CFL in the News

Last updated:  01/29/2018

• Emily Stanley named a 2018 Fellow by the Ecological Society of America; from the Ecological Society of America, recognizing the quality and importance of her contributions to ecology, for her ability to identify and lead new ecological frontiers, and for making connections across boundaries that continue to push our field forward.
• John Lyons is the recipient of 2018 Fellows Award.  This award recognizes educators, researchers, mentors, artists, and civic or business leaders from across Wiscon who have made substantial contributions to the cultural life and welfare of our state and its people.
• Emily Stanley awarded the 2018 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award from the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. This award honors a limnologist … who has made considerable contributions to knowledge, and whose future work promises a continued legacy of scientific excellence.
• Luke Loken (current PhD, Stanley) Presentation “Integrating time-series and spatial surveys to assess annual, lake-wide emissions of carbon dioxide and methane from a eutrophic lake“ at the fall 2017 meeting of the American Geophysical Union was selected for an Outstanding Student Paper Award. Co-authors on this project are John Crawford, Paul Schramm, Philip Stadler, and Emily Stanley
• Elena Bennett (M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, Carpenter) named an incoming member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, representing the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada.  December 2017
• Kelly O’Ferrell is the recipient of a 2017-2018 University Staff Excellence Award by the College University Staff Issues Committee. This award recognizes individuals in the College of Letters and Science that demonstrate outstanding performance, service and/or contributions.
• Steve Carpenter named a 2017 Highly Cited Researcher
• Steve Carpenter has two papers on list of Nature Ecology & Evolution’s 100 Papers Every Ecologist Should Read
• John Magnuson has been chosen the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology (FWCB) 2017 Distinguished Alumnus.
• Steve Carpenter is named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in 2016
• Aaron Koning (PhD Candidate, McIntyre), Grad student hopes research in Southeast Asia will improve conservation practices at home, Graduate School Advancing Knowledge through Eduction and Research
• Etienne Fluet-Chouinard (PhD Candidate, McIntyre) awarded Scott-Kloech-Jenson Fellowship
• Elena Bennett (MS 1999, PhD 2001 Carpenter) awarded E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
• Steve Carpenter is named one of eleven Wisconsin Academy 2016 Fellows by The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.
• Steve Carpenter is named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in 2015 and is listed in the 2015 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.
• ASLO announced its 2016 Award Winners, which honor scientists for their exceptional work in advancing the fields of limnology and oceanography. Jonathan Cole, Nina Caraco, George Kling and Tim Kratz received the John H. Martin Award for “Carbon dioxide supersaturation in the surface waters of lakes.” Cole et al. documented that lakes are often supersaturated with CO2 and focused attention on inland waters as sources of carbon to the atmosphere.
• Jake Vander Zanden was selected as a Fulbright US Scholar, which supported his spring 2016 sabbatical at Waikato University in New Zealand.
• The 1981 paper, Forage fishes and their salmonid predators in Lake Michigan by Don Stewart, Jim Kitchell and Larry Crowder, was recognized by Jeff Schaeffer in Fisheries (11/5/15) in his Journal review for being so prescient and stimulating “a broad range of new research efforts that led to great insight into how models can be useful in understanding predator-prey dynamics.”
• Adam Hinterthuer, CFL Outreach Coordinator, is recipient of the Early Career Award from the College of Letters & Science.  The award honors members of the L&S academic staff who demonstrate outstanding performance in their positions, demonstrate substantial promise of future contributions and exhibit a high degree of professionalism.  Dean Scholz will present the award to Adam in a ceremony on May 6.
• Jake Walsh, PhD student in Vander Zanden Lab, is the recipient of a Graduate Student Peer Mentor Award, honoring his commitment to and accomplishment in mentoring others.  The award will be presented by the Office of Professional Development and Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Funding at a ceremony on May 6 from 4:30-6:30pm at the University Club.
• Jake Walsh, PhD student in Vander Zanden Lab, is the recipient of the 2nd annual Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities.  The award consists of a certificate, recognition at the Ideas to Excellence reception, and $2,000 of university expendable funds.  He will be recognized during the Ideas to Excellence reception following the 17th annual Undergraduate Symposium on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 5:30 in Varsity Hall, Union South.
• Emily Stanley is a recipient of a Kellett Mid-Career Faculty Researcher Award – “honors faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors, but also as a result of their teaching and service activities.”
• Steve Carpenter is the recipient of Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2015 John H. Martin Award – “…honors the author of a paper that has had a long-lasting impact on research in the aquatic sciences.”
• Steve Carpenter is the recipient of 2014 Highly Cited Researchers – “…represents some of world’s leading scientific minds…ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field…”
• John Crawford is the recipient of 2014 Exceptional Promise in Graduate Research Award from Ecological Society of America (ESA) Aquatic Ecology Section – Ebullitive methane emissions from oxygenated wetland streams. Crawford, J.T., E.H. Stanley, S.A. Spaw, J.C. Finlay, L.C. Loken and R.G. Striegl. 2014. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12614. Listen to WORT FM89.9, June 30, 2014 or read UW News article, May 23, 2014 – Babbling brooks adding to climate change?MIT Technology Achievement Award (Individual) 2014. The awards are given for technology leadership in Wisconsin. April 11, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• Wisconsin Academy Announces 2014 Fellows – Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters, February 7, 2014 (John Magnuson)
• Run of awards for conservation biologist – University of Cape Town News, September 23, 2 013 (Graeme Cumming)
• Carol Warden was a recipient of the L&S Academic Staff Excellence Early Career Award for 2013-2014.
