Tag: Research
SUNY Oswego announces new Great Lakes Research Institute – Great Lakes Commission
In New York state, SUNY Oswego has announced the formation of a new institute to promote a greater understanding and awareness of the Great Lakes.
UWM’s Neeskay research vessel studies the Great Lakes year-round – Great Lakes Commission
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences has made its mark on Great Lakes research as the only graduate school of freshwater sciences in
Researchers pioneer method to combat swimmer’s itch by relocating ducks | Great Lakes Echo
Jeff Stratton’s beloved Larks Lake left his feet and legs covered in hundreds of itchy red welts.
“It was horrible,” said Stratton, 68, “Crazy itchy. Crazy painful.”
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Community input sought for cleaned-up lakes, shorelines | Great Lakes Echo
It’s taken over 30 years and $80 million to restore Muskegon Lake and a few nearby smaller bodies of water.
Decades of pollution and rapid urbanization created ecological problems so severe that the lake was designated a “Great Lakes Area of Concern” by the U.S. and Canada in 1987.
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Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says | Great Lakes Echo
Like clockwork, Michigan’s Ford Lake and its downstream neighbor, Belleville Lake, turn bright green every summer due to harmful algal blooms.
The lakes, located near Ypsilanti in the southeast part of the state, have struggled for decades with phosphorus pollution that spurs algae growth.
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Nature has clues to solve environmental problems | Great Lakes Echo
Human engineering solves age-old problems each day.
But the natural environment has been engineering solutions to solve problems for thousands of years. People are catching on.
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Cuyahoga comeback: Remediation is working but it’s hard to measure | Great Lakes Echo
Fifty-five years after the Cuyahoga River last caught fire, its health continues to improve.
But determining what prevention and cleanup practices are most effective remains difficult.
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Kids’ voices will be priority at university’s new child research centre: Academic
A new children’s research institute coming to King’s University College promises to be different for one key reason, its co-leader says.
Police wrestle with emotional toll of growing new challenge: Cop-baiting
The tactic known as cop-baiting, when individuals film police officers and intentionally create confrontational situations to provoke a response, has become a common sight at protests in recent years.
Risks of cannabis use during pregnancy highlighted by Western study
Prenatal pot exposure disturbs a system integral to brain structure and function, Western University researchers say in a new study linking the drug to significant lasting effects on learning and memory in rats.