Podcasts about freshwater sciences

Dan Egan is a Journalist in Residence at the Center for Water Policy in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. Egan is an environmental journalist and author of the Death and Life of the Great Lakes and The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance. Egan was a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covering the Great Lakes from 2002 until 2021. He has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and he has won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, John B. Oakes Award, AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, and J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award. Egan is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Columbia School of Journalism.https://www.daneganauthor.com/

Phosphorus is an element that wears many faces. Its overuse as a fertilizer has polluted freshwater ecosystems, transforming rivers and lakes from thriving communities to lethal zones devoid of life. Its role as an explosive has brought fiery death and suffering to many during times of war. And its dwindling global supply poses an existential threat to humanity. Because phosphorus is not just a destructive force - it is essential for all of life on this planet. In The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance, author Dan Egan explores the multi-faceted nature of phosphorus and the surprising ways this element has shaped our world. Egan, Journalist in Residence at the Center for Water Policy in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, transports readers from the guano-covered islands off the coast of Peru to the fertile fields of the American Midwest, from the 17th century laboratories reeking of boiled urine to our tenuous future as the demand for this element outpaces its supply. Tune in to learn about this powerful yet underappreciated element. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a draft! Finally a draft! Stuart and Carolyn are joined by Katelynn Johnson of the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) and Jessie Grow of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences as they draft real-time data observation methods. Come learn about all of the ways that people are monitoring the Great Lakes in real time, ranging from cutting edge, hi-tech methods to decidedly more old-fashioned ways, too.Show links:https://raeon.org/https://uwm.edu/freshwater/ NexsensFondriestGLOS Seagullhttps://www.limno.com/Barnacle BudsGiglio's MarketPictured Rocks National LakeshoreWindsorShow credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Senior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Megan Gunn, Renie MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyCoordinating Producer: Moti AgunbiadeEdited by: Sandra SvobodaPodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton

Welcome to Monday and welcome to Matenaer On Air! It's a packed show with great guests and thoughts from YOU, the listener! We open the episode with talk of our favorite Popcorn King, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and his interview on Upfront this past weekend. In it, Vos is talking about Justice Janet, fair maps and a new bill for legalized medicinal marijuana. We are then joined by Dr. Russell Cuhel from the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences to discuss the need for snow and ice in this winter season, as well as the ramifications for a warming climate. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling...we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! If you're new to our show and listening to us as a podcast, remember to subscribe and rate us, those ratings go a long way!

We look at the proposed Milwaukee Public Schools budget. Then, we hear from the new dean of UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. We hear from customers and staff at El Rey grocery store as they celebrate 45 years in Milwaukee. Plus, learn about the viral recipe for the Italian grinder sandwich.

At Long Last, More Regulations For Forever Chemicals This week, the EPA proposed the first national standards for drinking water that would set limits on the amount of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals that would be allowed in water systems. There are thousands of different PFAS chemicals, which are often used industrially for properties such as heat, water and stain resistance—from fire-fighting foams to coatings on clothing and paper plates. They have come to be known as “forever chemicals” as they are extremely slow to break down in the environment. The chemicals have been linked to health problems, including cancer. Katherine Wu, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Ira to talk about the proposed regulations and how such a sweeping rule might be implemented nationwide. Wu also discusses her latest article on COVID-19 origins, and genetic analysis that could tie the pandemic back to raccoon dogs in the Wuhan market. They also talk about other news from the week in science, including research hinting at active volcanoes on Venus, a study of the effects of COVID-19 on maternal health during pregnancy, and research into curing HIV with stem cells from cord blood. Plus an explosion of seaweed, and the unveiling of a new space suit design.   How AI Is Changing The Drug Development Pipeline Researching and developing new drugs is a notoriously long and expensive process, filled with a lot of trial and error. Before a new drug gets approved scientists must come up with something they think might work in the lab, test it in animals, and then if it passes those hurdles, clinical trials in humans. In an effort to smooth out some of the bumps along the road, a growing number of pharma companies are turning to new artificial intelligence tools in the hopes of making the process cheaper and faster. Ira talks with Will Douglas Heaven, senior editor for AI at MIT Technology Review about his reporting on the topic.    An Ambitious Plan To Build Back Louisiana's Coast Louisiana will receive more than $2 billion to pay for an ambitious, first-of-its-kind plan to reconnect the Mississippi River to the degraded marshes on Plaquemines Parish's west bank. A collective of federal and state agencies—the Louisiana Trustees Implementation Group—signed off on the multibillion-dollar Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion on Wednesday. The funding will come out of settlement dollars resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Once constructed, the two-mile-long sediment diversion is expected to build up to 27 square miles of new land by 2050. In the next 50 years, as Louisiana's coast continues to sink and global sea levels rise, the diversion is also projected to sustain one-fifth of the remaining land. “The Trustees believe that a sediment diversion is the only way to achieve a self-sustaining marsh ecosystem in the Barataria Basin,” wrote the implementation group in its decision. Read the rest at sciencefriday.com. Balancing The Good And Bad Of Phosphorus Phosphorus is critical to life as we know it. In fact, every cell in the human body contains this important element. It's also a key component in fertilizer. But not all of that fertilizer stays on crops—much of that phosphorus flows into waterways. Therein lies the rub: the runoff fertilizes the plant life growing in the water, creating toxic algal blooms. To top it all off, the phosphorus reserves in the United States are on track to disappear in just a few decades, according to some estimates.  Ira talks about the past, present, and future of phosphorus with Dan Egan, journalist in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, and author of the new book, The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and A World out of Balance. Want to read The Devil's Element with us? Join the SciFri Book Club and read along!   Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Prof. Melissa Scanlan of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences talks about the climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act—from the global level down to the household pocketbook. Mark Jacob, former editor of the Chicago Tribune, talks about how newsrooms can and should be better at protecting democracy.

