The seven funded projects that will increase research and training opportunities for students and will address Wisconsin’s biggest water challenges, including contaminants such as PFAS.
Pierce VanValkenburg performs as a mermaid to help teach about freshwater systems and conservation, and is a popular draw at Discovery World.
The gift will go toward funding the Maggi Sue, which will be the most advanced research vessel ever designed for the Great Lakes. The gift was made in honor of the 50th anniversary of Kikkoman Foods in Wisconsin.
WAVE, established in 2022, offers a continual improvement platform that gives participants clear pathways to improve water stewardship.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.