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Scanlan Interviewed by MPR to Discuss Mississippi River Compact

51ÁÔÆæ Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan was interviewed by Kirsti Marohn and Minnesota Public Radio to discuss how the Great Lakes Compact can be a model for approaching water management and control among states interested in pursuing a Mississippi River Compact.

Partnering with WSCNMS to Expand its Buoy Observation Network

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) has partnered with the School of Freshwater Sciences to engineer and deploy a bigger, more traditional type of observing buoy. The Sanctuary is expanding its observing network as they continue to research …

Center for Water Policy Welcomes Three New Staff

The Center for Water Policy enters an exciting phase as it welcomes three new staff: Cora Sutherland and Rajpreet Grewal, the third cohort of postdoctoral water policy specialists through the UW Sea Grant Water Science-Policy Fellows Program, alongside the appointment of Erin Cross as the …

Wisconsin Sea Grant Article Features Aquaculture Specialist Deng

School of Freshwater Sciences Professor and Sea Grant Aquaculture Outreach and Extension Specialist Dong-Fang Deng shares where her love for fish began. This article looks at how her research info fish food is helping fisheries while also creating a unique …

Dive into Hands-On Learning

Freshwater science students and an alumnus share how the hands-on coursework prepares undergraduates for the workforce.

Bootsma Featured in 620 WTMJ Story on Disappearing Shipwrecks

Dr. Harvey Bootsma, Professor and Researcher at 51ÁÔÆæ School of Freshwater Sciences explains why the future of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes is in peril. Dr. Bootsma shares how the quagga mussel, an invasive species, is destroying many underwater vessels.

Atmospheric Science Alumnus Lands Prestigious NCAR Fellowship

UW-Milwaukee alumnus Austin Harris has wanted to be a meteorologist since age 8. Originally from Oklahoma City, his doctoral and postdoctoral work with 51ÁÔÆæâ€™s Atmospheric Science Distinguished Professor Paul Roebber helped him land a prestigious ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National …

What’s the Neeskay Up To?

The R/V Neeksay is the only year-round research vessel on the Great Lakes, and it’s been a busy season far with 60 expeditions so far. The first expedition took place January 18, with the Cuhel/Aguilar labs collecting samples for their …

W51ÁÔÆæ Discusses the Innovative Weather Center

51ÁÔÆæ’s Innovative Weather Center, which gives student meteorologists real-world experience, is closing. Innovative Weather has been in operation for 17 years and is a completely unique program where students can learn how to forecast.