• Waters of Wisconsin – And Beyond – Wisconsin People & Ideas, Spring/Summer 2013 (Steve Carpenter, Paul Hanson, Emily Hilts, Jim Kitchell, Alex Latzka, John Magnuson, Peter McIntyre, Ken Morrison, Emily Stanley, Jake Vander Zanden)
• First, Fishing. Then, Volleyball. Serious Fun at Trout Lake Station – College of Letters & Science News, August 12, 2013 (Aisha Liebenow, Wes Matthews, Tim Kratz, Caitlin McAleavey, Zach Lawson)
• Presenting the 2013 Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Award Winners! – Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, March 31, 2013 (Ali Mikulyuk)
• Eight professors receive Romnes Faculty Fellowships – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 21, 2013 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• The Most Studied Lake in History – Undergraduate Journalism student’s article about the history of Limnology at UW-Madison, SWAB Magazine, December 2012 (Alexis Blakey)
• Alexandra Branscombe receives two prestigious scholarships – Life Sciences Communication, October 24, 2012
• Wisconsin Ecology: New cohort carries on century-old tradition -The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, August 30, 2012 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson, Pete McIntyre)
• Early ambition: Peter McIntyre – The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, August 30, 2012 (Pete McIntyre)
• Lake Mendota is our Laboratory – University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives, July 10, 2012 (Arthur Hasler)
• Grandparents University 2012 – Wisconsin Alumni Association Badger Voice, August 15, 2012 (Mary Possin, John Magnuson, Dave Harring)
• Discretionary Merit Compensation Award in recognition of exceptional performance and support in the College of Letters & Science, Center for Limnology, June 26, 2012 (Denise Karns)
• Reconsideration of the planetary boundary for phosphorus article – selected for Highlights of 2011 from Environmental Research Letters. (Steve Carpenter)
• Graduate Research Fellowship through National Science Foundation, April 20, 2012. (Ph.D. candidate Alison Mikulyuk)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award.  (Jake Vander Zanden)
• 2012 Robert and Carroll Heideman Award for Public Service and Outreach from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Susan Knight)
• Faculty of 1000 ranked two of Steve Carpenter’s papers as #1 and #3 for Freshwater and Marine Ecology in 2011: 1. Trophic downgrading of planet Earth and 3. Early warnings of regime shifts: a whole-ecosystem experiment, February 3, 2012
• UW-Madison global fishery expert wins prestigious fellowship – University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 17, 2011 (McIntyre); see also: Press Resleases, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, October 13, 2011
• Eleven professors appointed to named professorships – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, October 6, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• Know Your Madisonian: Limnology takes Stephen Carpenter from Madison’s lakes to Sweden – Madison.com, September 21, 2011
• 2011 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate – Stockholm International Water Institute (Steve Carpenter); related podcast on EarthSky , May 30, 2011; see also: University of Wisconsin-Madison lakes scientist receives prestigious award (WSJ, August 24, 2011); UW-Madison limnologist receives international Water Prize (University of Wisconsin-News, August 25, 2011); Blog Om: Science, Nature and Economy (Blog Om Sweden, August 26, 2011)
• 2011 Jack Christie/Ken Loftus Award – Great Lakes Fishery Commission, June 7, 2011. (Jim Kitchell)
• University of Washington Aquatic & Fishery Sciences Graduate Student Invited Speaker , April 22, 2011 (Jim Kitchell)
• UW-Madison trio named Leopold Leadership Fellows – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 28, 2011 (Vander Zanden)
• 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research – February 22, 2011 (Paul Hanson)
• Know Your Madisonian: UW limnologist is a strong voice on climate change – Wisconsin State Journal, December 8, 2010 (John Magnuson)
• College of Letters & Science 2010-2011 Classified Staff Excellence Award – November 2010 (Dave Harring)
• Testing Mother Earth’s Resilience – Science, September 10, 2010 (Oonsie Biggs, Steve Carpenter)
• UW Ph.D. programs new the top of doctoral class. University of Wisconsin-Madison News and National Research Council, September 28 , 2010 (Limnology and Marine Sciences Program)
• Young UW-Madison freshwater scientists noted by Great Lakes group – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, June 30, 2010 (Scott Higgins, Gretchen Hansen)
• UW Letters and Science Career Award – University of Wisconsin College of Letters and Science, April 2010. (Marilyn Larsen)
• ASLO A.C. Redfield Award – American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, April 2010. (Jim Kitchell)
• The Wisconsin Idea: Limnologist Casts the Human Factor into the Study of Lakes – University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 26, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
• The J.C. Stevenson Memorial Lecture – Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR), January 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Bringing Student Experience into the Classroom – Teaching and Learning Insights, June 2008 (Stephanie Schmidt)
• Ten faculty receive distinguished teaching awards – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 15, 2008 (Tony Ives, Trina McMahon)
• Seven honored with Romnes awards – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, March 18, 2008 (Emily Stanley)
