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Lake Superior near Madeline Island

Great Lakes Echo: Great Lakes experts push for restoration funding after election

…the program. The day-long conversation on Madeline Island, Wisconsin, resulted in 12 conclusions to inform policy under a new presidential administration and Congress. “We’re increasingly understanding that investing in clean, fresh water is a priority for public health, ecosystem health, the economy and a lot more,” Cameron Davis, senior adviser…

SONWA Winners 2017

Honeybees and a trailblazing scientist top the 2017 SONWA book awards

…Wolf Project has brought many of these charismatic creatures into the public eye, making their triumphs and tragedies a matter of national interest. In his book American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West, Nate Blakesdale tells the story of the Yellowstone wolves, crafting a riveting…

Bird on a barb fence

Ornithologist Susan Haig pioneering voice for birds on the brink

…fifteen years. She continues her research on the species to this day. As a Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow, she designed the genetic breeding program for the Guam rails and Micronesian kingfisher that had just gone extinct in the wild but were being held at the National Zoo and other institutions. “The…

Alpha sigma women of 1968

Standing on the Right Side of History

…the Delta Zeta women all wearing navy blue dresses and matching jackets. “It impressed us to no end, and our welcome to the event appeared to be genuine.” One of the conditions of belonging to a national chapter was that all new recruits had to be approved by the national

Northland College graduate Matthew Koszuta

Koszuta ’18 Heads to OSU

Researching Orographic Precipitation

…search visited for a day over the summer and I completed my application on the only publicly-accessible computer at the camp within weeks. Q. Best experience? After my junior year, I completed a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Climate Science at Penn State. These competitive positions offer…

Paulette Moore with her camera

Moore Takes Standing Rock Doc on 3-City East Coast Tour

…independent community-based films. Schedule of Tour (click on links for details) Wednesday, March 8 The Lookout Washington D.C. 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Native American Lifelines of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 10 Burchfield Penney Art Center Buffalo, New York 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11 Burchfield Penney Art…

Tulips outside of Ponzio Campus Center

2018 Honors Day Awards Recipients

Alpha Chi National Honor Society Inductees Maxwell Beal Jason Bricco Lorrie Guski Kira Immordino Jane Kittaka Jessica Schultz Tess Stephens Camille Thelander Emerson Ziehr Achievement Awards Bethel Sophomore Award Taylor Wittman Arthur J. Ingold Jr. – Julia R. Gilman Junior Award Jenise Swartley Wallace C. Hitchcock Memorial Award Jane Dahlgren…

Peter Annin at beach

Openings Available for Water Wars Course

public. Like the book, the course will delve into the history of political maneuvers and water diversion schemes that have proposed sending Great Lakes water everywhere from Akron to Arizona. Using a case study approach that examines these various water projects — past, present and proposed — the course culminates…

Northland College alums, Mark and Bronte Gross sail on Lake Superior

Smooth Sailing

First Person

…in your eyeballs. The president said he approved me because of my sailing experience and included me on sailing trips with his financial advisor’s customers. I am still a part of that group today. Today, every day, my company, Formacoat LLC., works with sodium hyaluronate as a medical device coating….