Back in April, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund and gave a …
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Summer Fellowship Recap: Ellie Carrothers
This spring, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund and gave a …
Summer Fellowship Recap: Emily Ledin
Back in April, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund and gave …
Support Our Students during “Day of the Badger” 2025!
Dear Alumni, Colleagues, Neighbors and Friends, Like so many research centers around the country, we find ourselves in uncharted waters. Federal funding that we rely upon to fulfill our mission is suddenly an uncertain proposition. …
Unthreading the Mussel Mystery: Part 2
by Madelyn Anderson – Our last post introduced a collaborative project here at Haler Lab that is focusing on an invasive species called the zebra mussel. Led by Tyler Butts, the project is taking place …
Small Ponds, Big Impacts: CFL Researchers Explore Urban Ponds to Better Understand Human Influence
by Madelyn Anderson – Fieldwork comes in many forms. Some researchers spend their days wading through Wisconsin’s wetlands, looking for bugs in local rivers, and boating through Lake Mendota, the birthplace of limnology in North …
Meet Audrey: Trout Lake Station’s Summer Science Communication Intern
We are thrilled to, once again, host an aspiring undergraduate science communicator on station this summer. We’ll let Audrey introduce herself and look forward to following her adventures on our northern lakes! by Audrey Hoey-Kummerow …
Flipping Rocks on a Friday, Mason Polencheck Hunts for Mudpuppies
By Maddie Gamble – Earlier this summer, I headed out on South Trout Lake with University of Wisconsin undergraduate Mason Polencheck on a mission – to find at least one, single mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus). Mudpuppies …
“Within the first few hours, I already looked at the lake differently.” Hasler Lab’s summer intern reflects on her first week.
by Anna Mueller – I have grown up in the Madison lakes – jumping into Mendota and Wingra every summer without a second thought, doing polar plunges late in the fall, fishing with my brother. …
Undergrads: Spend Your Summer Out on Lakes and In The Lab with Us!
Attention Undergrads! See that photo above? That’s how you could spend your evenings this summer after a day’s work on our beautiful lakes! That’s right, the Center for Limnology is currently hiring for our summer …