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🚨 New funding opportunity for all #GVSU faculty to work with us on the lakeshore! Apply by April 1, 2026 to join the inaugural cohort of the AWRI Faculty Fellows Program. Read the full fellowship announcement with application instructions and benefits at www.gvsu.edu/wri/facultyf....
Deadline extended - PLEASE SHARE! This year's deadline for AWRI's Wipperfurth Scholarship has been extended to 3/15. The scholarship provides funds for GVSU juniors, seniors, and graduate students to conduct research part-time at AWRI in the Fall 2026 semester. Apply at www.gvsu.edu/myscholarships.
Microplastic nurdles are in the news again this week, as it's been reported that a semi-truck crash last month scattered pellets where I-196 crosses the Kalamazoo River. AWRI's Dr. Al Steinman comments on the ecological impacts of the spill in this MLive article. www.mlive.com/environment/....
Deadline extended - PLEASE SHARE! Applications for AWRI's summer 2026 #scicomm internship are now open until Friday, March 6! Application instructions online at www.gvsu.edu/wri/.
AWRI, GVSU, and MSU researchers will be studying the environmental impacts of new technology being installed in the Grand River by the Great Bubble Barrier and the City of Lansing to remove plastic pollution. 🧪
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Only three days remain until this Friday's application deadline for AWRI's summer internships and the new #scicomm internship! #GVSU undergrads - be sure to apply by 5PM on February 20th! www.gvsu.edu/wri
As part of AWRI's ongoing #MuskegonLake long-term monitoring program, we issue a report card for the lake's water quality each year. See how the lake scored in 2025 at www.gvsu.edu/wri/dashboard! 🧪
Congratulations to AWRI affiliate faculty Dr. Amanda Buday for receiving a Pew Teaching Excellence Award at GVSU's Faculty Awards Convocation! Read about the accomplishments of Dr. Buday and other award recipients at www.gvsu.edu/provost/facu....
There’s only two weeks remaining until the February 20th deadline for #GVSU students to apply for AWRI summer internships and the new summer #scicomm internship! Also be sure to apply for the fall Wipperfurth student research scholarship by March 1st! Full announcements online at www.gvsu.edu/wri.
New this summer – AWRI is hiring our first #scicomm intern! This paid noncredit internship is open to #GVSU undergrad students from any science major *or* communications major to work with us this summer at the Lake Michigan Center in #Muskegon. Application info at www.gvsu.edu/wri/.
#GVSU undergrads - there are only 3 weeks left until applications for AWRI's paid summer internships are due on February 20! Students from any water-related discipline are encouraged to apply. Application instructions are on our website at www.gvsu.edu/wri/.
If you're a GVSU undergrad looking for a research #internship this summer or #scholarship this fall - come work with us in #Muskegon! Full internship and scholarship announcements and application instructions can be found online at www.gvsu.edu/wri/undergra....
Dr. Al Steinman will present at Muskegon Community College's "Pecha Kucha" seminar series on Thursday 1/29, where speakers share their stories through 20 slides that each last 20 seconds, fostering concise and captivating visual narratives. Al's story highlights how failures can lead to successes.
Want to work on the water with us? AWRI’s vessel program is accepting applications on a rolling basis for science instructors for the W.G. Jackson, D.J. Angus, and/or land-based programs. Learn more and apply online at gvsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...
AWRI is collaborating with MSU's Water Alliance on a new research and monitoring project on the Grand River in downtown Lansing to determine the effectiveness of a plastics-collecting "bubble barrier", which would be the first of its kind in the United States. www.wkar.org/wkar-news/20... 🧪
Happy holidays from AWRI! We’re celebrating another great year of water research, education, and outreach, and are grateful to all of our supporters and followers. Read about our year’s highlights in the 2025 Year in Review at www.gvsu.edu/wri/review. 🧪
AWRI's first-year graduate students presented their thesis research proposals to other students, staff, and faculty as part of our annual holiday potluck last week. Great job, all!
AWRI's Laker Raker beach-cleaning drone removed over 4,700 pieces of plastic debris from #Muskegon beaches this year. Learn more in this article from GVNext! www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/...
#Meijer
#GLPCleanup
#CGLRGreatLakes
#PollutionProbe
Congratulations to #BiddandaLab grad student Kaylynne Dennis for successfully defending her M.S. thesis "Trends, Drivers, and Implications: Measurements of Production and Respiration Reveal Net Autotrophy in a Great Lakes Estuary"! Kaylynne's research is featured on AWRI's website at gvsu.edu/wri. 🧪
On October 9, the AWRI outreach program celebrated a big milestone: 200,000 passengers on our research vessels since we started offering aquatic science cruises in 1986! Here’s to the next 200,000 people onboard!
Muskegon Lake has been delisted as an EPA Great Lakes Area of Concern! Congratulations to local, regional, state, and federal partners on this huge accomplishment! 🧪https://www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/awri-community-partnerships-lead-to-restoration-milestone-for-muskegon-lake.htm
Emma Campbell joined AWRI this fall as a research technician in the Jones Lab after completing her bachelor's degree at Reed College in 2024. At AWRI, she's excited to hit the ground running with a number of lab projects and community outreach initiatives. Welcome to GVSU, Emma!
The Laker Raker has had a busy summer, joining the Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore and the Pere Marquette Adopt-a-Beach Team for their cleanup events, and even attended the Great Lakes Surf Festival! #Meijer #GLPCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe
Students are back on campus for the fall semester and we have a new cohort of GVSU graduate students. Help us give a warm welcome to the newest researchers at AWRI! Read more about our grad students and their thesis research at www.gvsu.edu/wri/current-....
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Dr. Charlyn Partridge and her lab are featured in this GVNext article for their work using molecular techniques to monitor an invasive insect attacking Michigan's eastern hemlock trees. 🧪
www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/...
Today, August 27, is the first annual World Lake Day! Connect with your local waters by joining your lake’s stewardship group, supporting research, picking up trash during a lakeside walk, or enjoying lakes via fishing, boating, and other recreational activities!
📸: Cory Morse
AWRI researchers Katie Tyrrell, Alexis Porter, and Mya Harmer were featured by GVNext in an article about efforts to survey 50 lakes in West Michigan for salt pollution. 🧪https://www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/gvsu-study-analyzes-50-west-michigan-lakes-for-salt-runoff.htm
National Intern Day was this week and AWRI celebrated the accomplishments of our 2025 interns with a mini symposium where they shared the results of their summer research with other students, faculty, and staff. Great job, everyone!
Dr. Daniel Gschwentner joined the Jones Lab this summer as a postdoctoral research scientist after earning his PhD at @unlincoln.bsky.social, where he studied the impact of nutrients, climate change and wildfire on lake functioning. Welcome to GVSU, Daniel!