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Great Lakes Officials Scale Back Waukesha Water Diversion Plan

April 25, 2016

REBECCA KRUTH, Michigan Radio Representatives from the Great Lakes and Canada met last week to consider a Wisconsin city’s request to pump water from Lake Michigan. The groundwater in Waukesha is contaminated with radium, so the city wants to draw about 10 million gallons of water from Lake Michigan daily….

student with water samples

Brainstorming Beach Warnings

October 22, 2015

Three years ago, the City of Ashland collaborated with Northland College to have researchers and students collect water samples, test for E. coli at city beaches, and post advisories when necessary. But one year into the project, said Professor Randy Lehr, researchers noted that the science alone was not enough….

Northland College alum Halee Kirkwood holds books inside bookstore.

Where the Love Is

Halee Kirkwood '15 connects community through literature.

October 19, 2021

Alaina Kuhlman ’22

A RARE Opportunity

AmeriCorps experience gives Northland grad the chance to service rural Oregon’s renewable energy needs.

By Alaina Kuhlman ’22
July 12, 2023

Flying squirrel at bird feeder fluorescing pink under UV light. Photo taken by Jon Martin, professor of forestry at Northland College.

Flying Squirrels That Glow Pink in the Dark

While ultraviolet fluorescence is common in birds, butterflies and sea creatures, scientists haven’t often observed it in mammals.

By Veronique Greenwood, New York Times
February 1, 2019