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Great Lakes Research Institute hires five faculty members in effort to ‘maintain leadership reputation’ The Great Lakes Research Institute has several new changes including the hiring of five faculty members and course expansion...
Lake Superior Research Facility Arrives in the Twin Ports The Twin Ports is now home to a unique research facility, studying the water flows into Lake Superior. It's expected to...
New GLIER director has lots of fish stories WINDSOR, Ont. -- Dan Heath was in a dumpy hotel in "middle-of-nowhere" Saskatchewan watching a shark documentary...
Twin Ports researchers get five-year contract to study Great Lakes environmental issues A Twin Ports research institute will study environmental issues facing shipping and Great Lakes marine transportation under...
GVSU wind buoy performing well on Lake Michigan after rough-water weekend MUSKEGON — Lake Michigan waters provided Grand Valley State University's wind assessment buoy a challenging...
What’s in your gasoline? LAKE WYLIE -- It was an expected problem for boaters, and now it’s confirmed. The U.S. Department of Energy last week...
Share| A Great Lakes Invader is Doing Some Good When University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor John Jannssen found a round goby in Calumet Harbor in 1994, he feared the...
Scientists looking for buried ancient river Scientists from the Ontario Geological Survey are using gravity detection devices to hunt for a buried ancient river system...
Find a GLASS ship Ninety-four thousand square miles of Great Lakes water are these vessels’ playground. But this isn’t a game of...
Virtual caribou help scientists unearth Lake Huron's secrets On a computer, Bob Reynolds watches caribou run across a wilderness of spruce and lagoons on the edge of Lake Huron. A few...
Study examines fishing tournaments' toll on Lake Champlain Scientists this summer will study the toll that fishing tournaments are taking on Lake Champlain. The Lake Champlain...
EPA Plans To Examine Every Aspect Of Hydraulic Fracturing The EPA has proposed examining every aspect of hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to waste disposal, according to...
BGSU researchers study beneficial winter algae PORT CLINTON -- When Mike McKay noticed pockets of brown water as a Canadian Coast Guard cutter broke through Lake Erie ice...
Last voyage of the Barney Devine The Barney Devine’s final voyage was bittersweet. The plucky 74-year-old research vessel, owned by the Wisconsin...
Study looks to correct 'sad history of invasives' By 2015, a regional study will determine the necessary action needed to keep many invasive species from inhabiting the Great...
Building a better fish ladder He had never seen a sturgeon, but Jason Thiem left his home in Australia to move to Carleton University as Canada's...
School of Freshwater Sciences gets $2.6 million The School of Freshwater Science (SFS) obtained a financial boost and a new timeline for its expected construction. Last...
Water think tank gets grant A Milwaukee philanthropist is giving $2.6 million to launch a water policy think tank at the University of Wisconsin-...
Gut wrencher: Researchers seek magic bullet to control mussels Scientists have identified a new weapon to ward off two troublesome Great Lakes invaders: A bacterium strain that destroys...
Lake Erie hypoxic zone doesn't affect all fish the same, study finds WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Large hypoxic zones low in oxygen long have been thought to have negative influences on aquatic life...
Groups study Great Lakes, river separation TRAVERSE CITY — Groups representing Great Lakes states and cities kicked off a study Tuesday on how best to sever ties...
DNA water test for Asian carp endorsed The cutting-edge "environmental" DNA sampling method that sparked a multistate lawsuit to force lock closures on...
Scientists defend Asian carp research methods TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Scientists have published a paper defending their contention that DNA evidence shows Asian...
Blood-sucking fish feed on whales Blood-sucking sea lampreys feed on prey as big as minke whales, according to new research. Scientists studying whales in...
NOAA starts 2011 surveying season National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ships and independent contractors are preparing for the nation's 177th...
Oshkosh gets $1.1 million to help save Great Lakes The United States Environmental Protection Agency has awarded UW Oshkosh four competitive peer grants totaling $1.1 million...
$25M study of invasive species suggested CHICAGO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan to study how to prevent invasive species — including the...
Buffalo State center gets $1.7 million in grants Three grants totaling $1.7 million have been awarded to Buffalo State College’s Great Lakes Center to research Lake...
Marrone Bio gets $500K National Science Foundation grant Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. of Davis has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to commercialize green...
UM, MSU to create center to study climate of Great Lakes The University of Michigan and Michigan State University announced today a joint effort to study how climate change is...
'MET' TOWER GOES UP IN CAPE CAPE VINCENT — A new meteorological tower put up here last week will share real-time wind-speed data online. St....
Invasive species research ahead SOUTH BEND — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $2.5 million to the University of Notre...
Enbridge preparing to test oil pipeline as months of cleanup and monitoring from spill remain KALAMAZOO, MI — Enbridge Inc. says it’s preparing to test a pipeline that ruptured last month and poured an...
Boaters will be asked to help pay for Muskegon Lake research MUSKEGON, MI -- Recreational boaters using Muskegon Lake through the city of Muskegon launch ramps will be asked to help...
EPA christens new research vessel in Duluth U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials on Friday christened their Lake Superior research vessel, the Lake Explorer...
Wind power is measured Scientists at Savannah River National Laboratory are part of a key step in the quest to harness offshore wind energy along...
Great Lakes Research Center: An Investment in the State, the Nation and the World's Freshwater Resources Glenn D. Mroz, the president of Michigan Technological University, was vacationing on his boat in Lake Superior a couple...
Great Lakes leaders plan study of anti-carp measures Great Lakes governors and mayors - including Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley - are banding together...
MTU researchers place weather buoys in lake HOUGHTON, MI -- A collaborative research team from Michigan Tech is taking a 1.4 million dollar grant to the waters of Lake...
NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Host Live Webcasts Armchair archeologists across the globe can experience the thrill and excitement of undersea exploration during a series of...
Fed grant supports GVSU/U-M wind study MUSKEGON, MI — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $1.4 million grant to Grand Valley State University's...
School of Freshwater Sciences on two sites The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has joined forces with the city of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Water Council to...
Algae: Simple seaweed or major fuel source?   TOLEDO, OHIO - Algae is often considered to be unwanted residue found at the bottom of rivers, lakes, and ponds....
Robot submarine patrols Lake Michigan for climate-change study Researchers at Purdue University are using this robotic submarine and other specialized tools in Lake Michigan to gather...
UWS project will monitor South Shore ecology The Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior will get $971,714 from the Environmental...
Lake Superior Research Institute: Finalist for Grant The University of Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute is a finalist for $971,714 in federal funding to...
Great Lakes Bioenergy Center gets $50 million Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin have received $50 million in funding for the Great Lakes Bioenergy...
UWM to announce split water school plan University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials are set to announce Thursday that the new School of Freshwater Sciences will...
Turbine tower up at Vantage Point In the summer, the dozens of flags on top of Port Huron's Great Lakes Maritime Center flap in the ample wind of Vantage...
Great Lakes commission program enlisting fishermen to gather sea lamprey data Michigan Sea Grant educators are working with charter boat associations, angler groups and other agencies to enlist...

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