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Rising Water Temperatures Change Timing of Great Lakes Fish Migrations
October 27, 2016 By Katy Thostenson “We think of fish not only as worth protecting and understanding in their own right, but also as important vectors of nutrients that fertilize...
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The Scope of the Problem
UW-Green Bay Researcher Charts Groundwater Issues in Understudied Parts of the State October 24, 2016 By Aaron R. Conklin There’s arsenic in the groundwater in Wisconsin’s Out...
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Art and Science and Water Talk on Madison Campus
Oct. 6, 2016 An Oct. 21 talk, Flux: Water in Art and Science, will explore how water—acting simultaneously as a biological, ecological, social, political and aesthetic phenomenon—informs ...
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West Bend Hosts Water of Wisconsin Photography Display in October
Oct. 5, 2016 Like much of Wisconsin, West Bend is near water—surface and groundwater, as well as being located about 15 miles from Lake Michigan. For the residents of the city, a travelin...
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How Very Meta
A pair of UW-Milwaukee researchers will map the bacterial colonies of a series of well aquifers near Waukesha using cutting-edge metagenomics September 21, 2016 By Aaron R. Conkl...
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Switching from Lakes to Streams: Alex Latzka, New Water Resources Policy Fellow
August 22, 2016 By Marie Zhuikov Although he grew up in Massachusetts, Alex Latzka fell in love with Wisconsin’s lakes and streams when visiting relatives in his youth. That love led h...
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Three New Studies Aim to Protect and Better Manage Wisconsin’s Water Wealth
Radium, Which Is Source of Waukesha’s Water Troubles, Is One Focus July 28, 2016 By Moira Harrington This month, three new groundwater research projects get underway on three ...
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Unraveling the Radium Riddle
WRI-funded researchers dig deep to pinpoint the source of Wisconsin’s next big water-quality issue July 20, 2016 By Aaron R. Conklin Over the last several years, the city of W...
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Solidifying Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholders don't always embrace or trust groundwater flow models. A team of WRI researchers is set on learning--and addressing--the reasons why. April 5, 2016 By Aaron R. Conklin...
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Farewell, Mr. Potter–But Not Goodbye
March 6, 2016 By Aaron R. Conklin Last month, the UW-Madison’s Ken Potter closed the book on a 38-year career as a professor of civil and environmental engineering. In just a few short...
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On the (Hot)Spot
A UW-Oshkosh researcher is charting the spots on Wisconsin's Central Sands streams where ground and surface water interact, leading to denitrification.
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WRI-Funded Student Sarah Balgooyen Awarded NSF Fellowship
August 6, 2015 By Katy Thostenson Meet Sarah Balgooyen, a second year Ph.D. student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Environmental Chemistry and Technology program. She has bee...
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Voter Elects to Become Debut WRI Fellow
Carolyn Voter will be charged with compiling the annual report the state Groundwater Coordinating Council submits to the legislature. July 24, 2015 By Aaron R. Conklin Groundw...
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New Video Highlights Wisconsin Water Facts
Former Wisconsin Water Library Project Assistant Jenna Assmus unveils a new video that celebrates Wisconsin Water facts and Madison's Lake Mendota.
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An EPIC Project in Every Sense of the Word
WRI researchers are helping the Verona, Wis.-based healthcare information systems software company measure the effects of its extensive geothermal exchange system on surrounding groundwater....
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