• IRPE Laureates and Their Major Scientific Achievements – Inter Research Science Center (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Phillip R. Certain Distinguished Faculty Award – Zoology Newsletter, October 29, 2007 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Madison’s Peace Prize Winners – Isthmus, November 8, 2007 (John Magnuson)
• Nobel Peace Prize – UW-Madison Faculty Contributed to IPCC Reports – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, October 12, 2007 (John Magnuson)
• Limnologist receives pre-eminent international award – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, August 10, 2007 (Steve Carpenter)
• College of Letters & Science announces academic, classified staff awards – Wisconsin Week, March 28, 2007 (Mike Pecore)
• Dedication Ceremony Honors Revered Freshwater Biologist– University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 8, 2006 (Hasler Lab)
• L&S announces annual awards – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 18, 2006 (Paul Hanson)

Last updated:  3/30/2017

• Boom times for fish populations in Wisconsin lakes, National Science Foundation, March 30, 2017 (Ryan Batt, Steve Carpenter)
• Why We Must Protect Freshwater Fish, National Geographic, April 2017 (Pete McIntyre)
• Study planned on walleyes, predators in northern Wisconsin, Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, January 28, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Study looks to find effects of human shoreline development on fish populations, The Lakeland Times, July 15, 2016 (Martin Perales)
• What’s the deal with Wisconsin’s walleye? – YouTube Video, October 21, 2015 (Gretchen Hansen, Dan Isermann, Steve Carpenter)
• What’s the Deal with Wisconsin’s Walleye? – Webinar, September 29, 2015 (Gretchen Hansen, Dan Isermann, Steve Carpenter)
• Stun, collect, study: electro-fishing advances understanding of fish populations in Northwoods lakes – NewsWatch12, July 31, 2015 (Noah Lottig)
• Going With the Flow: Optimizing Ecology – Featured Science, March 12, 2015 (Pete McIntyre
• Let fallen logs lie, study shows cottagers – Ottawa Citizen, January 20, 2015 (Jereme Gaeta)
• Scientists Investigate How Walleye Are Faring in Wisconsin Lakes – WXPR, Mirror of the Northwoods, October 22, 2014 (Gretchen Hansen)
• Clear link between littoral lake habitat and fishery quality explained – WJFW TV-12, February 24, 2014 (Jereme Gaeta)
• Why Fish Need Wood – Wonk on the Wildlife, February 3, 2014 (Jereme Gaeta)
• Climate Change May Mean Fewer Fallen Trees For Fish To Use As Shelter – Wisconsin Public Radio, January 15, 2014 (Jereme Gaeta)
• Fish forced into the ‘foraging arena’ when lakes lose their trees – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, January 15,2014 (Jereme Gaeta, Steve Carpenter, Adam Hinterthuer, Greg Sass)
• Warming Lake Superior Prompts Tribe to Try New Fish – Scientific American, October 3, 2013 (Jim Kitchell)
• Catch and Release Rates – In-Fisherman, Oct/Nov 2013 (Jereme Gaeta, Ben Beardmore, Alex Latzka, Bill Provencher, Steve Carpenter)
• Warming Lake Superior: Cheers Some Sportfish, Challenges Others – Aquatic Sciences Chronicle, September 16, 2013 (Tim Cline, Jim Kitchell)
• Climate Change: Good for Walleye? – WXPR, August 27, 2013 (Jim Kitchell)
• Study suggests some fishing regs aren’t in line with fishing reality – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July 9, 2013 (Jereme Gaeta, Adam Hinterthuer)
• Road block: fixing aquatic ecosystem connectivity doesn’t end with dams – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 29, 2013 (Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley, Adam Hinterthuer)
• Thinking ‘big’ may not be best approach to saving large-river fish – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 22, 2013 (Brenda Pracheil, Adam Hinterthuer)
• UW study proposes “swimways” to help save migratory fish – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, October 10, 2012 (Brenda Pracheil, Adam Hinterthuer)
• Swimways: Protecting Paddlefish through Movement-centered Management (PDF) – Fisheries, Vol. 37 No. 10, October 2012 (Brenda Pracheil)
• Using the Internet to Understand Angler Behavior in the Information Age (PDF) – Fisheries, Vol. 37, No. 10, October 2012 (Brenda Pracheil, Ben Beardmore)
• The answer is in a Fish’s Ear – The Nature Conservancy, Cool Green Science blog, July 24, 2012 (Dan Oele)
• Studying Pennsylvania’s long-standing largemouth mystery – TribLive.com, June 10, 2012 (Tim Cline)
• How will early ice-out affect fishing opener? – PostBulletin.com, May 10, 2012 (John Magnuson)
• Fishing opener: Early spring may be good for fishing, bad for fish – TwinCities.com Pioneer Press, May 10, 2012
• Sucker Migration, Harbinger of Climate Change – Aquatic Sciences Chronicle, December 1, 2011 (Pete McIntyre, Evan Childress)
• A New Look at Pike – Northland Adventures, May 13, 2011 (Dan Oele)
• New Mekong Dam a Go, and a Blow to Megafishes? – National Geographic Daily News, March 25, 2011 (Pete McIntyre)
• Curiosities: How do fish keep from freezing in freezing water? – Wisconsin State Journal, March 28, 2010 (Steve Carpenter)
• Looking Back to Look Ahead – Aquatic Sciences Chronicle On the Web, February 19, 2008 (Stephanie Schmidt, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Preserved Fish and Stable Isotopes Help Reconstruct Historical Great Lakes Food Webs – Great Lakes Fishery Commission Press Release, February 4, 2008 (Stephanie Schmidt, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Animation! Fertilizer Runoff Triggers Frog Deformities – Science Bulletins, American Museum of Natural History, 2007 (Pieter Johnson)
• Warming Water, Stress Cause Alewives to Die – Wisconsin State Journal, October 3, 2006 (Jim Kitchell)
