{"id":306,"date":"2022-01-28T15:12:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:37:58","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-amp-alumni-stories\">Student &amp; Alumni Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1\"><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 class=\"post-excerpt\">Freshwater Sciences student Cayleb Correa was featured in the UWM Class of 2026&#039;s commencement video, which was shown at both ceremonies on Sunday, May 17. The video highlights many students, their academic careers and what&#039;s next for them when they cross the stage to receive their diploma. Cayleb earned his B.S. in Freshwater Sciences and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--2\"><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 uwm-c-img--video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/grad-student-is-a-finalist-in-environmental-storytelling-competition\/\" 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\/09\/Website-News-Stories-Cami-Web.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laptop screen showing a thumbnail image of sturgeon and a headshot of a woman adjacent.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/09\/Website-News-Stories-Cami-Web.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/09\/Website-News-Stories-Cami-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\/grad-student-is-a-finalist-in-environmental-storytelling-competition\/\">Vote for master&#8217;s student&#8217;s finalist short film as Fan Favorite in environmental storytelling competition<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/uwm-freshwater-sciences-alum-works-to-clean-up-milwaukees-waterways\/\" 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\/03\/20250519_Waves_Dow_AM_08-copy-750x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man is smiling and holding a railing with a body of water in the background and industrial builidings.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/20250519_Waves_Dow_AM_08-copy-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/20250519_Waves_Dow_AM_08-copy-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/uwm-freshwater-sciences-alum-works-to-clean-up-milwaukees-waterways\/\">UWM freshwater sciences alum works to clean up Milwaukee\u2019s waterways<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--4 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/category\/student-stories\/\" rel=\"\">More Student Stories<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/category\/alumni-stories\/\" rel=\"\">More Alumni Stories<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity \" \/>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-stories\">Faculty Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/rebecca-klaper-named-2026-wisconsin-academy-of-sciences-arts-letters-fellow\/\" 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\/03\/klaper.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Rebecca Klaper.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/klaper.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/klaper-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\/rebecca-klaper-named-2026-wisconsin-academy-of-sciences-arts-letters-fellow\/\">Rebecca Klaper named 2026 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts &amp; Letters Fellow<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/new-documentary-featuring-dr-val-klump-premieres-on-earth-day-at-uw-green-bay\/\" 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\/03\/Website-News-Stories-Val-Movie.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of man paired with a movie theater showing a movie.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/Website-News-Stories-Val-Movie.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/Website-News-Stories-Val-Movie-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\/new-documentary-featuring-dr-val-klump-premieres-on-earth-day-at-uw-green-bay\/\">New documentary featuring Dr. Val Klump premieres on Earth Day at UW\u2013Green Bay<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--4 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/category\/faculty-stories\/\" rel=\"\">More Faculty Stories<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/about\/directory\/\" rel=\"\">Faculty Directory<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity \" \/>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-news\">In The News<\/h3>\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\/monitoring-change-on-wisconsins-shipwreck-coast\/\" 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\/03\/shipwreck-buoy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A yellow buoy is being prepared for deployment.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/shipwreck-buoy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/shipwreck-buoy-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\/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=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/uwm-pool.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pool water with yellow buoy lines marking different lanes in the water.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/uwm-pool.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/03\/uwm-pool-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\/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=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/02\/melissa-data-center-panel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three women are on a stage talking to each other with a digital presentation behind them.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/02\/melissa-data-center-panel.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/02\/melissa-data-center-panel-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\/center-for-water-policy-director-featured-on-milwaukee-journal-sentinel-data-centers-panel\/\">Center for Water Policy director featured on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel data centers panel<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/freshwater-sciences-alum-featured-in-new-york-times-for-methane-gas-in-wetlands-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\/2025\/09\/methane-hunters-alum-nyt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gage Hunter, right, a graduate student, and Manab Dutta, a postdoctoral researcher, use sensors to measure methane emanating from a swamp near New Orleans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/09\/methane-hunters-alum-nyt.