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January 5th, 2025 by Carolyn FoleyRecent News
- Tomas Höök signing off as Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant director this summer
- Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant welcomes Stuart Carlton as the program’s new director
- Four Illinois and Indiana educators will set sail on Lake Michigan aboard EPA’s research ship
- Join IISG as a new pollution prevention outreach assistant
- Beach season means it’s time for lifesaving Lake Michigan water safety resources
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As the sun sets on the 2025 Shipboard Science Immersion aboard the R/V Lake Guardian, we celebrate 15 incredible educators who immersed themselves in Great Lakes science alongside scientists from the @epa_greatlakes, @uwmilwaukee, and @purduefnr. These educators return home not only with new knowledge but also with support to incorporate hands-on, experiential learning and stewardship in their own classrooms and other learning environments.
This week-long experience was conducted in partnership with the EPA, @noaa.SeaGrant, and with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Hosts for the Lake Michigan immersion are the Center for Great Lakes Literacy partners, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, and @uwiscseagrant.

Shipboard Science Immersion educators are diving into scientific sampling alongside Dr. Paris Collingsworth, processing samples from Green Bay to study how larval fish and zooplankton communities shift from nearshore to offshore in Lake Michigan.
Back in the lab, with @purduefnr graduate student Anna Hill, the educators are sorting benthic samples, identifying the organisms collected. The relatively large quagga mussels are easy to spot!
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#greatlakes #lakemichigan

Shipboard Science Immersion educators stepped off the ship and onto beautiful Beaver Island for a hands-on day at @cmichbiology Biological Field Station, hosted by the amazing Dr. Kevin Pangle!
From seining for fish and towing a plankton net to testing water quality with a multiparameter sonde, educators practiced aquatic science techniques that can translate to shoreside learning within their educational programming. The day wrapped with a scenic dune hike — science and nature at its best!
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The Shipboard Science Immersion educators worked together to simulate sonar mapping and uncover the secrets of a mystery seabed, just like real underwater archaeologists!
This hands-on lesson mirrors the work of Dr. Ashley Lemke from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee who studies paleo landscapes below Lake Michigan by collecting sonar data from lakebeds. Experiences like these can be shared with youth to spark curiosity and connect them to real-world science in action.
#LakeMichigan #GreatLakes

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