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Freshwater@UW: Natasha Krieger
Natasha Krieger is an undergraduate at UW-Madison. She studied ways to filter out microplastics from water as part of Freshwater@UW. Freshwater@UW is supported by the Freshwater Collaborative, Wisconsin Sea Grant, Water@UW–Madison, the Water Resources Institute and the University of Wisconsin–Madison…
FresH2O Partner Event Summary, October 2024
The Freshwater Collaborative annual FresH2O Partner Event brings together faculty and staff from the 13 Universities of Wisconsin to discuss water challenges and workforce development in Wisconsin with current and prospective partners from industry, government agencies, tribal nations, K-12 schools,…
Freshwater@UW: Megan Jensik
Wisconsinite Megan Jensik is an undergraduate junior in biology from the University of Central Florida-Orlando. She reconnected to her home state while conducting algal bloom research with Greg Kleinheinz at UW Oshkosh as part of Freshwater@UW. The summer experience has…
Freshwater Opportunities Bulletin, Oct. 2024
Freshwater@UW Call for Mentors Deadline Oct. 25
Freshwater@UW: Maddie Gaudette
Maddie Gaudette, an undergraduate junior in environment, sustainability and geography from the University of Minnesota Duluth, worked with Andrea Hicks at UW–Madison as a participant in the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program. Her personal connection to the importance of lake ice…
Fall 2024 Water Words
Insights from the Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Economic and Health Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful algal bloom (HAB) experts from Wisconsin, Illinois and Ontario provided numerous insights into the challenges of monitoring and responding to blue-green algae blooms and their economic and public health impacts. Challenges mentioned included a lack of funding and staff…