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Annin on Waukesha

Michigan Radio

Waukesha, Wisconsin has a contaminated groundwater supply and wants to take water from Lake Michigan, but it’s not that easy. Peter Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, and…  Read More

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$3.9M Awarded to Fund Great Lakes Research

By Raeanna Marnati, Fox 21 News The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute announced a $3.9 million grant that will fund 19 Great Lakes research, education and outreach projects, including two…  Read More

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WritersRead to Air on WPR Feb. 29 & Mar 7

Wisconsin Public Radio will broadcast selections of people’s stories on the theme of transformation. The sixth annual “Writers Read” event was coordinated by writer Julie Buckles at Northland College in partnership with…  Read More

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8 Great Sustainable Student Initiatives

For the last fifteen years, REFund, a student-administered grant program, has funded a long list of pretty cool projects designed to enhance sustainability and increase energy efficiency on campus. Northland…  Read More

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Lehr Speaks at UMD

By Marie Zhuikov, Wisconsin Sea Grant February 15, 2016 Wisconsin Sea Grant Researcher and Northland College Professor, Randy Lehr, was in Duluth on Feb. 2, speaking about his climate change research…  Read More

Portrait of Niina Baum & her two dogs

A Musher's Life: 1 Min Video

Business student Niina Baum competed sportsmen’s class at the Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race last weekend. Saturday and Sunday she took her team of six for two twenty-mile runs. She’s been…  Read More

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A Winning Business Idea

A late night meal made from local ingredients is hard to find in Ashland, or anywhere in small town America, really. Northland College business senior Jesse DiLillo and junior Matt…  Read More

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Filmmaking to Impassion, Teach

In her first year at Northland, natural resources student Marissa Olsen enrolled in a film class, that provided a meaningful vehicle for sharing and interpreting her science classes. For her, film bridged the…  Read More