Although groundwater and lakes are vital freshwater reservoirs, little is known about how their storage volumes or regional distributions change in the long term. In this talk, I will share results from a global-scale transient simulation of the global water …
Environmental contamination of PFAS is one of the greatest challenges facing freshwater ecosystems today due to widespread accumulation and a high degree of uncertainty regarding ecological risk and health hazards. PFAS are a large class of man-made chemicals used in …
Tracking and predictive modeling of pathogens in aquatic systems can be used to assess recreational water quality, inform public health decisions through wastewater surveillance, and identify problematic conditions in wastewater treatment plants that may lead to effluent discharge challenges. This …
Plastics are a pervasive part of everyday life and a central challenge in the environment. Environmental stresses such as sunlight, temperature fluctuations, wet/dry cycling or microbial forces affect the longevity or degradation of plastics. Assessing the fate of plastics under …
Join the School of Freshwater Sciences for a Colloquium with guest speaker: Harshanee Jayasekera, PhD Agricultural production plays a central role in Nebraska’s economy but also poses persistent risks to groundwater quality, particularly through nitrate contamination. Because a large majority …
Join us for the Spring 2026 Freshwater Sciences Networking & Career Fair! The event will be held on Friday, March 6 from 10:30am-2pm at the School of Freshwater Sciences, Great Lakes Research Facility in Milwaukee, WI. Why attend? Explore the vast …
Join the School of Freshwater Sciences for a Colloquium with guest speaker: Dr. Zach Feiner Climate change is rapidly changing important recreational fisheries in the Upper Midwest. Combining insights about the ecological impacts of climate change on fish populations with …
Join the School of Freshwater Sciences for a Colloquium with guest speaker: Dr. Emmi Mueller Much of life on Earth is at the mercy of currents and flow, which determine the organisms and resources present in an environment. In aquatic …
Join the School of Freshwater Sciences for a Colloquium with guest speaker: Dr. Jim Long Acipenseriformes, including American Paddlefish (Polyodontidae, Polyodon spathula) represents an ancient lineage of fish, with representatives found back approximately 200 MYA. American Paddlefish is the only remaining …
Join the School of Freshwater Sciences for a Colloquium with guest speaker: Dr. Raphaël Hébert Weather and climate variability span a continuum of timescales, from day-to-day fluctuations to millennial-scale changes, yet these regimes are often studied separately. My work explores …