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Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin Awards More than $500,000 for Projects Involving 10 UW Institutions
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 15, 2022—In its latest round of funding, the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin has awarded $544,541 for eight projects that will increase research and student training collaborations among 10 UW System universities. Students will be involved in projects and…
UW-Stout Professors, Students Wade into Lead Water Testing Projects
By Jerry Poling, UW-Stout Gilbert Creek in Dunn County slips through marshland and oak savanna between chest-high grasses and flowering plants. It can be hard to find and reach during the glory of midsummer. Yet, one section of the slender…
Trash collectors: UW students help clean up Wisconsin waters
Students from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and other UW System schools spent the summer on Lake Michigan cleaning up trash in the water and along the shorelines with a new trash skimmer boat and remote controlled drone purchased with…
UW-Madison Undergraduates Address Water Challenges and Clarify Career Paths
What happened when nine undergraduate students from universities across the country convened at UW-Madison for a summer research program? A lot of outstanding freshwater research, mentorship, networking and fun. The student internships were part of a pilot program of the…
LAKES REU Students Explore Health of Red Cedar Watershed
By Abbey Goers, UW-Stout Eleven students from universities across the nation conducted research this summer to understand and improve the health of the Red Cedar watershed, which is affected by eutrophication – phosphorus and nitrogen pollution, causing blue-green algae blooms…
Multidisciplinary Water Exploration in Western Wisconsin
Watch the video created by the UW-Eau Claire communication team. Nine undergraduates from UW-Eau Claire and UW-River Falls spent an intensive two weeks in June exploring and conducting research in rivers, watershed and creeks through enrollment in a new Western…