• From Madison to Mongolia: The Crusade for a Giant Fish – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, March 29, 2005 (David Gilroy, Jake Vander Zanden)

Last updated:  03/28/2018

• Scientist To Discuss Road Salt in Lakes, WXPR, March 26, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)
• A Secret Superpower, Right in Your Backyard, The New York Times, March 6, 2018 (Carly Ziter)
• Advocates Fear Climate Change, Regulatory Rollbacks Threaten Wisconsin Wetlands, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), February 28, 2018 (John Magnuson)
• High road salt use causing Wisconsin lakes to suffer, CBS WDJT 58-Milwaukee, February 20, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)
• Melting away  According to science, we’re losing something magical, Isthmus cover story, February 1, 2017 (Adam Hinterthuer)
• Toxic Algae Blooms Spike In Wisconsin, Nationwide, Wisconsin Public Radio, December 7, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Toxic algae: Once a nuisance, now a severe nationwide threat, Associated Press News, November 16, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Searching for Sustainability – 68 minute film and 17 topic segments @ Sustainable Lands and Lives Partnership, November 30, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• We’re Pouring Millions of Tons of Salt on Roads Each Winter. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.  Wisconsin Weekly. November 6, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)
• Going full Doomsday: Reporters must convey the perils of climate change without paralyzing their audience, Columbia Journalism Review, October 16, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Minnesota lakes holding their own against pollution, StarTribune, August 26, 2017 (Samantha Oliver)
• The Model Lake – One of the world’s most respected ecological thinkers sounds a warning for Lake Mendota, Isthmus, August 24, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Despite Changes in Climate, Land Use and Management Practices, Lakes Stay Surprisingly Static, CFL Blog, August 23, 2017 (Samantha Oliver)
• Catching Ecosystems At A Tipping Point-University Place: UW Researcher Tries to Predict Moments of Sudden Change, WisCONTEXT, August 7, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Steve Carpenter: Cleaning our lakes is a marathon, not a sprint, WI State Journal Opinion, July 15, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)
• Madison in Bloom: Blue-Green Algae Hits Home, CFL Blog, June 21, 2017 (Adam Hinterthuer, Steve Carpenter, Tyler Tunney)
• Early Warnings of Big Changes in Ecosystems, University Public Television, Wed Nite @ The Lab, video available in May 2017 for June 22, 2016 talk (Steve Carpenter)
• Road Salt Contamination in Lakes Widespread, Wisconsin Public Radio, April 10, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)
• Salt from icy roads is contaminating North America’s lakes, The Washington Post, April 10, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)
• Salting our freshwater lakes, PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), April 10, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)
• Research shows surprising conclusions about fish populations in Wisconsin lakes, 10 Quick Reads from NSF.gov, April 5, 2017 (Ryan Batt, Steve Carpenter)
• Extreme events in lake ecosystem time series, Limnology and Oceanography letters, March 30, 2017 (Ryan Batt, Steve Carpenter)
• UW-Madison faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions, Wisconsin State Journey, January 10, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• UW faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions, Channel3000.com, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• UW faculty angry at Wisconsin agency climate change revision, Associated Press, January 9, 2017; StarTribune, January 9, 2017; &  Wisconsin State Journal, January (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• UW faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions, Channel3000.com, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• UW faculty angry at Wisconsin agency climate change revision, Associated Press, January 9, 2017; StarTribune, January 9, 2017; &  Wisconsin State Journal, January (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• UW scientists call on DNR to embrace climate change science in the public trust, The Cap Times, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• UW Climate Change Scientists Letter, Madison.com, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
• Scientists develop method to warn of toxic algae blooms before they develop, ScienceDaily, December 26, 2016 (Steve Carpenter)
• We’re overlooking a giant piece in the global food security puzzle, Anthropocene, November 18, 2016 (Pete McIntyre)
• Adventures Out There: The connection of all things, Price County Review, September 28, 2016 (Susan Knight)
• 20 States Suffer From toxic Algae, And We’re Doing Little To Stop It, The Huffington Post, September 9, 2016 (Steve Carpenter)
• Lake Tanganyika Ecosystem Sensitive to Climate Change, Voice of America, August 10, 2016 (Steve McIntyre)
• Podcast: On the Way to Peak Phosphorus, Smithsonian.com, June 17, 2016 (Steve Carpenter)
• Peak Phosphorus Generation Anthropocene podcast, Soundcloud, June 17, 2016 (Steve Carpenter)
• Japanese Priests Collected Almost Seven Centuries of Climate Data, Smithsonian.com, April 27, 2016 (John Magnuson)
• Direct observations of ice seasonality reveal changes in climate over the past 320-570 years, Nature Scientific Reports, April 2016 (John Magnuson, Ryan Batt, Luke Winslow)
