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Portrait of Northland College student Travis Sherlin

Travis Sherlin: Healthy Addiction for Exploration

…office working on the ten-year update for the Ashland County Comprehensive City Plan, with plans to graduate this winter with a degree in sustainable community development. He takes his experiences with him in every aspect of his busy days, drawing on moments during his Social Justice Education Semester in Tucson…

Northland College graduate Olivia Anderson runs tests at the Burke Center lab

Summer Ideal Time for Gaining Professional Experience

Olivia Anderson, 2018 Graduate

…test beach water and help inform the City of Ashland of any beach advisories or closings. Longer term I am also interested in pursuing semester-long programs focused on sustainable design as well as Geographic Information Systems, and eventually, work in the realm of sustainable design in a way that incorporates…

Snapping turtle

Researchers find heavy metals in Michigan turtles

MICHIGAN RADIO

A recent study published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessments finds turtles are getting doses of heavy metals such as lead and copper. Matt Cooper is one of the co-authors of this study. He’s a research scientist at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. Cooper joined us on Stateside to talk about…

President Karl Solibakke stands on a bridge in a blue blazer and tie.

It Takes A Community

Gratitude for Our Surrounding Region

Northland College student Gretchen Hamernik-Winters dogsledding as part of internship.

Working with Animals

Ashland, the one-on-one opportunities with professors, and the potential for traveling abroad to study. The Wisconsin Tuition Grant played a critical role in her decision. “Financially, I never thought I could attend a private college—until I realized that with grants and scholarships, it was possible,” Gretchen said. Doctorate programs require…

Northland College student in garden

Nonprofit Partner for Student Internship

Compatible Technology International (CTI), a global non-profit based in St. Paul, MN recently raised $30,000 to start a partnership and internship for students at Northland College in Ashland, Wis. Both institutions initiated the partnership as a way to honor former CTI Executive Director Malcolm McLean, who served CTI from 1991-1995…

Northland Bird Netting

ADP: NC conservation project selected to receive grant

Sara m. Chase, Ashland Daily Press Northland College’s research project—Wild Madeline: Assessing the Wildlife Presence and Abundance of Madeline Island—was one of 30 applicants to receive grant funding from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin through the 2016 C.D. Besadny Conservation Grant Program. Wild Madeline project lead and Northland College…