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Summer 2023 Student Field Research in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Want to explore one of the most unique aquatic ecosystems in the world? Applications are being accepted for semester abroad freshwater research in Mexico. This program is offered through the School of Freshwater Sciences at UW-Milwaukee with the support from…
UW-Green Bay Workshop Provides Freshwater Education to K-12 Educators
UW-Green Bay, Atlas Science Center, NEW Water and the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin partnered to offer K-12 educators a half-day workshop in August that promoted freshwater education. The goals for the summer teacher workshop were to 1) inform teachers about the NERR…
Camp Offers River Adventures, Water Education and Leadership Opportunities
Nadalee Thao, a high school junior from Milwaukee, had heard that the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse was a good science school, and she was interested in checking it out. She had the opportunity to do so as a participant in…
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…