Isa Meyer grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, but her family spends a week every summer in northern Wisconsin. When she started her search for colleges, she knew two things: she wanted to study forestry and she wanted to stay in Wisconsin. She discovered Northland College during family day trips to…
Transforming plastic into useful chemicals Combating pesky crustaceans and a method that could one day turn plastic into useful chemicals are two of the exciting discoveries headlining a statewide technology gathering in Eau Claire. The seventh annual Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium drew more than 150 researchers, entrepreneurs and students….
…presented at educational programs. “Gretchen learned that not only was she skilled at caring for various animals, but she was exuberant in overcoming specific challenges of the internship—effectively educating the public about zoo animals,” said Northland College Biology Professor Wendy Gorman. This past winter, Gretchen took a position at Country…
…day,” said Food Systems Manager Todd Rothe. “This is a great example of a student taking the initiative and with staff and faculty support making the planet a better place.” Pollinators like bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds and many others are responsible…
In celebration of Indigenous Cultures Awareness Month, Northland College will be hosting a series of events to promote understanding of Native American and indigenous culture. Events are free and open to the public. Click on the links for more information. March 3 Ojibwa Winter Games 1-6 p.m. Campus Mall March…
…public about the environment they live in. “Allowing visitors and students to understand this landscape is crucial,” Koski said. “One of the reasons we have so much environmental degradation is because people don’t understand —which leads them to not care.” The ravine is more than just pretty a part of…
In her undergrad days, Stephanie (Krohn) Schneider ‘03 studied natural resources but had little time for “frivolous electives” like Storytelling. Today, she realizes that organic chemistry is doing little to help sell the organically raised and pastured beef, pork, and lamb she and her husband, Andy Schneider, produce on their…
…I couldn’t hear any cars or people, and I saw the northern lights. You can’t have an experience like that anywhere else in the world, and the natural environment here continues to be a highlight every day. When the Board of Trustees almost unanimously voted to divest from fossil fuels,…
…are located roughly thirty miles from where we stand. The wind has picked up and the National Park Service boat may not be able to get to them tonight. “I tell them to pack extra clothes and food, just in case,” she says. Johnson is one of the hardest-working professors…
…records. He now gets paid to track weather at the National Weather Service in Duluth, along with colleagues and fellow Northland alums Kevin Huyck ’03 and William Mokry ’12. Wolfe is responsible for developing a piece of software called the Enhanced Data Display, or EDD, which is being used in…
