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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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Growing sustainable agriculture Posted 2:48 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023 WiSys-led partnership including UWL wins $1 million NSF grant to lead in sustainable ag Read

The Research Vessel Prairie Springs — a 32-foot, state-of-the-art, aluminum vessel supporting UW-La Crosse's River Studies Center — is expected to be completed this summer. Construction of the vessel is funded through a nearly $500,000 gift from Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust to the La Crosse Community Foundation.

Making waves Posted 8:03 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 UWL research vessel could hit the water later this year Read

Ryan Sands, a 2015 UWL graduate, says the new partnership of his alma mater with his employer J.F. Brennan Company will help students receive specific skills making them job-ready. “This should build networking with local employers and provide training on potential career fields for future students,” says Sands.

Powerful partners Posted 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 UWL, Brennan agreement strengthens college experience Read

A rendering of Research Vessel Prairie Springs that will equip the River Studies Center. The earliest possible delivery date for the new research vessel would be July 2023.

Water power Posted 9:59 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022 Research partnership gets students on the Mississippi using future workforce technology Read

The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin is granting UW-La Crosse $88,600 in 2022 to develop water-based courses and a river adventure camp for students considering college.

Statewide grants Posted 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2022 UWL receives $88,600 from Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to train next generation of water scientists Read

Shayla Michel, a master's biology student at UW-La Crosse, took first place in this year’s 3 Minute Grad Project event. Her research explores how an insecticide commonly used in agriculture is affecting zebrafish and fathead minnows.

Science in a snap Posted 10:13 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Shayla Michel’s pithy presentation earns top honor Read

UW-La Crosse grad student Courtney Baker investigates microplastics in the Mississippi River in this 2019 photo. Through the Freshwater Collaborative, UWL students and faculty will continue to be global leaders in freshwater science and critical aquatic issues.

River research Posted noon Tuesday, March 2, 2021 UWL, UW campuses aim to be global leaders in freshwater science Read

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