• Evidence Of Global Warming Revealed In Climate Data Spanning Back To Industrial Revolution, Headlines & Global News, April 27, 2016 (John Magnuson)
• Japanese Monks Recorded the Climate for 700 Years, National Geographic, April 26, 2016 (John Magnuson)
• Lake Suwa’s Shinto Legend and the Oldest Lake Ice Record on Earth: What It Tells Us About Climate Change and Variability, National Geographic, April 26, 2016 (John Magnuson)
• Citizen scientists collected rare ice data, confirm warming since industrial revolution, ScienceDaily, April 26, 2016 (John Magnuson)
• Rare ice data collected by early ‘citizen scientists’ confirms warming, Science Codex, April 26, 2016 (John Magnuson)
• Monitoring uncovers mysterious phosphorus pollution, Chemical & Engineering News, March 23, 2016 (Emily Stanley)
• Scientists debate the best way to tame toxic algal blooms, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), March 21, 2016 (Steve Carpenter)
• Nature’s Warning Signal – The Atlantic, December 24, 2015 (Steve Carpenter, Buz Brock)
• The Cost of Policy Uncertainty: Can Economic Policy Modeling Take Some of the Guesswork Out of Environmental Policymaking? – Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics, The University of Chicago, December 9, 2015 (Buz Brock, Steve Carpenter)
• Science, beer pair well at brewery – Wausau Daily Herald, December 9, 2015 (Susan Knight)
• Wisconsin Voices Weigh in on Paris Climate Change Conference – Lake Effect, WUWM, November 30, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Nature’s Critical Warning System – Quanta Magazine, November 18, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Managing our ecosystems in smart and efficient ways – The Daily Cardinal, October 27, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Writer calls for long-term thinking about water quality – Team looking at how today’s actions affect future water quality – Madison Magazine, September 2015 (Steve Carpenter, Jenny Seifert)
• Toxic algae closes 3 Madison beaches – Channel 3000.com, June 15, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Student project sucks up algae – Wisconsin State Journal, May 27, 2015 (Dick Lathrop)
• Budget Committee To Soon Consider Elimination Of DNR Science Positions – Wisconsin Public Radio, May 6, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Microbeads could be harming you before they’re washed down the drain – NBC15.com nightly news, April 30, 2015 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Enhancing ecosystem restoration efficiency through spatial and temporal coordination – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) Early Edition, April 27, 2015 (Tom Neeson, Pete McIntyre)
  • See also:  Bigger bang for your buck: Restoring fish habitat by removing barriers – Univ of WI-Madison on-line News Page
  • Road Black:  Study Maps Stream Barriers in Great Lakes Basin – CFL Blog, May 14, 2013

• Managing Wisconsin’s Lakes To Deal With Climate Change – The Larry Meiller Show, March 25, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Jenny Seifert and Stephen Carpenter: Local efforts can secure Yahara lakes from global threats – The Cap Times, March 24, 2015 (Steve Carpenter, Jenny Seifert)
• Climate Change is Destroying the World’s Most Valuable Historic Sites – New Republic, March 19, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Citizen Science in Wisconsin – Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, 2015 (Noah Lottig)
• Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet – Science online, January 15, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
  • See also:
    • UW Scientist: We Need to Stay Within Certain Boundaries to Maintain Civilization – Milwaukee Public Radio 89.7, January 30, 2015
    • The Planetary Boundaries – BBC, January 22, 2015
    • Human Civilization No More In ‘Safe Operating Space’ As It Exceeds 4 Of 9 Planetary Boundaries: Study – International Business Times, January 16, 2015
    • UW-Madison Scientist Joins New Report In Warning About Global Dangers – Wisconsin Public Radio, January 16, 2015
    • Even Rich Nations Face Climate ‘Danger Zone,’ Report Says – BloombergBusiness, January 15, 2015
    • Can Humanity’s ‘Great Acceleration’ Be Managed and, If So, How? – The New York Times, January 15, 2014
    • Humans Cross Another Danger Line for the Planet – Scientific American, January 15, 2015
    • Scientists: Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine ‘planetary boundaries’ – The Washington Post, January 15, 2015
    • Humanity has exceeded 4 of 9 ‘planetary boundaries,’ according to researchers – UW-Madison News, January 15, 2015
• Q&A: Steve Carpenter is optimistic about solving Madison’s water quality problems – The Cap Times, September 7, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• UW study: Big rains in early spring responsible for most of Lake Mendota’s phosphorus – The Cap Times, August 24, 2014 (Steve Carpenter).  See also blog of UW-Madison’s Water Sustainability and Climate project post by Jenny Seifert – Lake water quality decided by a matter of days, new study shows
• Global Collaboration To Address Climate Change – The Larry Meiller Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, July 16, 2014 (Paul Hanson)
• Babbling brooks adding to climate change? – UW-Madison News, May 23, 2014 (John Crawford, Luke Loken, Emily Stanley) Listen to WORT FM 89.9, June 30, 2014
  • Also related: John Crawford is the recipient of 2014 Exceptional Promise in Graduate Research Award from Ecological Society of America (ESA) Aquatic Ecology Section – Crawford, J.T., E.H. Stanley, S.A. Spaw, J.C. Finlay, L.C. Loken and R.G. Striegl. Ebullitive methane emissions from oxygenated wetland streams. 2014. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12614.
