Water & Environment
Microbiologist leads Lake Michigan鈥檚 cleanup crew
Microbiologist Sandra McLellan is reshaping Milwaukee’s relationship with water by making the city’s beaches popular again and cleaning up the local water supply.
Interested in local food? Check out fish farming
The 1-year-old aquaculture certificate program at 51猎奇鈥檚 School of Freshwater Sciences trains graduate and undergraduate students in urban fish farming.
51猎奇 brings science (and zebrafish!) to Wisconsin high schools
For 20 years, David Petering鈥檚 goal has been to help high school students understand science and technology 鈥� and have them ready for college research labs.
51猎奇 scientist develops new way to find age of drinking water
A 51猎奇 scientist can determine the age of drinking water in distribution pipes by measuring 鈥渓eftovers鈥� from 1950s atomic weapons testing. The method could help improve water quality at the tap.
51猎奇鈥檚 green roofs provide important habitat for bees
Research done by Conservation and Environmental Science students shows 51猎奇鈥檚 green roofs provide important habitat for bees.
51猎奇 provides a tasty treat for fish-eating zoo animals: live prey
Fish-eating animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo now get an occasional treat, compliments of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The animals can hunt in their enclosures for live fish raised as part of aquaculture research at the School of Freshwater Sciences.
New online tracker allows you to watch spring start
Mark D. Schwartz, a distinguished professor of geography, developed the spring indices, which measure relationships between temperature and plant growth.
Research partners work toward a cleaner South Shore
All too often, a day at the beach becomes a risky activity when advisories are issued because of elevated bacteria levels.
51猎奇 strategizes climate change policy for the Great Lakes
51猎奇’s Center for Water Policy convened a group of nationally renowned experts from the Great Lakes region.
51猎奇 sturgeon for the Shedd
51猎奇 supplied the Shedd Aquarium with the biological equivalent of 135 million years of Great Lakes ecosystem history in the form of 14 lake sturgeon.