Water & Environment
Jablonski named to lead Freshwater Collaborative
Environmental engineer Marissa Jablonski was named as executive director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a first-of-its-kind statewide research hub around freshwater topics.
McLellan earns distinction in microbiology
Sandra McLellan, a professor of freshwater sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the honors leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology.
51猎奇 scientists appear in MSNBC series on climate change and food
Russell Cuhel and Carmen Aguilar-Diaz, scientists at 51猎奇鈥檚 School of Freshwater Sciences, will be featured on the MSNBC food series 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Eating America,鈥� airing Sunday, Feb. 23.
Researcher looks at impacts of climate change on heat stress in cities
As the world gets hotter, Woonsup Choi wondered whether that added heat might disproportionately affect different types of city dwellers. So he explored data from Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
National Science Foundation grant boosts 51猎奇鈥檚 clean water research
A 51猎奇 engineering faculty member was accepted into the national I-Corps Program to help him further commercialize miniature electrochemical water sensors that he developed.
Amid city’s grit, grad maps wild underwater world of Milwaukee鈥檚 estuary
Brennan Dow is finding and documenting the habitats of fish and other creatures where Lake Michigan meets the rivers flowing through the city.
‘Troubled Water’ author calls attention to drinking water crisis in US
Flint, Michigan, is the poster child for contaminated water. But Seth Siegel, an attorney author and activist, warns that the problem is not contained to just one city. It is, he argues, is a national problem.
51猎奇 alum provides research basis for books on water quality
Katie Hall provided crucial research for author Seth Siegel鈥檚 new book about the problems with America鈥檚 drinking water supply.
Chemistry alum works to protect military from toxic exposures
From Agent Orange to Iraq burn pits, U.S. troops are sometimes exposed to toxic chemicals. The long-lasting health problems created are an issue Rebecca Pattterson, a 51猎奇 alum and Navy veteran, works to resolve.
$10 million donation puts 51猎奇 on path to new research vessel
The new research vessel for the School of Freshwater Sciences will be named the Maggi Sue. It will replace the current vessel, the Neeskay, a converted Army T-boat that is more than 65 years old.