…science via fly fishing? A. In many ways, you could say science found me via fishing. When I was in high school, I never had any intention of going into science. I always loved to fish, but in college I worked for one of my professors studying trout streams near…
Northland College Geoscience Professor Tom Fitz did not set out to become the key researcher of asbestos-like fibers in the Penokee Hills, the site of a proposed mine. In the absence of thorough scientific inquiry, he stepped in. Literally. In the last few years, he has walked nearly every inch…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute will host its second annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference November 9-10. The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference is a symposium for educators, including public librarians, teachers, child care providers, parents, and college students enrolled in fields related to education. Held…
Northland College will be honoring the professional excellence of Ashland Middle School teacher Aaron Corcoran and Lake Superior Intermediate School teacher Rachel Penner at the fifth annual Recognition of Outstanding Early Career Educators and Pre-Service Educator Mentors award ceremony. Both educators will be guests at the awards tea sponsored by…
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…
Northland College student Liz Downey biked 1,287 miles through wind, rain, sleet and snow around Lake Superior in May—and earned six credits for her efforts, a fitting finale to her college career. Downey first circled Lake Superior in a van with sixteen classmates during May term her freshman and sophomore…
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…
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…
