Water research can result in a lot of plastic waste. High-quality sample collection — such as that for researching emerging contaminants like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — requires sterilized containers that, unfortunately, can’t be reused or even recycled in…
A career in water or the environment never occurred to AJ Jeninga until she took a winter break course to Yellowstone as an undergraduate. Now a double alumna of the Universities of Wisconsin, Jeninga was hired as the first-ever emerging…
When it comes to addressing water challenges, the focus is often on scientific research. Advancing science is critical to protecting our state’s water systems — and so is raising awareness of issues and encouraging community members to get involved. UW-Parkside…
Not many undergraduate students can say they’ve helped to design a university level course. Max Stafford at UW-Green Bay, Antoni Haupt at UW-Milwaukee and Jonathan Cochrane at UW-Parkside had the unique experience of participating in the pilot course “Human Interactions…
Microplastics in aquatic environments pose a major threat to humans and animals, but until fairly recently, they were overlooked in terms of research and plastic pollution monitoring programs. In 2018 when Courtney Baker, then an undergraduate student at UW-La Crosse,…
The 2023 Lakeshore Water Summit at the UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus provided high school students involved in UW-Green Bay’s Freshwater Scholars Summer Research Program with the opportunity to present the results of their work in water-based projects. They also learned…
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