{"id":20,"date":"2020-11-13T11:52:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:39:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--video\"><video id=\"banner-video\" loop preload=\"auto\" muted><source src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/videos\/freshwater\/SFS_Banner_2023_01.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><button aria-controls=\"banner-video\" id=\"uwm-video-control\" class=\"uwm-p-banner--video-control\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pause video<\/span><\/button><button aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" data-modal-title=\"\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--white uwm-c-button--banner-video-desc\">Video Description<\/button><div id=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" class=\"hidden\"><h2 class=\"size-h3\">Video Description<\/h2><p>A fast-paced montage showcases hands-on learning and research at the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences. Researchers and students work aboard a research vessel and in a laboratory, lowering equipment into the water, examining sediment core samples and studying fish in laboratory tanks. A weather balloon floats overhead, a scuba diver swims underwater, students swim in a lagoon, and the research vessel travels across the water and enters a harbor.<\/p><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/07\/freshwater-vid-banner-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"Neeskay vessel with Milwaukee skyline behind\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"650\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-text--center uwm-u-flex--center-y\"><h2>Turn Science Into Action<\/h2><p> Join us in tackling the world&#8217;s water and climate challenges<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short size-h1\" id=\"h-passionate-about-making-a-difference-for-the-environment\">Passionate about making a difference for the environment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">Learn how to use science to address complex ecosystem and climate issues at the nation&#8217;s only school of freshwater sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, our school offers a unique opportunity to&nbsp;study complex freshwater ecosystems and resources, weather patterns and climate change. You&#8217;ll learn how to apply science toward policy to address the environmental challenges our communities face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The School of Freshwater Sciences offers bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s, accelerated master&#8217;s and doctoral degree programs in freshwater sciences. Discover your path to making a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/academics\/?_program_group_facet=freshwater-science\" rel=\"\">Freshwater Sciences Programs<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n        <figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray uwm-c-img--video\">\n            <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-y06842\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-y06842\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2023\/10\/freshwater-front-video.jpg\" alt=\"Play video\" class=\"wp-image-7602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2023\/10\/freshwater-front-video.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2023\/10\/freshwater-front-video-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>            <\/a>\n            \n                    <\/figure>\n\n        <div id=\"uwm-modal-y06842\" class=\"hidden\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-video\">\n                                    <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5PKIXGrErLU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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The school&#8217;s unique location lets you explore a variety of water systems, including the Great Lakes and a confluence of three urban rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment, a genomics center and research vessels, you will have opportunities to develop skills in the latest scientific techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the current opportunities for students to get involved in research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/students\/freshwater-sciences\/student-research\/\" rel=\"\">Freshwater Sciences Research<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white 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\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short size-h2\" id=\"h-news-amp-stories\">News &amp; Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--2\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-marine-tech-students-board-the-research-vessel-for-expedition-to-lake-michigan-course\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/07\/frshwtr-300-26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students wear red suits on a research vessel. They are waving.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/07\/frshwtr-300-26.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/07\/frshwtr-300-26-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-marine-tech-students-board-the-research-vessel-for-expedition-to-lake-michigan-course\/\">What\u2019s it like to be a Marine Tech? Students board the research vessel for Expedition to Lake Michigan course<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/south-shore-beach-honored-in-mayors-2026-design-awards\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/05\/southshore-beach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sand beach with rocks in the foreground and blue water.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/05\/southshore-beach.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/05\/southshore-beach-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/south-shore-beach-honored-in-mayors-2026-design-awards\/\">South Shore Beach honored in Mayor&#8217;s 2026 Design Awards<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image uwm-c-img--video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/undergraduate-student-featured-in-spring-2026-commencement-video\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/12\/class-of-2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Collage of six graduating students featured in graduation video.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/12\/class-of-2025.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/12\/class-of-2025-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/undergraduate-student-featured-in-spring-2026-commencement-video\/\">Undergraduate student featured in Spring 2026 graduation stories<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image uwm-c-img--gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/students-present-at-18th-annual-undergraduate-research-symposium\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/ug-symposium-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three people are standing next to a research poster.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/ug-symposium-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/ug-symposium-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/students-present-at-18th-annual-undergraduate-research-symposium\/\">Students present at 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/grad-student-wins-environmental-storytelling-competition-award\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/storyfest-cami-award.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of people are in a line holding awards with a digital screen behind them.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/storyfest-cami-award.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/storyfest-cami-award-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/grad-student-wins-environmental-storytelling-competition-award\/\">Grad student wins environmental storytelling competition award<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/the-faces-of-undergraduate-research\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/Website-News-Stories-6-Val-Movie-Web.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshots of students. One is standing in front of a poster. The other is on a ship wearing a yellow reflective jacket.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/Website-News-Stories-6-Val-Movie-Web.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/04\/Website-News-Stories-6-Val-Movie-Web-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/the-faces-of-undergraduate-research\/\">The faces of Freshwater Sciences Undergraduate Research<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/news\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"306\">More News &amp; Stories<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short size-h2\" id=\"h-in-the-news\">In The News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/monitoring-change-on-wisconsins-shipwreck-coast\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/shipwreck-buoy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A yellow buoy is being prepared for deployment.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/monitoring-change-on-wisconsins-shipwreck-coast\/\">Monitoring change on Wisconsin\u2019s Shipwreck Coast<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/diving-deep-high-school-students-compete-in-8th-annual-underwater-robot-competition\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/uwm-pool-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pool water with yellow buoy lines marking different lanes in the water.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/diving-deep-high-school-students-compete-in-8th-annual-underwater-robot-competition\/\">Diving deep: high school students compete in 8th annual underwater robot competition<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/center-for-water-policy-director-featured-on-milwaukee-journal-sentinel-data-centers-panel\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/02\/melissa-data-center-panel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" 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