Science

Canadian Climate Change Study Forecasts More Erratic Conditions In Great Lakes

Great Lakes Echo

Canada is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to a 2019 climate change study. What does that mean to the Great Lakes?

Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

35 Health Measures Illustrate Disparities Across Wisconsin In 2019

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Air pollution levels vary quite broadly across Wisconsin, but they follow a clear geographic trend.

Series: The Science Of Brain Health

Series: Trauma-Informed Care In Wisconsin

What A Simple Test Can Say About Lifelong Traumas, Individually And Across Wisconsin

Will Cushman

WisContext

Children who suffer abuse or neglect or who live in dysfunctional homes often carry the burdens of these experiences into adulthood. Behavioral health professionals call these ordeals "adverse childhood experiences," or ACEs.

Women Are Helping Offset Wisconsin's Gradual Decline In Fishing

Erin Burkett

Michigan Technological University

Richelle Winkler

Michigan Technological University

Fishing is an enduring pastime in Wisconsin. Who is out on the water is changing, however, as is the total number of anglers in the state.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Croaks, Ribbits And Chirps: Counting Wisconsin's Frogs And Toads

Mary Kate McCoy

Wisconsin Public Radio

The annual Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey covers about 100 roadside routes across the state, along which volunteers stop at 10 listening stations to document breeding calls from the amphibians.

What Does Manitowoc Have To Do With The Planet's Growing Space Junk Problem?

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

Humankind never fails to succeed in producing trash. And this propensity toward pollution is extending beyond Earth's confines.

Paw Patrols Keep Gulls From Pooping On Lake Michigan Beaches

Gina Navaroli

Great Lakes Echo

Using dogs to chase gulls from Great Lakes beaches can improve water quality, according to a February 2019 study.

How Ice Jams And Lingering Snowpack Contribute To Spring Flooding In Wisconsin

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

Spring flooding is a familiar frustration around Wisconsin — it's about as expected as a dangerous blizzard striking in winter.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Snapshot Wisconsin Reveals The Hidden Lives Of Wild Animals

Will Cushman

WisContext

There are other trail camera networks around the U.S., but Snapshot Wisconsin is a unique undertaking.

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

What Is Vaccine Refusal And What's Its Effect On Public Health?

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Across the United States, increasing numbers of parents are refusing some or all vaccines on behalf of their children. This practice of vaccine refusal is commonplace enough that it is causing upward trends in preventable childhood infectious diseases.