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UW-Milwaukee-Freshwater Sciences Gets Major Grant for New Research Vessel

Authored by Niels R. Jensen
November 12, 2019

The School fo Freshwater Sciences (SFS) at the University of Wisconisn—Milwaukee has received a $10M grant towards the construction of a new 120-foot research vessel. It will replace the School's current 71-foot ship, which was built in 1953. The SFS is the only graduate school of freshwater science in the U.S., and has been a recipient of several grants for the Great Lakes Foundation. For more information about the new research vessel, please see https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2019/11/06/uwm-receives-10-million-…