University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS) is an academic division of the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a Public university, public Urban university, urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropo ...

focusing on

freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...

research and graduate education. Located at the edge of the

Great Lakes The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border. The five lakes are Lake Superior, Superior, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Lake Huron, H ...

, SFS is the only graduate school of freshwater science in the U.S. and the third in the world. It offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.) of Freshwater Sciences in Freshwater System Dynamics, Human and Ecosystem Health, Freshwater Technology and Freshwater Economics, Policy and Management. Beginning in 2021, it began offering Bachelor’s of Science in Freshwater Sciences, focusing on aquatic science or water policy. The school was built upon the

Great Lakes WATER Institute Great Lakes WATER Institute (also known as the WATER Institute, Wisconsin Aquatic Technology and Environmental Research Institute, GLWI) is a freshwater research center of the University of Wisconsin System administered by the Graduate School of Un ...

, a freshwater research institution of the

University of Wisconsin System The University of Wisconsin System is a state public university system in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher-education systems in the country, enrolling more than 160,000 students each year and employing approx ...

administered by the Graduate School of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Research centers

* Great Lakes Genomics Center * Great Lakes Aquaculture Research * Center for Water Policy * Public Engagement & Science Communication (PESC) * The Water Technology Accelerator (WaTA) * Water Equipment and Policy Center

References

External links

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
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