• Next wave of research: Ecology, super-sized – UW-Madison News, May 20, 2014 (Tim Kratz)
• Methane ebullition in wetland streams – MethaneNet, May 2014 (John Crawford, Emily Stanley, Luke Loken)
• Study shows Northwoods lakes clarity is improving – News Watch 12 WJFW.com, May 14, 2014 (Noah Lottig)
• Citizen Science Data Show Improving Water Clarity in Northwoods Lakes – WXPR radio, May 13, 2014 (Noah Lottig)
• Improvement coming in lake water quality – Channel 3000, May 11, 2014 (Emily Stanley)
• YAHARA 2070:
  • UW research team unveils possible futures for the Yahara Watershed – The Herald-Independent, May 22, 2014 (Steve Carpenter, Jenny Seifert)
  • Focus on Dane County: UW project examining future of watershed – WI State Journal, May 16, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
  • Scientists unveil scenarios for 2070 life in Madison area – WisconsinWatch.org, May 15, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
  • What will Yahara watershed look like in 2070? UW scientists lay out scenarios – The Cap Times, May 15, 2014 (Steve Carpenter, Jenny Siefert)
  • A look at the future: “Yahara Watershed” in 2070 – NBC15.com WMTV, May 14, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
  • Our Lakes Are Our Future- Planning session seeks your input – Channel3000, May 13, 2014
  • Steve Carpenter Explains “Yahara 2070” Project – Wisconsin Public Television, May 9, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
  • NSF symposium addresses the long view of environmental change: Ecological scenarios – National Science Foundation, January 28, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• Earth-Day in the future-What will it be like? – National Science Foundation, April 15, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• *see also: Science360, April 22, 2014 (Lake Mendota)
• Science on Tap sparks UW, Northwoods dialogue – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 1, 2014 (Tim Kratz)
• Ice Cover Affects Lake Levels in Surprising Ways – National Geographic, January 27, 2014 (CFL Blog January 1, 2014)
• Trout Bog Focus of UW-Madison Researchers – WAOW, ABC Channel 9, North Central Wisconsin (Crary, Bodin)
• Good Bye Little Rock Lake Curtain – WXPR, July 29, 2013 (Carl Watras)
• Complex systems: Spatial signatures of resilience – Nature, April 10, 2013 (Steve Carpenter)
• Predicting Collapse – Science, April 10, 2013 (Steve Carpenter)
• Warming Lakes: Climate Change Threatens the Ecological Stability of Lake Tanganyika – National Geographic, March 7, 2013 (Pete McIntyre)
• Discussing human impact on the Northwoods– The Lakeland Times, February 15, 2013 (Tim Kratz, Susan Knight)
• Anticipating Critical Transitions – Science, October 19, 2012 (Steve Carpenter)
• Ecosystems on the Brink – Scientific American, October 3, 2012 (Steve Carpenter)
• UW Trout Lake Station hosts succesful open house – The Northwoods River Reviews, August 11, 2012 (Steve Carpenter, John Havel, Susan Knight et al)
• Revisiting Winter – Clean Wiscsonsin blog, July 23, 2012 (Emily Stanley)
• Unique art ans science project displayed at National Science Foundation – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, March 31, 2012 (Emily Stanley, LTER)
• A Conversation With Elena Bennett, Professor of Natural Resource Science – The Atlantic, December 14, 2011 (Elena Bennett, Steve Carpenter)
• Taking a classroom to the coast – College of Letters & Science News & Notes, October 25, 2011 (Emily Stanley, Pete McIntyre, Claudio Gratton, graduate students)
• Facing up to Phosphorus – Momentum magazine, Fall 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• Climate change could drive native fish out of Wisconsin waters – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, August 16, 2011 (Sapna Sharma)
• NSF Awards Grants to Advance Digitization of Biological Collections – National Science Foundation Press Release, July 8, 2011 (Corinna Gries)
• Sending out an SOS – Nature Climate Change, June 19, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• Smart Decisions for Changing Environmental Times – ScienceDaily, June 21, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• Crashes, Crises and Calamities: How We Can Use Science to Read the Early-Warning Signs, – Wisconsin Public Radio, June 1, 2011 (Len Fisher)
• A Tale of Two Lakes: One Gives Early Warning Signal for Ecosystem Collapse – National Science Foundation, April 28, 2011 (Steve Carpenter, Jim Kitchell, Ryan Batt, Tim Cline).
