{"id":173,"date":"2022-01-27T08:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:57:46","slug":"centers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/research\/centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Research Centers<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-collaborative-and-connected\"><strong>Collaborative and connected.<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">The School of Freshwater Sciences serves as a resource for scientists, engineers, and industry and nonprofit partners working to develop cutting-edge technologies and water policies that advance water research and management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about our various research centers, call the School of Freshwater Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-382-1700\">414-382-1700<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-center-for-water-policy.jpg\" alt=\"Light house\" class=\"wp-image-705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-center-for-water-policy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-center-for-water-policy-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-center-for-water-policy-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Center for Water Policy<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Provides interdisciplinary solutions and networking opportunities to address global problems related to the protection, restoration and conservation of freshwater resources.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/\">View Center for Water Policy<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-genomics-center.jpg\" alt=\"Genomic testing with professor looking at multiple fish tanks\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-genomics-center.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-genomics-center-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-genomics-center-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Great Lakes Genomics Center<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The nation\u2019s first research center dedicated to applying groundbreaking genomic and molecular tools to manage and protect freshwater ecosystems.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"\/freshwater\/research\/centers\/great-lakes-genomics-center\/\">View Great Lakes Genomics Center<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-aquaculture.jpg\" alt=\"Student with net helping catch fish\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-aquaculture.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-aquaculture-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/02\/research-great-lakes-aquaculture-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Great Lakes Aquaculture<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Research specializing in intensive urban aquaculture, an innovative process that allows freshwater fish to be grown in repurposed urban buildings.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"\/freshwater\/research\/centers\/great-lakes-aquaculture\/\">View Great Lakes Aquaculture<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/research-analytic-core-lab.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher in lab\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/research-analytic-core-lab.jpg 800w, 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