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 The H2O column: This month, read about turning Great Lakes wind into energy. (For past H2O columns from the Bay View Compass, click here.)  Wisconsin Public Radio's Gene Purcell talked with GLWI director Val Klump about the health of Lake Michigan and its beaches on Oct. 1. People of the Sturgeon, a book co-authored by GLWI scientist Fred Binkowski, chronicles the history of this ancient fish and the cultural traditions surrounding it. Click above for ordering information and author events. My Midwest, the inflight magazine of Midwest Airlines, features GLWI in its May/June issue in a story about Milwaukee's future as a water technology and research hub.  Clifford Mortimer, founder of the Center for Great Lakes Studies, was recently interviewed by WUWM's new Environmental News Producer, Susan Bence. The interview was broadcast on WUWM's Lake Effect on July 1st.  Graduate students conducting research at GLWI recently won awards in neurobiology, toxicology, and engineering. Marshfield High School from Wisconsin took top honors at this year's National Ocean Sciences Bowl. My Midwest, the inflight magazine of Midwest Airlines, named GLWI director Val Klump one of Milwaukee's innovators in its March/April issue.  GLWI donated 500 pounds of perch filets to the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee on Mar. 6. The yellow perch were raised in GLWI's indoor aquaculture center. Rudi Strickler, GLWI scientist, received the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography's John Martin Award in February. The award recognizes Strickler's landmark paper on copepod feeding.  Lake Sturgeon Bowl competitors dove into aquatic science at this year's marine and freshwater tournament. Milwaukee Magazine named GLWI scientist Rebecca Klaper one of Milwaukee's emerging leaders in its January issue. The Water Council of the Milwaukee 7, a regional collaborative organization, is working to establish the Milwaukee region as the global hub for freshwater research, economic development, and education. Several GLWI scientists are members of the council.  The Research Experience for Undgraduates (REU) program at GLWI's Center for Great Lakes Studies gives students an opportunity to immerse themselves in aquatic research. The Chicago Tribune recently followed GLWI researchers to the bottom of Lake Michigan during an outing to study the lake's rapidly shifting ecosystem. Click here for the July 30 article and video. In Search of the Lake Trout, a video produced by National Public Radio's Science Friday, follows GLWI scientist John Janssen and his research team as they search for baby trout at Lake Michigan's mid-lake reef. National Public Radio's Science Friday broadcast a live show about the Great Lakes from Milwaukee on May 16. GLWI scientists Val Klump and Rebecca Klaper were two of the show's guests.  Our Waters is an educational series about regional water issues, published by GLWI and UWM with support from the Brico Fund. Fact sheets in the series include: Great Lakes Compact Regional Water Supplies Diversions of Great Lakes Waters Beach Water Quality Learn more about Our Waters here.
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