By Sean Devlin ’15 Northland College student Kaitlyn Windschitl was accepted into the McNair Scholar’s Program in November to fund her research project on the burbot (Lota lota), sometimes referred to a seelpout, lawyers, or even the poor man’s lobster. In May 2016 she will become the first member of…
In college, Simeon Rossi ’09 brewed beer and experimented with coffee liqueur but he never expected to make a career of it. He studied natural resources and pursued a profession in conservation biology. He reintroduced pine marten in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, studied freshwater mussels in the Boundary Waters, restored…
Some 109 middle school students from northern Wisconsin school attended a STEM Career Day at Northland College and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Monday, April 3. Six sessions were held regarding geology, renewable energy, bats, forestry, plastics, and in the session pictured above, Northland College Assistant Professor of Biology Alissa Hulstrand…
Citizen Science Northland College student Michaela Fisher led a monarch-tagging program this summer at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (NGLVC). “The events featured plenty of opportunities for visitors to learn about ways they can help monarch populations,” Fisher said. During two Saturday afternoons in August and September, visitors used…
The American Sports Builders Association announced this week that the Northland College Ponzio Stadium has been named as one of the best single field facilities in country. The ASBA recognizes and promotes excellence in sports facility design and construction throughout the United States and will vote on the top facility…
By Marie Zhuikov, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Wisconsin Sea Grant undergraduate student, Joe Fitzgerald, has spent the past two years working with Northland College Professor Randy Lehr collecting plankton. The collection is for Lehr’s research project on the Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior. Students in the center where Fitzgerald…
Circumnavigating Lake Superior is such a uniquely Northland College student experience. In addition to the Superior Connections program that includes a May trip around the lake, there are Northlanders who go on their own by kayak, bike, and even on foot. There’s no official ledger of Northlanders who have traveled…
Northland College and the Chequamegon Bay Area Arts Council are teaming up again to host the 2015 Small Works exhibition and auction to be held at the Dexter Library on the campus November 10 through December 4. A closing reception will be held on December 4, 5 p.m. – 7:30…