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2025\/09\/methane-hunters-alum-nyt-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\/freshwater-sciences-alum-featured-in-new-york-times-for-methane-gas-in-wetlands-research\/\">Freshwater Sciences alum featured in New York Times for methane gas in wetlands research<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--2 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/category\/in-the-news\" rel=\"\">More In The News<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uwm-report\">UWM Report<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/lynde-b-uihlein-gives-10-million-endowment-to-uwm-school-of-freshwater-sciences\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/05\/freshwater750x500-20260514_EH_IMC_MG_6965-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Five people stand in a row\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/lynde-b-uihlein-gives-10-million-endowment-to-uwm-school-of-freshwater-sciences\/\">Lynde B. Uihlein gives $10 million endowment to UWM School of Freshwater Sciences<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">May 14, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-freshwater-sciences-alum-works-to-clean-up-milwaukees-waterways\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/06\/20250519_Waves_Dow_AM_08-copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"UWM alum Brennan Dow stands on a bridge overlooking the Milwaukee River.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-freshwater-sciences-alum-works-to-clean-up-milwaukees-waterways\/\">UWM freshwater sciences alum works to clean up Milwaukee\u2019s waterways<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/three-from-uwm-honored-as-fellows-by-the-wisconsin-academy-of-sciences-arts-letters\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/03\/campus750x500-20190813_TCF_IMC_4011-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the UW-Milwaukee campus, with flowers blooming in the foreground and a building in the background.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/three-from-uwm-honored-as-fellows-by-the-wisconsin-academy-of-sciences-arts-letters\/\">Three from UWM honored as fellows by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts &amp; Letters<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">March 25, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/section\/water-environment\/\">All UWM Report News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-brief\">In Brief<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/freshwater-colloquium-series-spring-2026\/\">Freshwater Colloquium Series \u2013 Spring 2026<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The School of Freshwater Sciences&#039; Freshwater Colloquium creates a platform for students, faculty and scientists to discuss their research and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/2025-water-policy-publications\/\">2025 Water Policy Publications<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">In 2025, the Water Policy Program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences continued its multidisciplinary research on the most &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/11-freshwater-courses-to-sink-into-this-spring\/\">11 Freshwater courses to sink into this spring<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">It seems like the Fall 2025 semester just began, but it\u2019s time again to start thinking about the spring semester &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/rutgers-computer-and-technology-law-journal-published-powering-progress-or-peril-the-hidden-environmental-costs-of-data-centers-and-ai\/\">Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal Published \u201cPowering Progress or Peril? The Hidden Environmental Costs of Data Centers and AI\u201d<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Data centers are rapidly developing across the country to meet demands for artificial intelligence, data storage, and cloud computing. But &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/category\/in-brief\"><strong>More News in Brief<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-center-for-water-policy\">Center for Water Policy<\/h3>\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\/centerforwaterpolicy\/denver-water-law-review-published-open-to-the-public-legal-protections-for-public-access-to-shifting-ocean-and-great-lakes-shorelines\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/04\/Open-to-the-public-e1780494670841-150x150.png\" alt=\"A coastline featuring shoreline armoring with a riprap revetment of large, light gray rocks, separating a line of trees from a narrow sandy beach and a large, calm body of blue water.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/denver-water-law-review-published-open-to-the-public-legal-protections-for-public-access-to-shifting-ocean-and-great-lakes-shorelines\/\">Denver Water Law Review\u00a0Published \u201cOpen to the Public: Legal Protections for Public Access to Shifting Ocean and Great Lakes Shorelines\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/water-policy-and-science-communications-fellow-short-video-wins-planet-forward-award\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/05\/1776621347648-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Cami Armendariz standing on stage with a group of people holding her award.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/water-policy-and-science-communications-fellow-short-video-wins-planet-forward-award\/\">Water Policy and Science Communications Fellow Wins Planet Forward Award<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/pfas-contamination-in-wisconsins-public-drinking-water-supplies-regulatory-context-2\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2023\/10\/WaterDropMatrix-e1697050217962-750x500-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Water Drop Matrix\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/pfas-contamination-in-wisconsins-public-drinking-water-supplies-regulatory-context-2\/\">PFAS Contamination in Wisconsin\u2019s Public Drinking Water Supplies: Regulatory Context<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/how-much-water-do-ai-data-centers-use-assistant-director-tressie-kamp-appears-on-wisconsin-public-radio-to-discuss-the-complex-answer\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-scaled-e1779370119879-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/how-much-water-do-ai-data-centers-use-assistant-director-tressie-kamp-appears-on-wisconsin-public-radio-to-discuss-the-complex-answer\/\">How Much Water Do AI-Data Centers Use? 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