the Great Lakes Research Facility Ballroom. If you plan to cook chili, or bring other food, please sign up here. Everyone is welcome to come taste the chili entries and vote …