  • Based on published paper “Early Warnings of Regime Shifts: A Whole-Ecosystem Experiment” – Science Express, April 28, 2011, doi: 10.1126/science.1203672 (Steve Carpenter et al,).  See also:
  • UW-Madison News , April 28, 2011
  • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies News , April 28, 2011
  • Science Now News , April 28, 2011
  • PHYSORG.COM Ecology , April 28, 2011
  • ScienceDaily , April 28, 2011
  • Science Codex , April 28, 2011
  • BBC News Science & Environment, April 28, 2011
  • The Daily Progress, May 15, 2011
  • EarthSky Podcast May 30, 2011
  • EarthSky Interview and Podcast , June 6, 2011
• Inspired by curiosity, fueled by fun – boston.com, April 10, 2011 (Amy Kamarainen)
• Artist, Scientists Collaborate on Exhibit Focusing on Ecological Change – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 11, 2011 (Stanley, LTER)
• The Cassandra Factor – TMCnet.com, January 29, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• Aquatic Food Web Tied to Land – National Science Foundation, January 21, 2011 (Steve Carpenter, Jim Kitchell)
• Expanding croplands chipping away at world’s carbon stocks – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, November 1, 2010 (Steve Carpenter, Paul West)
  *see also: New Scientist, November 1, 2010; Wisconsin State Journal, November 1, 2010; Journal Sentinel, November 1, 2010
  Carl Folke Discusses Ecosystem Management – Science Watch, October 2010 (Steve Carpenter)
  Early warning for endangered species? – ScienceNOW, September 8, 2010 (Steve Carpenter)
  World Water Day 2010: United States Facing Its Own “Quiet Crisis” – The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, March 22, 2010 (Steve Carpenter)
  NSF Forum to Address “Ecosystem Services” in a Changing World – National Science Foundation Media Advisory 10-005, February 22, 2010 (Steve Carpenter)
  Global warming bringing more oddball winter weather – National Wildlife Federation Media Center, inc. link to tele-conference (wav file), January 28, 2010 (John Magnuson)
  TIP/Climate change experts – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, December 3, 2009 (John Magnuson)
  Predicting tipping points before they occur – USA Today, September 9, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Migraine coming on? Maybe the planet feels the same – Environmental Research Web, September 7, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Early Warning Signals of Change: ‘Tipping Points’ Identified Where Sudden Shifts to New Conditions Occur – Science Daily, September 5, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Tipping points trigger abrupt shifts in people, society, nature – Thaindian News, September 5, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Is There a Climate-Change Tipping Point? – Time, September 4, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Tipping points – the universal warning signals for sudden change – European Science Foundation, September 3, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  For those about to tip… – Heliophage, September 3, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Dead Ahead: Similar Early Warning Signals of Change in Climate, Ecosystems, Financial Markets, Human Health – National Science Foundation Press Release 09-161, September 2, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  What Wall Street and nature have in common – msnbc, September 2, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  *see also: Kansas City infozine, September 3, 2009; U.S. News & World Report, September 3, 2009; Ethiopian Review, September 3, 2009;
  Sceintists Seek Warning Signs for Catastrophic Tipping Points – Wired Science, September 2, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Buffering Wisconsin’s Water Quality with Science – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 14, 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden, Jeff Maxted, Matt Diebel)
  Avoiding Catastrophes – The Economist, June 22, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  Study: Can nature’s leading indicators presage environmental disaster? – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, January 5, 2009 (Steve Carpenter)
  New Project to Address Climate Change Impacts on Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 4, 2008 (John Magnuson, Richard Lathrop)
  The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts – Larry Meiller, Wisconsin Public Radio, February 27, 2008 (John Magnuson, Richard Lathrop) – click on Audio Archives to listen to program (aired at 11:45am)
  Aging Infrastructure and Ecosystem Restoration – Science 18 January 2008: Vol. 319. no. 5861, pp. 286 – 287 (Emily Stanley)
  The Nature of Art and Science- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine, December 2007 (Tim Kratz, John Magnuson)

Last updated:  02/07/2018

• Ask an Expert – It’s a Jungle Down There: Zebra Mussels Rapidly Changing Madison Lakes, February 7, 2018 (Mike Spear, Adam Hinterthuer)
• Scholarly Scoop: Limnology with Jake Vander Zanden, June 26, 2017 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Zebra mussels may worsen lake health hazards caused by farm pollution, WI State Journal, June 24, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Video: Zebra mussels spreading rapidly in Lake Mendota, WI State Journal, June 24, 2017 (Mike Spear, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Zebra mussels quickly filling Lake Mendota, UW lake researchers say, The Cap Times, June 9, 2017 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• An Ounce of Prevention: The Touble with Muscling out Mussels, Madison Commons, June 9, 2017 (Mike Spear)
• Zebra Mussels In Lake Mendota!, WORT 89.9 radio interview, November 21, 2016 (Mike Spear)
• Why have zebra mussels leapfrogged over the Canadian Shield?, Outdoor Canada, Gord Pyzer, November 15, 2016, (Adam Hinterthuer’s blog posting referenced)
• Residents plan major carp removal in Lake Kegonsa, Wisconsin State Journal, November 12, 2016 (Dick Lathrop)
• Expert: Chemical to kill zebra mussels wouldn’t work in Madison lakes, Channel 3000.com, October 9, 2016 (Michael Spear)
• The science behind the “so-called” super weed, by Michelle Nault, Wisconsin Natural Resources, August 2016 (Susan Knight, Alison Mikulyuk, Scott Van Egeren)
• Zebra Mussel Prevention, Channel 3000.com, June 3, 2016 (Michael Spear)
• CSI: Mendota How scientists are using DNA to discover invasives, Wisconsin Natural Resources, June, 2016 (Michael Spear)
