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Researcher crusades for policies to protect water: profile of Dr. Deborah Swackhamer

By Stephanie Hemphill | March 24, 2016 |

Dr. Deborah Swackhamer

As a graduate student, Deborah Swackhamer made important discoveries about toxic chemicals polluting the Great Lakes; as a researcher she endured a grueling industry investigation; as a public scientist she showed how to make Minnesota’s lakes and rivers cleaner. In retirement she continues her lifelong quest to improve water quality.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Resource Management, Science, Water quality Tagged With: Lake Superior, minnesota, resource management

Diary of an Aquatic Scientist

By Toben LaFrancois | February 22, 2016 |

Sponge close-up by Jon, Namekagon River, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway near Cable.

How an arts-based underwater photography program functions as a platform for student driven scientific inquiry (or) Thirty years after hearing a B-side Iron Maiden song, I finally get it.

Filed Under: Fish, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research, Resource Management

EPA scientist’s work could improve mine safety

By Stephanie Hemphill | October 5, 2015 |

Phil Cook dedicated his life to understanding asbestos-like fibers.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Research, Science

PolyMet denies access for wetlands research by U of M scientist

By Stephanie Hemphill | September 20, 2015 |

Company proposing Minnesota’s first potential copper mine objects to scientist’s ties to environmental organization.

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Research, Resource Management, Science Tagged With: mining, news

Listen: Following the Wings

By Laurie Allmann | June 11, 2015 |

Golden-winged Warbler, photo by Gunnar Kramer

Interviews with researchers leading Minnesota-based migration studies, and highlights of conservation efforts happening at the local and international level.

Filed Under: Birds, Homepage Bottom Features, Research Tagged With: birds

Taking the Brook Trout’s Temperature

By Greg Seitz | September 25, 2013 |

Notre Dame biologists study how native fish could be restored to the Namekagon River watershed.

Filed Under: Climate Change, Fish, Homepage Bottom Features, Research

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