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UWL students in Professor Laurie Harmon’s Environmental Interpretation course collaborate with local wildlife experts to develop digital interpretive signs highlighting Hintgen Island’s environment, history and biodiversity.

Lessons on the river Posted 1:07 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 Students, wildlife experts team up to create interpretative signs on Hintgen Island Read

UWL has joined the newly formed Corn Belt Ports Rural Logistics & Maritime Training & Education Consortium, leveraging its expertise in freshwater education to support the maritime workforce in the Midwest.

Taking the helm in water education Posted 9 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 UWL joins new consortium supporting Midwest's water workforce Read

Prairie Springs Environmental Leadership Awardee (instructor) Alysa Remsburg is a teacher in the Sustainability and Environmental Studies program. She is pictured by a white pine on The Hįnųkwas Tree Trail on campus. The tree species Ho-Chunk name is Waazí́xjį.

Savor and save Posted 8:21 a.m. Friday, April 17, 2026 UWL Prairie Springs Environmental Leadership Award winner blends appreciation and action Read

After earning his undergraduate degree in biology in 2020, Ben Patschull started working for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Earning his master’s degree 2025 led to a full time job as a DNR resource management specialist.

Frozen findings Posted 11:19 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Biology graduate studies fish winter behavior to inform habitat decisions Read

UWL has great resources to teach water-related courses with the Mississippi River and other waters not far from campus. Faculty regularly teach lab courses with field components that take advantage of the natural surroundings.

Bright futures in freshwater Posted 8:53 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 New course will expose students to water careers, tackling contamination issues with hands-on field and lab experience Read

One year after Ron and Jane Rada established the Rada Endowed Fellowships in River Studies, River Studies Center leaders Eric Strauss and Colin Belby are putting the gift to work — fueling innovation and expanding the program’s impact.

A lasting investment Posted 2:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Rada Endowed Fellowships strengthen UWL’s River Studies Center, support faculty leadership Read

Students in Colin Belby’s Geospatial Field Methods course (GEO 410) gained hands-on experience in hydrographic surveying through a unique partnership with J.F. Brennan.

Getting their feet wet Posted 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 UWL partners with J.F. Brennan, providing hands-on experience in hydrographic surveying Read

Trustee Carolyn Fleckenstein Scott holds the crushed champagne bottle after christening UWL's new, state-of-the-art watercraft, the Research Vessel Prairie Springs. The $500,000 vessel promises to transform freshwater education at UWL and beyond.

Ready to make waves Posted 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 UWL's new research vessel hits the water — with transformative potential in freshwater education Read

Interim Chancellor Betsy Morgan speaks to the campus community Thursday at a news conference announcing two major gifts in support of UWL's Microbiology Department and River Studies Center.

'Transformational' gifts Posted 3:22 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2024 Donations from McGinleys, Radas to support faculty in microbiology, river studies Read

UW-La Crosse is receiving more than $175,000 from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to support research, academics and youth programming on campus and in the community..

Freshwater funding Posted 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 Support from state’s Freshwater Collaborative boosts UWL projects Read

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