Summer research student learns independence and patience while studying microplastics
Jena Choi, a Freshwater@UW summer research student, reflects on lessons she learned while analyzing microplastics and collecting water for E. coli tests.
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Study offers key takeaways from long-term research on aquatic invasive species
A journal article recently published in “BioScience,” highlights nine lessons learned through four decades of data collection, research and experiments conducted by the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Program housed at UW-Madison's Center for Limnology.
Using Sound to Connect People to Green Bay
On a sunny morning in mid-June, the Phoenix, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s research vessel, headed out onto the bay. Aboard were Sea Grant researchers Emily Tyner and Bill Sallak and a small mound of recording equipment. Tyner and Sallak’s project is associated with the development of a national estuarine research reserve on the bay. They planned to record natural noises from the bay, particularly bird sounds from the Cat Island Chain. They hope their audio project will connect the community to the bay, which has been shunned in the past due to environmental issues. The boat tour was only supposed to last for three hours but like in the theme song for the “Gilligan’s Island” television show, a mishap was involved.
Summer student research experience enhances appreciation for wetlands
A UW-Freshwater Collaborative summer research student describes how her project studying phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands deepened her appreciation for these habitats.
Lake and river foams study reveals high PFAS levels, even though underlying water may be less contaminated
A new PFAS study found that natural foams on water contain high concentrations of the contaminants.
New federal funding will boost holistic PFAS research
Sea Grant Interim Director Christy Remucal will lead a new Center of Excellence in PFAS Environmental Science on the UW-Madison campus.
Wisconsin sport fish carry suite of new viruses
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have detected a suite of new viruses in five species of Wisconsin sport fish. Although none pose a threat to human health, one is a type of coronavirus usually associated with birds. It was found in healthy walleyes from Wisconsin lakes.
PFAS in municipal drinking water: New grant designed to improve risk communication in Wisconsin
A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison received a grant from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant to study PFAS messaging to water users in Wisconsin with a special focus on Latinos.