Featured guests Travis Loop, President of waterloop, and Rebecca Klaper, Associate Dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, discuss higher education related to water pollution and the new technologies that can help monitor dangerous levels of contaminants. They perform various studies to track and measure the drugs and chemicals in our water supply, and pay special attention to their effects on the environment, attracting students from a wide range of backgrounds and fields of study.   Podcast recorded on January 20, 2022

The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world, containing over 20 percent of Earth's surface freshwater. This makes the Great Lakes an incredibly unique and critical place for water research, including in the areas of invasive species, microplastics, emerging contaminants, and climate change. The opportunities to learn and devise solutions for water challenges is discussed in this episode with Rebecca Klaper, the Vice Dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Rebecca also talks about how the university attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds who then go into a diversity of fields after graduation, highlighting the cross-disciplinary nature of water.waterloop is a nonprofit media outlet, made possible in part by a grant from Spring Point Partners. Listeners can support waterloop and get exclusive access through Patreon at patreon.com/thewaterloop waterloop is sponsored by Hydraloop, the innovative water recycling system for homes and businesses. Use water twice with Hydraloop. Learn more at hydraloop.com

Melissa K. Scanlan is the Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy, and director of the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. She is also a Professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences and affiliated faculty at University of Wisconsin's Law School. Vernon and Melissa discuss her book, Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy, and the role cooperatives can play in a post-COVID-19 society. Scanlan is the founder of a variety of enterprises in the social economy. She brings a deep understanding of starting and stewarding enterprises to her scholarly work. The U.S. State Department awarded her a Fulbright Senior Scholar position in Spain in 2019 to pursue research about Spanish co-ops that are sustainability leaders. Her book, Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy (Yale University Press 2021), compares Spanish and U.S. cooperatives to reveal insights about legal design for the triple bottom line. Professor Scanlan brings an interdisciplinary approach to her work. She earned a Juris Doctorate and Master of Science in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, from University of California, Berkeley. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in World Politics from Catholic University of America, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin (U.S.).

We're off to the African country of Cameroon this week to talk about the Lake Nyos tragedy, in which a small, rural crater lake exploded on a calm August evening. The eruption released a cloud of toxic gas that swept down into the valley below, killing every aerobic organism within a 15 kilometer radius - including at least 1750 people living in the villages of Nyos and Subum. We discuss the potential causes of the eruption; the incredible rescue and cleanup management; and Cameroon's efforts to de-saturate the lake, prevent another event, and move 20,000 displaced villagers back home. We'll also touch on the 2 other lakes in West Africa with the potential to explode, and Greg takes a deep dive into his secondhand textbook collection to give us a rundown on the difference between meromictic and monomictic lakes, as well as the particular conditions necessary for a limnic eruption. Sources for this episode include: “Eco-Autopsy of the Lake Nyos Disaster in Cameroon” by A. G. Aghaindum, 2017 “The African lake with explosive power”, by J. Wenz, Knowable Magazine, 2020 “Defusing Africa's Killer Lakes” by K. Krajick, Smithsonian Magazine, 2003 “Lake Nyos disaster, Cameroon, 1986: the medical effects of large scale emission of carbon dioxide” by P. Baxter, M. Kapila, D. Mfonfu, BMJ, 1989 “Lake Nyos disaster survivors to return home after 30 years”, Al Jazeera English (video), 2016 “The Killer Lake Powering Rwanda”, BBC click (video) "When Lake Michigan Burps", by Laura Otto, University of Wisconsin / Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences blog, 2017

