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Student Q&A: Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group
Undergraduates from UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls and UW-Stout spent the summer collecting and analyzing data that will help show the impact of restoration efforts in the Red Cedar Basin. They were interns for the Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group, a…
Summer Interns Assess Red Cedar Basin Health; Gain Valuable Job Skills
Cayanna Erickson says interning with the 2025 Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group will give her a step up when she enters the job market. The UW-Stout undergraduate recently declared an Environmental Science major, and the summer internship gave her experience…
High School Summer Scholars Share Research Findings
UW-Green Bay hosted its largest cohort of Freshwater Summer Scholars yet. Fifteen students from 12 high schools worked on freshwater research projects during the summer internship program funded by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. The students were highly engaged in…
Freshwater@UW Students Wrap Up a Summer of Discovery in Wisconsin
After nine weeks of immersive mentored research across Wisconsin’s freshwater landscapes, the 2025 Freshwater@UW cohort presented their findings at a research symposium at UW-Madison on July 30. The event showcased the work of the 30 undergraduate researchers who spent the…
From High School Freshwater Programs to University Student
As a child, Ziah Mangin envisioned a career in environmental journalism or policy. Then she donned waders as a high school freshman to monitor the health of Duck Creek in Brown County and discovered her love for field work. When…
Groundwater Workshop Teaches the Teachers About Water
UW-Eau Claire Associate Professor Sarah Vitale hosted the Groundwater Workshop for K12 Educators on June 30, 2025. The workshop attracted 12 high school, middle school, elementary school teachers as a university instructor from nine local schools. Vitale, with assistance from…