Green infrastructure helping cities manage more than water
Aging pipes and pollution runoff are big concerns in any city, and the cost to repair or replace old systems is very high. Often it means downtime for entire streets…
AIS project awarded inaugural ICMP grant
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Management Program, aimed at protecting and managing the state’s Lake Michigan shoreline, recently announced the recipients of an inaugural round of grant funding. …
Purdue turns the spotlight on one of IISG’s own
…the Great Lakes. Fish communities and populations—species numbers and their traits—change a great deal from year to year, he explains. Höök studies past, current and projected future conditions to examine…
Social scientist joins the IISG team
…M.S. in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. Her graduate work combined communication, collaborative conservation, and education to build the adaptive capacity and resilience…
Sara Paver looks back on her experiences as a Knauss Fellow
…career paths. I might consider coming back to NSF as a rotating program officer in the future. In the near term, I plan to return to an academic setting in…
Wisconsin teachers make the most of Sea Grant aquatic education opportunities
Real-world, hands-on activities are bringing Great Lakes science alive for a group of Wisconsin middle school students. Our friends at Wisconsin Sea Grant have the story. Two Wisconsin teachers have…
In the news: Climate Models Are Becoming Increasingly Accurate
…with capacities far beyond the average home computer. However, climate models are become ever more reliable thanks not only to greater computing power, but also to more extensive observation efforts…
In the News: Glitch delays carp wall opening
…barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was completed in the spring of 2006, but the Army Corps and the U.S. Coast Guard have been wrestling since then over…
In the news: New Illinois law helps prevent spread of AIS
As an amendment to the Boater Registration and Safety Act signed into law by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, aquatic plants and animals would need to be removed from seaplanes…