Study: 1.3M jobs, $82B in wages tied directly to Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR—The Great Lakes support more than 1.3 million jobs that generate $82 billion in wages annually, according to a new analysis of 2018 economic data by Michigan Sea Grant. …
Grand Circus adds Great Lakes environmental data to coding training
DETROIT—Grand Circus, the Detroit-based IT training academy, and the Great Lakes Observing System, the organization that coordinates Great Lakes data collection, management, and sharing, announced that GLOS’ live environmental data …
UM report details phosphorus sources—both urban and agricultural—in Detroit River watershed
ANN ARBOR—Though the Detroit River delivers one-quarter of the phosphorus that flows into Lake Erie, there’s never been a detailed accounting of the nutrient’s urban and agricultural sources across the …
Scientists launch pilot project to warn of potentially dangerous ‘meteotsunamis’ in Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR — Great Lakes researchers are establishing an experimental network of air-pressure sensors around lakes Michigan and Erie to see if they can detect potentially harmful “meteotsunami” waves. Funding …
Michigan Tech leads study of mercury pollution: ‘When can we eat the fish?’
HOUGHTON — Mercury is a widespread pollutant that travels up the food chain onto people’s dinner plates. Although a global issue, mercury regulations vary worldwide. Depending on where one lives …
Feds Give U-M $20M For Great Lakes Research Institute
ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the federal government to form a research institute focused on sustainable management of the …
Michigan Sea Grant, Wayne State Host Freshwater Research Conference
ANN ARBOR — Freshwater researchers from the Great Lakes region and around the world are gathering at Cobo Center this week for the 60th annual conference of the International Association …
Women Scientists To Sample Plastics In All Five Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR — Female scientists from the United States and Canada will set sail Aug. 20 on all five Great Lakes and connecting waterways to sample plastic debris pollution and …