Deepwater sculpin are tiny fish that lay at the bottom of a lakebed. They’re relatively prevalent in the Great Lakes, but their nests are extremely hard to find. In fact, never before seen. Today, a recent discovery concerning the nesting of fish in the Great Lakes we just don’t talk about that often. GUESTS: David Jude, retired research scientist at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. John Janssen, with the School of Freshwater Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside’s theme music is by 14KT. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Climate change, pollution and over demand are just a few of the challenges that are forcing us to rethink how we use and conserve water. Both globally and in the water-rich Great Lakes region, there's also a need to train the next generation of scientists and technicians to work in the water industry. On this edition of UWM Today, we talk about an exciting new initiative that could make Wisconsin a global leader in water science and technology. It’s called the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. Here to talk about it is the executive director of the collaborative Marissa Jablonski and Val Klump, dean of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, the only school of freshwater in the United States.

As we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, important environmental research continues to take place at top tier research universities across America like UW-Milwaukee. On this edition of UWM Today, we talk to two scientists who are engaged in research projects tied to one of our most precious natural resources — fresh water. Sandra McLellan and Rebecca Klaper are both professors at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, the only school of freshwater science in the United States. There have been some major developments in the work both Sandra and Rebecca are doing. Sandra’s project involves the study of the coronovirus’ presence in our environment, while Rebecca has received word that a $20 million research project she is involved in has been renewed for another five years.

Anyone who's been to Northeast Wisconsin knows water is central to our way of life. But while water is one of our most important resources, it is under threat from chemicals and contaminants. Improving our nation's water quality should be a priority at all levels of government, but isn't. What kind of policies can help to assure us of healthy drinking water? And, what lessons can we learn from one country – Israel – that has the world's most sophisticated approach to its nation's water? To answer these questions, Rep. Gallagher is joined by Seth Siegel, an entrepreneur, water activist, and a New York Times bestselling author known for his expertise in water policy in the US and around the world. Seth's most recent book – “Troubled Water: What's Wrong with What We Drink” -- provides an overview of water policy in the United States, and what can be done to improve water quality to protect our health and the health of our loved ones. Seth's last book – “Let There Be Water: Israel's Solution for a Water-Starved World” – is now out in 18 languages and more than 50 countries. A lifelong New Yorker, Seth is a Senior Policy Fellow at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences. Although this is an important topic, Seth started his career as a stand-up comic, and the podcast mixes both fun and seriousness for a great conversation.

The Milwaukee area just came through a bout of long, hard rain. When the deep tunnel capacity was maxed out on Sunday, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) made the tough call to release combined sewer water to Milwaukee waterways which flow into Lake Michigan. Right now, there’s heightened concern beyond the vast amounts of tainted water going where we don’t want it to go because people are worried about the coronavirus. UWM School of Freshwater Sciences’ researcher Sandra McLellan will soon begin testing wastewater for evidence of the coronavirus. READ: Milwaukee Researcher Looks For Signs Of COVID-19 In Human Waste I asked Kevin Shafer, executive director of the sewerage district, what’s known and unknown about the potential danger of COVID-19 in wastewater? He says that's a better question for scientist McLellan. “The first day, she called and asked if she could start taking samples and freezing them for this testing that she’s doing. We’ve been doing that, so all we

Dan Egan is author of the acclaimed book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, in which he traces an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the Great Lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. The book has garnered comparisons to Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring; one reviewer said that “Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem.” For his day job, Egan is a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where he has twice been a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and a senior water policy fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences. He joined Emily Morris, for an onstage conversation on June 26 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater, during the first week of the 2019 summer assembly season, themed “Moments That Changed the World.” Morris is Chautauqua's vice president of marketing and communications and chief brand officer.

Some people are concerned about the many lead pipes that deliver water into older Milwaukee homes. Others applaud the city for tackling stormwater management through green infrastructure . But how is Milwaukee doing at creating a comprehensive water management plan? When it comes to water, Jenny Kehl has an unabashedly candid view on the importance of planning for today and the future. Kehl is a global water security scholar for UW-Milwaukee and associate professor at its School of Freshwater Sciences. » See More Project Milwaukee: Great Lakes, Troubled Waters Stories “I anticipate everyone wants the future generations of Wisconsin to be able to survive. There are some pretty serious challenges that we're facing. I think everyone wants us to address uncertainties and vulnerabilities," she says. Kehl says looking at water as a whole within a watershed is complex. Let’s take Milwaukee: You have to think about things like how water is treated before you drink it and then after you use it.

