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Improving Infrastructure Flood Resilience of the Southern Lake Michigan Region with Fluid-Structure Interaction Model
April 27th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyMultiple Stressors in Aquatic Systems: Evaluating the Independent and Synergistic Effects of Microplastics and Chemical Contaminants on Fish at Critical Early Life Stages
April 27th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyCommunity Evacuation Preparedness and Planning with Alternative Fuel Vehicles Responsive to Flooding in Southern Lake Michigan
April 27th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyValuing Recreational Benefits of Great Lakes Areas of Concern Cleanup
April 27th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyInvestigating Chicago and Northshore REscue Skills and Swim to Survive: Community Utilization and Experience (I CAN RES3CUE)
February 15th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyMapping the Geology of Chicago’s Nearshore Region to Address Urban Beach Response to Climate and Lake-level Change
February 15th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyInvestigating the environmental and genetic cues for jellyfish blooms in the invasive freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbii)
February 15th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyMarine aquaponics for the Great Lakes region
February 15th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyRethinking STEM education: A university-community partnership to engage marginalized students in local conservation and antibiotic discovery
February 15th, 2022 by Carolyn FoleyRecent News
- Meet our Grad Student Scholars: Wei Wu
- Apply now for the 2027 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship
- Sea Grant Chats: Looking back on our AIS legacy as we move forward
- National Sea Grant welcomes 2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists
- IISG’s new year starts with a new research and reporting coordinator
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Since January, we’ve been busy helping students and educators dive deeper into hands‑on science! This winter, our team supported community engagement at the Step N2 STEM event, the Annual HASTI Conference, at Decatur Classical School, and at the Chicago River Student Congress.
Educators and students joined us to:
🔍 Explored macroinvertebrates up close
🌊 Learned about watersheds through an interactive game
🔬 Investigated plankton under a microscope
🦠 Engineered and raced plankton in the Great Plankton Race
#TeachingTuesday
Celebrate Earth Day with freshwater science and good conversation! Join Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, the Northwestern Center for Water, Loyola University researcher Tim Hoellein, and IISG’s Sarah Zack for Science Sips: Trash Talk about Chicago Waterways. Learn what research reveals about litter and trash in Lake Michigan and Chicago waterways and what we can do to help.
Plus, enjoy Great Lakes trivia games!
📅 April 22, 2026
⏰ 7–9 PM
📍 Sketchbook Brewing Company, Evanston Tap Room
Come curious and ready to test your Great Lakes knowledge!
Find us at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, March 27–29! We’re linking Subnautica with Great Lakes science through fun, hands‑on activities about food webs, invasive species, and aquaponics.
Come geek out with us!
🔗 in bio for event info
Coastal protection is not limited to concrete, rocks, and steel. Coastal protection solutions exist on a spectrum, ranging from softer “green” solutions to harder “gray” structures.
Nature-based coastal solutions fall between green and gray techniques, providing multiple benefits to people and habitats.
Our three-part video series, Nature-Based Coastal Solutions in the Great Lakes, is now available to watch. Learn how nature-based coastal solutions, including nature-driven and hybrid approaches, can protect shorelines while supporting ecosystems and communities.
Watch the 3-part video series at the link in bio.
(Photo credit: Liz Spitzer, Illinois State Geological Survey, Coastal Research Group)
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