Our collaboration with @shedd_aquarium was recently featured in a news article by @wttwchicago! The article discusses concerns raised by scientists, including how the St. Paddy’s Day dye in the Chicago River might impact fish and their behavior. It’s a timely conversation about how environmental factors, like dye, can affect our local ecosystems.

Check out the full story to learn more about the ongoing research and its implications for the health of our river and fish at the link in bio.

Image 1: c/o Tzido / iStock
Image 2: c/o Shedd Aquarium
Image 3: Shedd Aquarium

Meet IISG grad student scholar, Haribansha Timalsina! Haribansha is a third-year Ph.D. student in Agricultural and Biological Engineering in @uofigrainger, under the guidance of Rabin Bhattarai in the Water Quality Lab.

His research focuses on optimizing nature-based practices to mitigate non-point source nutrient pollution to improve water quality in the Great Lakes region and Mississippi River Basin.

The funding from IISG supports broadening the scope of his research work on designing, experimenting, and scaling up the combined strategy for mitigating dual nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from agricultural watersheds.

Learn more about his research at the link in bio.