Tag: Environmental Science
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Alumni spotlight: Richard Kendrick enjoys first week (and every day) of school
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It’s the first week of school and UW-Green Bay alumnus Richard Kendrick ’08 is excited… When the students return from summer break to Madison Area Technical College, Kendricks’ day kicks into high gear. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. Kendrick is a mathematics instructor, math adviser and a member of the honors faculty…
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Campus mourns passing of Prof. Emeritus ‘Joe’ Moran
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UW-Green Bay learned of the passing of award-winning faculty member Joseph Moran (Natural and Applied Sciences). Services are Monday. According to the obituary, Moran, 74, died peacefully Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Angel’s Touch Assisted Living in Ledgeview. He began teaching at UW-Green Bay in 1969 as an instructor of meteorology in the College of…
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UW-Green Bay hosts Conservation Partners Roundtable, April 19
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Conservation Partners Roundtable at UW-Green Bay on Thursday, April 19 discussed wildlife, wetlands and the weather. Fox 11 had the story. The experts who attended were particularly concerned about this spring’s migration due to Blizzard Evelyn. Gary Van Vreede, U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Biologist explained, “A lot of the species have come back. And…
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Alumnus Douglas McLaughlin named UW-Green Bay’s ‘Earth Caretaker’ for 2018
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) will award the ninth annual Earth Caretaker Award to UW-Green Bay alumnus Douglas McLaughlin, Ph.D. McLaughlin received two degrees from UW-Green Bay — his bachelor’s degree in 1983 in Science and Environmental Change (emphasis in Biological Resources Management) and a Master’s of Environmental Science…
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Leucistic turkey an unusual sighting — Prof. Howe comments
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Iron Mountain residents (or there-a-bouts) have had an unusual visitor this winter. A white turkey. The bird is not an albino, but has a condition noted as leucism — documented in a wide number of birds, from penguins in the Antarctic to barnacle geese in Norway. See photos. “But it seems to turn up more…
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Campus informed of the passing of philanthropic supporter Imogene Johnson
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Imogene Johnson, widow of Samuel Johnson, passed on March 3, 2018. She and her late husband were community-minded and philanthropic and are the donors for the Herbert Fisk Johnson Endowed Scholarship for Excellence and the Herbert Fisk Johnson Professorship in Environmental Studies (currently held by Prof. Amy Wolf) in honor of Samuel’s late father. See…
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Registration now open for 2018 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup
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Registration for the annual Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup is now open. The event is on Saturday, April 21, 2018, and the goal is to register 1,000 or more volunteers. Reclaim our waters, support the community, and join the fun. Register here.
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Professors Currier and Forsythe teach ‘magmatic intrusions’
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UW-Green Bay is known for its applied research and hands-on opportunities. The Capstone in Environmental Science Class provides both. The class is creating scaled-down magmatic intrusions in the laboratory. “Magmas (basically molten rock) are generated at depth in the Earth, and can be transported through the crust via magma-filled cracks (dikes),” Currier explains. “Magmatic dikes…
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Reminder: ‘Searching for Sustainability’ shown on campus, Feb. 13
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A fascinating documentary, Searching for Sustainability will be shown on campus, Feb. 13, 2018 at 6 p.m. in Phoenix Rooms B and C of the University Union. An Eventbrite page is being created to help determine an accurate seat count. The event is free. UW-Green Bay Prof. Kevin Fermanich (NAS) and Associate Prof. Debra Pearson (Human…
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Foxconn water usage? Environmentalists watch closely
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What does Foxconn’s water usage mean for Lake Michigan? UW-Green Bay Prof. Kevin Fermanich (NAS) and others will be watching closely. He spoke with WBAY-TV about it. “I think the moral of the story is, humans have a big impact on our system, in the water system, and we have to be thoughtful about how…