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CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY | ACADEMIC | RESEARCH | CURRENT STUDENTS

March 4, 2020

Sixteen students participate in Quick Pitch competition

WiSys-sponsored event attracts largest number of participants to date at UW-Superior

February 18, 2020

UW-Superior to host seventh annual Seussville Family Fun Night

February 12, 2020

St. Louis River Summit celebrates 10 years of collaboration

The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve is holding its annual St. Louis River Summit March 3-4 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

February 5, 2020

Wisconsin Sea Grant to provide over $5.8 million for Great Lakes research, education and outreach

Fund will include a STEM education project taking place in the area and a research project at UW-Superior

December 12, 2019

UW-Superior Foundation receives $1 million gift to launch LSRI’s floating superior classroom

LSRI hopes to recreate the rich and successful L.L. Smith Jr. (LL Smith) on-the-water programs it conducted from 1978 to 2012

November 14, 2019

Economics students participate in Wisconsin Economics Association annual meeting

November 6, 2019

UW-Superior student researchers present at Fall 2019 REIF Breakfast

October 10, 2019

UW System Board of Regents approves resolution recognizing UW-Superior freshwater research

Lake Superior Research Institute helping Wisconsin become Silicon Valley of Water

LAKE SUPERIOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE | RESEARCH

August 6, 2019

Congressman Stauber’s Director of Grants and Projects visits LSRI’s new ballast water testing facility

August 5, 2019

UW-Superior hosting free tours of new testing facility

Tours will leave the main area at 1:30, 2, and 2:30 p.m.

LAKE SUPERIOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE | RESEARCH

July 19, 2019

LSRI staff and students collect organisms for testing by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Study will help establish clean-up goals for the St. Louis River.

July 12, 2019

UWS professor conducts research on Lake Erie aboard EPA’s Lake Guardian Research Vessel

Lorena Rios Mendoza worked alongside middle and high school teachers to share field and lab research techniques that they can take back to their classrooms.

June 4, 2019

UWS and UMD professors collaborate on Minnesota Historical Society grant

April 11, 2019

Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research

LAKE SUPERIOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE | ACADEMIC | RESEARCH

April 5, 2019

Lake Superior Research Institute Director Advocates in Washington D.C. for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding

March 7, 2019

UW-Superior professor and retired staff member develop device to address centuries-old problem for beekeepers

Beehive Wind Shield is the first invention from UW-Superior for which WiSys has pursued patent protection.

February 11, 2019

Researching Retail

Two UW-Superior Students Help Superior Identify its Retail Future

HUMAN BEHAVIOR, JUSTICE AND DIVERSITY DEPARTMENT | EVENTS | RESEARCH | CURRENT STUDENTS

October 31, 2018

UW-Superior students attend MidBrain Conference

The MidBrain Conference is an eye-opening event for students interested in neuroscience

October 18, 2018

Students present their research findings at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

Twenty-one students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship presented an impressive array of original research through poster and oral presentations.

September 28, 2018

Tanzeem Ali and UWS Faculty Develop Environmental Education Resource Book

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | ACADEMIC | RESEARCH | FACULTY/STAFF

July 31, 2018

Regional teachers learn from the watershed

Teachers are participating in the Rivers2Lake Summer Institute from July 31-August 3

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | ACADEMIC | RESEARCH | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | CURRENT STUDENTS

July 17, 2018

New study concludes mentoring helps teachers in environmental education

A mentor may offer the support needed to reduce barriers to outdoor and environmental learning

LAKE SUPERIOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | RESEARCH | ALL STUDENTS | COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS

July 10, 2018

Lake Superior Research Institute launches new study to document levels of fluoride, metals in groundwater

A $55,626 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Groundwater Coordinating Council makes the project possible.

June 11, 2018

A new kind of ‘beer sampling’

Lake Superior Research Institute tests water for Earth Rider Brewery, gives UW-Superior student invaluable experience

LAKE SUPERIOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | RESEARCH | CURRENT STUDENTS

June 11, 2018

Lake Superior Research Institute to conduct beach monitoring

LSRI will monitor Lake Superior beaches for the presence of E. coli

June 6, 2018

Casting a wide net

Mara Duke’s undergraduate experience at UW-Superior opened a world of opportunity

LAKE SUPERIOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | RESEARCH | ALL STUDENTS | COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS

May 31, 2018

Study on ballast water from U.S. and Canadian lakers

The study documented five species of non-indigenous zooplankton not yet established in western Lake Superior in laker ballast water discharged there

May 17, 2018

From Cameroon to Superior, Maryelle Nyeck finds her path

Nyeck embarked on an adventure sparked by her aunt and cousins, all of whom are UW-Superior alumni

May 14, 2018

Microplastics are WHERE?

Education and communication are the keys to engaging the public about plastic pollution and promoting positive change in habitual usage

May 8, 2018

Legal Studies and Criminal Justice program celebrates academic year achievements

Students received awards and recognition for their outstanding academic and service work

MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT | AWARDS AND RECOGNITION | RESEARCH | FACULTY/STAFF

May 3, 2018

UW-Superior professor awarded WiSys grant

The goal of Dr. Serguei Bezroukov’s project is to help schools adopt new technology

April 30, 2018

Pinnow named Midwestern Psychological Association Fellow

Fellow status is the highest honor an MPA member can earn, requiring evidence of significant contributions to the discipline of psychology and/or service to MPA

April 18, 2018

The science of success

Two UW-Superior students find success as co-presidents of Science Fest and beyond

April 10, 2018

UW-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute receives prestigious award

This is the first non-instructional academic staff program at UW-Superior to receive the award

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT | RESEARCH | ALL STUDENTS | COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS

April 2, 2018

Sea Grant helps City of Superior clean up zoning code 'monster'

A process beginning this summer, led by Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Julia Noordyk, will review and update city codes and ordinances to reduce stormwater pollution

CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY | NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | ACADEMIC | RESEARCH | CURRENT STUDENTS

March 29, 2018

Wisconsin Sea Grant announces $2.8 million to fund Great Lakes research

Fund includes a project at UW-Superior to mentor teachers to integrate Great Lakes literacy into their curriculum

CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION | HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT | EVENTS | RESEARCH | CURRENT STUDENTS

March 13, 2018

UW-Superior to host Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies Conference

This conference will focus on innovative evidence-based approaches to reducing the effects of obesity

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | EVENTS | RESEARCH | ALL STUDENTS | COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS

March 2, 2018

St. Louis River Summit gets in a ‘Blue’ state of mind

The theme for this year is ‘Reflecting on the Blue Mind and a Blue Economy'