WUWM is diving into the topic of clean water, or the lack thereof, in southeastern Wisconsin for our Project Milwaukee Series: Great Lakes, Troubled Waters . Tuesday’s live Lake Effect examines some of the main threats to our waterways. Here's an overview of those threats, in no particular order, along with links to some of our in-depth reporting for the Project Milwaukee series. Plus, you'll find some examples of what's being done to address them. » Overall Health Of Our Water » Solutions To Our Water Challenges Runoff To Val Klump, dean and professor at UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, runoff is the greatest threat and one of the biggest challenges to clean water in the Great Lakes region - especially in suburban and rural areas. One example is Ulao Creek, as WUWM's Marti Mikkelson reports . It's a tributary of the Milwaukee River in Ozaukee County. Like many other riverways in Wisconsin, a lack of vegetation creates the opportunity for large amounts of sediments to

Panelists at an April 4, 2019, WisPolitics.com luncheon at the University Club in Milwaukee discuss new developments in the complicated issues affecting Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Out-of-basin diversions, including those affecting Foxconn, invasive species and politics all combine to challenge those seeking to manage and preserve a critical resource. Included in the discussion are top experts on Great Lakes issues: — Peter Annin, author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” a former Newsweek journalist who currently serves as director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College in Ashland. — Molly M. Flanagan, vice president for policy at the Alliance for the Great Lakes in Chicago. — J. Val Klump, dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences, Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. — And Stephen G. Galarneau, director, Office of Great Waters – Great Lakes & Mississippi River, Environmental Management Division, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Québec Government Representative in the Midwest Jean-François Hould provided the program introduction. This event was sponsored by Canada and UW-Milwaukee.

This ORIGINS episode will be about the future of fish farming as well as its current status. Our panel consists of Jillian Fry, TJ Tate, Mark Ely and Jesse Blom. Jillian Fry directs the Seafood, Public Health & Food Systems Project at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. The project aims to increase awareness, expand the relevant evidence base, and advance policy goals in support of a healthy, equitable, and sustainable supply of farmed and wild seafood products. Jillian is a researcher and educator who believes in the importance of effective science communication. She received her Master’s of Public Health degree from the University of New Mexico and doctorate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Jesse Blom is an educator with a great interest in agriculture and the environment. He uses aquaponics, the symbiotic production of fish and plants, and other forms of urban agriculture, as teaching tools for people of all ages at the Food System Lab @ Cylburn. Jesse received an M.S. in Freshwater Sciences from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Dartmouth College. Mark Ely is the owner of Limestone Springs Preserve located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Limestone Springs is the largest private aquaculture facility in Pennsylvania. They grow Rainbow trout for their recreational fishing preserve located on its 25 acre farm, also for private stocking, and they process trout for the food industry. Mark currently sits on the PennAg Industries (PA aquaculture trade association) and the US Trout Farmers Assoc. board of directors. June will mark his 30th year in the aquaculture industry. Tj Tate is the Founder of Seafood.Life a strategic company focused on the defining, implementing and executing solutions to secure the future needs of our seafood consumption. TJ’s goal is to unify cross-sector messaging regarding responsible aquaculture on a global scale. TJ is rooted in her beliefs that a responsible ecosystem of wild and farmed seafood holds the power to change our futures and attain goals of food security, economic gains and maintaining cultural connections to the ocean. TJ has worked in the world of fisheries for over 18 years beginning her career in Aquaculture and fisheries working at Hubbs Research Institute. She was previously the Director of Seafood Sustainability for the National Aquarium, Founder and Director of the first brand of responsibly harvested and traceable wild caught fish from the Gulf of Mexico called Gulf Wild. ORIGINS is powered by Simplecast.

What happens when you take 5 enourmous freshwater lakes isolated in the middle of a continent and suddenly open them up to the Atlantic? The ecology of the North American Great Lakes is changing fast. We spend the hour with Dan Egan, an award-winning writer and reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a senior water policy fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, to talk about his book "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" and how invading species have caused havoc in the Lakes, from sea lampreys making their way up canals to zebra...

