{"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":"2026-07-09T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:39:29","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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/uwm-helps-launch-international-career-in-lake-ecology\/\" 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\/10\/maggie-armstrong.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maggie Armstrong smiling among green foliage.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/10\/maggie-armstrong.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/10\/maggie-armstrong-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-helps-launch-international-career-in-lake-ecology\/\">UWM helps launch international career in lake ecology<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Maggie Armstrong loved spending childhood summers in northern Wisconsin on Big Fork Lake in the town of Three Lakes, where she and her family boated, swam and fished. \u201cThe entire summer was basically built around the lakes,\u201d she said. So when the Waukesha native learned, in her first week of college, that it was possible &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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/uwm-alum-monitors-the-pulse-of-lake-michigan\/\" 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\/09\/Jessie-Grow-Neeskay-freshwater-science-Waves-profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jessie Grow stands at the bow of the Neeskay, the School of Freshwater Sciences&#039; research vessel.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/09\/Jessie-Grow-Neeskay-freshwater-science-Waves-profile.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/09\/Jessie-Grow-Neeskay-freshwater-science-Waves-profile-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-alum-monitors-the-pulse-of-lake-michigan\/\">UWM alum monitors the pulse of Lake Michigan<\/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 students pose beside a research poster about chemical degradation under ultraviolet light.\" 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=\"Award recipients and presenters pose together onstage at the 2026 Planet Forward Summit.\" 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=\"A portrait of a smiling student appears beside a laptop showing a video titled \u201cBringing Back the Giants.\u201d\" 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<\/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\/gerig-talks-invasive-carp-threatening-lake-michigan\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uwm-image-is-decorative\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/gerig-talks-invasive-carp-threatening-lake-michigan\/\">Gerig talks invasive carp threatening Lake Michigan<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/scanlan-featured-in-wpr-interview-about-beach-walking\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uwm-image-is-decorative\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/scanlan-featured-in-wpr-interview-about-beach-walking\/\">Scanlan featured in WPR interview about beach walking<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/bryan-porter-named-interim-dean\/\" 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\/bryan-porter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bryan Porter smiling in front of a dark background. A skyline photo is behind the image.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/07\/bryan-porter.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/07\/bryan-porter-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\/bryan-porter-named-interim-dean\/\">Bryan Porter named interim dean<\/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\/gerig-talks-invasive-carp-threatening-lake-michigan\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uwm-image-is-decorative\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/gerig-talks-invasive-carp-threatening-lake-michigan\/\">Gerig talks invasive carp threatening Lake Michigan<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/scanlan-featured-in-wpr-interview-about-beach-walking\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uwm-image-is-decorative\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/scanlan-featured-in-wpr-interview-about-beach-walking\/\">Scanlan featured in WPR interview about beach walking<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/klaper-reflects-on-time-as-dean-of-the-school\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uwm-image-is-decorative\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/klaper-reflects-on-time-as-dean-of-the-school\/\">Klaper reflects on time as dean of the school<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/peterson-lab-makes-trip-to-georgian-bay-for-multiyear-mercury-study\/\" 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\/08\/neeskay-georgian-bay-story.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A ship is docked off of a pier.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/08\/neeskay-georgian-bay-story.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2026\/08\/neeskay-georgian-bay-story-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\/peterson-lab-makes-trip-to-georgian-bay-for-multiyear-mercury-study\/\">Peterson lab makes trip to Georgian Bay for multiyear mercury study<\/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\/uwm-helps-launch-international-career-in-lake-ecology\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/armstrong750x500-IMG_7694-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands on a raised wooden platform amid trees and above a grassy field.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-helps-launch-international-career-in-lake-ecology\/\">UWM helps launch international career in lake ecology<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">October 12, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/undergraduate-research-gives-student-new-career-possibilities\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/jehiel-smith750x500-20260825_TCF_IMC_8536-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/undergraduate-research-gives-student-new-career-possibilities\/\">Undergraduate research gives student new career possibilities<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">September 23, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-doors-open-milwaukee-showcases-campus-on-sept-26\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/20260713_EH_IMC_7526_copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two people walk through a greenhouse, with plants surrounding them on all sides.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-doors-open-milwaukee-showcases-campus-on-sept-26\/\">UWM Doors Open Milwaukee showcases campus on Sept. 26<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">September 8, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/section\/water-environment\/\">All UWM Report News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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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<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow wp-block-paragraph\"><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 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/10\/Untitled-design-2-e1791398368278-150x150.png\" alt=\"The headline of Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine titled, &quot;Wisconsin&#039;s New PFAS Legislation&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wisconsins-new-pfas-legislation\/\">Wisconsin\u2019s New PFAS Legislation\u00a0<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/professor-melissa-scanlan-comments-about-shorewood-public-access-case-on-wuwm\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/09\/IMG_0059-e1790202831267-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Two signs indicate the end of the public beach at Atwater Beach.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/professor-melissa-scanlan-comments-about-shorewood-public-access-case-on-wuwm\/\">Professor Melissa Scanlan Comments about Shorewood Public Access Case on WUWM<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wisconsin-public-radio-interviews-melissa-scanlan-for-story-on-public-access-to-lake-michigan-beaches\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/667\/2026\/09\/use3-1-scaled-e1791398473948-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Melissa Scanlan, a reporter, and a sound tech in conversation at the beach\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/wisconsin-public-radio-interviews-melissa-scanlan-for-story-on-public-access-to-lake-michigan-beaches\/\">Wisconsin Public Radio Interviews Melissa Scanlan for Story on Public Access to Lake Michigan Beaches\u00a0<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md uwm-c-link--arrow wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/category\/news\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/category\/news\/\"><strong>More Center for Water Policy News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark 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\" id=\"h-have-a-story-to-share\">Have a story to share?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re a School of Freshwater Sciences student, alumni or faculty member and have an upcoming event, accomplishment, or news story to share, tell us about it by visiting our&nbsp;news submission 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