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Friday, December 6, 2019

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“Troubled Water” author calls attention to drinking water crisis in US

By Amanda NiebauerDecember 5, 2019Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Flint, Michigan, is the poster child for contaminated water. But Seth Siegel, an attorney author and activist, warns that the problem is not contained to just one city. It is, he argues, is a national problem.

UWM alum provides research basis for books on water quality

By Kathy QuirkDecember 2, 2019Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Katie Hall provided crucial research for author Seth Siegel’s new book about the problems with America’s drinking water supply.

$10 million donation puts UWM on path to new research vessel

By Laura OttoNovember 6, 2019Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

The new research vessel for the School of Freshwater Sciences will be named the Maggi Sue. It will replace the current vessel, the Neeskay, a converted Army T-boat that is more than 65 years old.

Alum combines research with her job to help make city greener

By Kathy QuirkOctober 21, 2019Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Janeé Pederson is working on projects that are transforming former industrial sites into usable land, while also reducing problems with flooding and sewage backups.

Governor visits UWM to survey the water workforce landscape

By Laura OttoAugust 30, 2019Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

The best way to protect water resources while also supporting economic growth is through an alliance among all UW System campuses, Gov. Tony Evers said after touring the School of Freshwater Sciences.

Esswein elected Harbor District president as park opens

By Angela McManamanAugust 12, 2019Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Carolyn Esswein, professor of practice in UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, has been elected president of Harbor District Inc., a nonprofit that in partnership with the City of Milwaukee is attempting to improve Milwaukee’s inner harbor area.

Campus Spiral Garden retains even more stormwater than before

By Laura OttoDecember 20, 2018Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
An overhead perspective on the garden shows a path and a cistern.

Improvements made to UWM’s award-winning Spiral Garden last year have improved the feature’s ability to divert stormwater runoff from rushing into sewers.

UWM staffer joins ocean exploration with man who discovered the Titanic

By Laura OttoNovember 1, 2018Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
A woman stands aboard a ship on Lake Michigan with the Milwaukee skyline behind her.

Liz Sutton, outreach manager at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, is joining one of the world’s great explorers on a mission to map the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her job: To perform a digital show-and-tell with the underwater images.

Two UWM Freshwater students win Evinrude fellowships

By Claire HackettOctober 8, 2018Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
Two people pose for a photo on a boat.

Emily Lou LaMartina and Erik Carlson are the two recipients of the 2018 Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships.

Freshwater Sciences fellow earns national recognition for Great Lakes coverage

By Anthony MandellaJuly 27, 2018Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Dan Egan, a research fellow in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has been honored with the Outstanding Journalism on the Value of Water award by the U.S. Water Alliance.

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