As the Director of the Great Lakes Genomics Center in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Professor Rebecca Klaper researches emerging contaminants such as nanomaterials and pharmaceuticals and how they affect freshwater organisms. In this episode we interview Dr. Klaper about the future of emerging contaminants and how her work relates to the development of sustainable nanomaterials. (L: Rebecca Klaper is the Director of the Great Lakes Genomics Center in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. R: Zebrafish are often used in toxicology research (image from Oregon State University.) Want more podcast episodes? You can find them all on our podcast page, or you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. #### **ABOUT THIS EPISODE** Related links: Professor Rebecca Klaper EPA Scientist Weighs Emerging Contaminants About the National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Environmental Defense Fund Our Stolen Future Using Gene Expression to Learn About Nanoparticle Toxicity Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology Interviewee: Professor Rebecca Klaper Interviewers: Natalie Hudson-Smith and Jaya Borgatta Producer/Host: Miriam Krause Music: Ketsa

Chris wraps up his interviews at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences in this episode, where he speaks at length with Dr. John Janssen. Along with sharing insights from his Sea Grant-sponsored work with lake trout and yellow perch, Janssen relates this research to a bigger picture about how Lake Michigan functions (“like a brewery”, according to Janssen) and how people perceive lakes and water in general. Janssen also explains the presence of reefs and quarries in and around the lake, and offers a simple solution to improve the water quality of Lake Michigan.

In this episode, Chris continues his discussions about Lake Michigan with scientists the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. Dr. J. Val Klump and his graduate student, Shelby LaBuhn, explain their ground-breaking attempt, using known techniques from atmospheric science that take advantage of the Doppler effect, to analyze changes in current velocities that can reveal changes in the underwater ecosystems of Lake Michigan. They also discuss numerous other phenomena affecting the lake, including the quagga mussel invasion and the hypoxia that can result in fish kills. Finally, Val talks about his unique experience being the first man to reach the very deepest part of Lake Michigan in a manned submersible.

Chris wraps up his interviews at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences in this episode, where he speaks at length with Dr. John Janssen. Along with sharing insights from his Sea Grant-sponsored work with lake trout and yellow perch, Janssen relates this research to a bigger picture about how Lake Michigan functions (“like a brewery”, according to Janssen) and how people perceive lakes and water in general. Janssen also explains the presence of reefs and quarries in and around the lake, and offers a simple solution to improve the water quality of Lake Michigan.

In this episode, Chris continues his discussions about Lake Michigan with scientists the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. Dr. J. Val Klump and his graduate student, Shelby LaBuhn, explain their ground-breaking attempt, using known techniques from atmospheric science that take advantage of the Doppler effect, to analyze changes in current velocities that can reveal changes in the underwater ecosystems of Lake Michigan. They also discuss numerous other phenomena affecting the lake, including the quagga mussel invasion and the hypoxia that can result in fish kills. Finally, Val talks about his unique experience being the first man to reach the very deepest part of Lake Michigan in a manned submersible.

Chris enters the halls of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences where he meets up with Professor Harvey Bootsma and his graduate student Caroline Boseley. They explain to Chris the dramatic changes happening to Lake Michigan's food web due to the arrival of invasive species, in particular the zebra mussel and the quagga mussel.

In this episode, Chris and Doggus head to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. Interesting things unfold outside, which call to mind unusual opportunities of employment for dogs, as well as some common sense things about feeding birds and owning dogs. Jane Harrison, an environmental social scientist working for Sea Grant, joins them for a walk and a chat about her work before Chris heads inside.

Chris enters the halls of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences where he meets up with Professor Harvey Bootsma and his graduate student Caroline Boseley. They explain to Chris the dramatic changes happening to Lake Michigan's food web due to the arrival of invasive species, in particular the zebra mussel and the quagga mussel.

In this episode, Chris and Doggus head to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. Interesting things unfold outside, which call to mind unusual opportunities of employment for dogs, as well as some common sense things about feeding birds and owning dogs. Jane Harrison, an environmental social scientist working for Sea Grant, joins them for a walk and a chat about her work before Chris heads inside.

Presentation Title: Water-Energy Nexus Media Type: video Date: March 7, 2012 David E.J. Garmen, Founding Dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, presents at the 2012 Green Energy Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr Garman’s career has covered the full range of environmental management from water resources and pollution control through to new environmental technologies, covering all aspects of measurement, management policy and strategic analysis. College Place is produced by MATC Television and Video Production students in coordination with Milwaukee Public Television.

Presentation Title: Water-Energy Nexus Media Type: podcast Date: March 7, 2012 David E.J. Garmen, Founding Dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences presents at the 2012 Green Energy Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr Garman’s career has covered the full range of environmental management from water resources and pollution control through to new environmental technologies, covering all aspects of measurement, management policy and strategic analysis. College Place is produced by MATC Television and Video Production students in coordination with Milwaukee Public Television.