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Spotlight Stories
Michigan Student Falls in Love with Wisconsin and Water Science
A year and a half after participating in the Freshwater@UW Summer Opportunities Program, Hope Dzik still raves about the experience and how it changed her career path to water science. In fact, Dzik is presenting her research from the summer…
ARTS Sites Reduce Phosphorus Runoff, Provide Training for Students
Finding cost-effective ways to reduce agricultural runoff is critical to improving water quality in the Fox-River basin. To help, Brown and Outagamie Counties have begun installing agricultural runoff treatment systems (ARTS). ARTS were developed with a grant from the Great…
Student Q&A: PFAS in Drinking Water in Eau Claire County
Each year Research in the Rotunda at the Wisconsin Capitol features undergraduate research at the 13 Universities of Wisconsin. Six Freshwater Collaborative-funded projects were highlighted in 2026. Poster Title: A Systematic Approach to Testing of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water in…
Freshwater@UW Research Program Inspires Missouri Native to Study and Work in Water
A native of Kansas City, Mo., Emily Valentine hadn’t considered a career in water until she went to UW-Madison. “I loved that the campus was on Lake Mendota,” she says. She enrolled as a chemistry major and after getting involved…
Applications for 2026 DAM Crew Due May 15
The Dam Analysis Monitoring (DAM) Crew is a two-week river monitoring and restoration workshop experience through the UW-River Falls. It takes place July 20-31. Positions are open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students from any Universities of Wisconsin school are…
An ‘Accidental’ Career Path From Undergraduate PFAS Research to Employment
Olivia Stellpflug says she accidentally specialized in water. She graduated from UW-Stevens Point in May 2025 with a degree in chemical engineering. She chose her major because she was interested in plastics pollution and wanted to make products with fewer…