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UWM to participate in The Water Council’s WAVE program

By UWM NewsMay 25, 2023

WAVE, established in 2022, offers a continual improvement platform that gives participants clear pathways to improve water stewardship.

UWM research seeks to find how small microplastics become in waterways

By Laura OttoDecember 23, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Plastic waste breaks down in the environment, but little is known about just how much they degrade and what the effects on people might be.

Microplastics pass through fish, but do they cause harm?

By Laura OttoJuly 22, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Dong-Fang Deng, professor of freshwater sciences at UWM, sought to find out what happens when fish ingest the tiny particles of plastic that increasingly litter our oceans and lakes.

UWM researchers seek ways to abate warm-weather algae problem

By Kathy QuirkJuly 11, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Summer brings warm weather, sunshine and time to enjoy Wisconsin’s beautiful waters. Unfortunately, it can also bring potentially toxic blue green algae that can result in toxins harmful to humans and pets.

Val Klump receives Lifetime Achievement Award

By Laura OttoJune 30, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

J. Val Klump, former dean and a professor emeritus of the School of Freshwater Sciences at UW-Milwaukee, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association for Great Lakes Research, the association’s highest accolade.

Research vessel helps unlock mysteries of the Great Lakes

By Laura OttoJune 30, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

On this episode of Curious Campus, we talk with the new interim captain of the UWM research vessel Neeskay and Harvey Bootsma, a professor at the School of Freshwater Sciences who often uses the ship.

Center for Water Policy names PFAS expert as Water Policy Scholar

By Laura OttoJune 30, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

The Center for Water Policy at the UWM School for Freshwater Sciences has named Laura M. Suppes as the 2022-23 Water Policy Scholar. Suppes is an associate professor in public health and environmental studies at UW-Eau Claire.

Protecting the Great Lakes ecosystem from nanomaterials

By Genaro C. ArmasJune 23, 2022

On this edition of Curious Campus, UWM scientist Rebecca Klaper talks about the research being done by the School of Freshwater Sciences and the potential danger of nanomaterials.

Funding from Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin helps UWM expand training

By UWM NewsMarch 29, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

UWM will receive $777,277 from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin this year to enhance its water-related academic programs designed to help students interested in water-related fields at the 13 UW System universities.

Summertime salt: The mystery of chloride in Milwaukee’s rivers

By Laura OttoMarch 14, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

UWM researchers Charles Paradis is trying to answer a question: Tons of salt are spread on roads in the winter, so why do rivers and lakes get salty months later?

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