…northern Manitoba, studying the effect of snow goose overpopulation on nesting birds. It also made me an amateur birder, which is a gift that reconnects me to the natural world around me daily. My roommate Debbie (Brooks) Wolfe ’98 and I appreciated Professor Lee Merrill’s wry humor and honest critiques…
…to monitor loons, to hear what’s new in the world of loon research, and to meet other loon enthusiasts. Throughout summer, Loon Rangers watch loons on a lake where they live, vacation, or visit often. They record when loons arrive, if they nested, how many chicks were produced, and any…
Jon McLaughlin ‘01 joined the USA Men’s Whitewater Raft Team-Masters Division in July 2017 and in October placed eighth in the 2017 IRF World Whitewater Rafting Championships in Japan. The team is currently training for the US National Championships that will be held on the Gauley and new rivers in…
…of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. AEI launched its study in mid-December with a two-day tour of campus and meetings with community and campus groups. “Just as world leaders are meeting in Geneva to address climate change on a global scale, so too are leaders at colleges and universities across…
In 2014, Matthew Cooper had what many newly minted faculty scientists dream of: his own laboratory and a generous start-up package at a public research university. Then he heard about an opening at a liberal-arts college in rural northern Wisconsin and decided to give it all up. Today, Cooper is…