• Invasive spiny water flea comes with a big cost, CBCradio Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald, April 9, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Tiny flea reveals the devastating costs of invasive species, The Conversation, April 7, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• ‘Eco’ impact of invasives on Great Lakes underestimated, Wisconsin Gazette.com, April 1, 2016 (Jake Walsh, Carly Broshat)
• Spiny water flea clouds lake and its future; Great Lakes Echo, March 29, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Spiny Waterflea Invades State’s Inland Lakes and Comes With A High Cost; Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), March 28, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• New study highlights expense of battling invasive species; Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, March 28, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• An iconic Wisconsin lake goes murky, and a tiny invader is at fault, MinnPost, March 25, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Ever Hungry Invasive Species Decay Great Lakes, MicroCapMagazine.com, March 23, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Invasive Spiny Flea pollutes Lake Mendota in Wisconsin, NH Voice, March 23, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Soviet Water Flea Threatens Great Lakes With A Ravenous Appetite, Tech Times, March 23, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• This little flea — and its huge appetite — could ruin the Great Lakes, Chicago Tribune and Washington Post, March 22, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Study: Treating Invasives More Expensive Than First Thought, Wisconsin Public radio, March 22, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Invasive Soviet water flea cuts US lake’s visibility by a metre, New Scientist, March 22, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Tiny water flea could pose big threat to Great Lakes, Science Recorder.com, March 22, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Invasive Flea Eating And Spoiling Great Lakes: New Study, Headlines & Global News, March 22, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Tiny Aquatic Flea, Big Impact: Recalculating the Cost of Invasive Species, UW-Madison Center for Limnology Blog by Adam Hinterthuer, March 21, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Tiny water flea, big cost: Scientists say invasive species impact much worse than thought, PHYS Org, EurekAlert!, Science Codex,  March 21, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• Study details high cost of invasive species in lakes, Minnesota Public Radio News, March 21, 2016 (Jake Walsh)
• UW scientists say invasive species impacts much worse than thought, UW-Wisconsin Madison News, March 21, 2016 (Jake Walsh, Carly Broshat)
• Invasive species triggers a massive loss of ecosystem services through a trophic cascade, PNAS, (Jake Walsh, Steve Carpenter, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Zebra mussels are in Lake Mendota – but what took them so long?, Wisconsin State Journal, October 22, 2015 (Adam Hinterthuer, Chelsey Blanke, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Zebra mussels found in Lake Mendota, Channel3000, October 22, 2015 (Jake Vander Zanden
• UW-Madison students find zebra mussels in Lake Mendota, October 21, 2015 (Adam Hinterthuer, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Invasive crayfish in Oregon devastate native newts – High Country News, Sept 2, 2015 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Spiny Water Fleas – Big Changes in Lake Mendota – WMTV NBC15 6pm News, May 20, 2015 (Jake Vander Zanden, Jake Walsh)
• Chris Rickert: Clean lakes or delicious dairy – a choice no Madisonian wants to make, Wisconsin State Journal, May 30, 2015 (Jake Walsh)
• How Many Are Where?  Rethinking the Spread of Invasive Species – WXPR Mirror of the Northwoods, Window on the World, November 4, 2014 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Flipping Lakes [Sparkling Lake in Vilas County and rusty crayfish] – Wisconsin Natural Resources, October 2014 (Gretchen Hansen, Katie Hein, Adam Hinterthuer, Allison Mikulyuk, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Spiny Water Flea Invasives Spreading – News12 WJFW.Com, October 9, 2014 (Carol Warden)
• Spiny Water Flea Found in Trout Lake – WXPR, September 26, 2014 (Jake Walsh)
• Formidable invasive species won’t be easy to keep out of Great Lakes – Journal Sentinel, July 28, 2014 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• UW Researchers Invent New Method of Controlling Smelt Population – Wisconsin Public Radio, July 4, 2014 (Zach Lawson)
• Researchers hope weevils can stop spread of aquatic plant – Wisconsin Public Radio, June 19, 2014 (Susan Knight)
• Water-cleaning crustacean devoured by new predator in Lake Mendota – The Cap Times, May 14, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• Study reveals nuances of aquatic invasive behavior – WXPR, November 12, 2013 (Gretchen Hansen, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Study challenges prevailing view of invasive species – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, October 24, 2013 (Jake Vander Zanden, Gretchen Hansen, Adam Hinterthuer)
• In whole-lake experiment, have invasive crayfish met their match? – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, September 6, 2013 (Gretchen Hansen, Adam Hinterthuer)
• The Health of Madison Lakes: Alien Invasion (.m3u audio file) – In Our Backyard, WORT, July 30, 2013 (minute 17:05-20:23; Jake Vander Zanden)
• How to Mix a Lake – WXPR, July 25, 2013 (Zach Lawson, Colin Smith)
• Invasive gobies staking out new territory– Great Lakes Echo, February 12, 2013 (Matt Kornis, Jake Vander Zanden, Gabrielle Lehrer-Brey, Jedchada Carlson, Hans Martin, Erika Nilsson)
• Invasive Goby Population Up Near Lake Michigan – Wisconsin Public Radio News, January 21, 2013 (Matt Kornis)
• Wisconsin scientists use lake mixer to drive out invasive species – Great Lakes Echo, December 13, 2012 (Jake Vander Zanden, Carol Warden, Zach Lawson, Jordan Read)
• Stirred, not shaken, lake mixing experiment shows promise – University of WIsconsin-Madison News, November 5, 2012 (Vander Zanden, Warden)
• Climate Change May Supersize Lamprey – Wisconsin Public Radio News, September17, 2012 (Jim Kitchell)
• UW-Madison scientists look for right mix to remove invasive fish – College of Letters & Science News & Notes, September 6, 2012 (Zach Lawson, Jake Vander Zanden, Jordan Read)
• A look at limnology research – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, August 7, 2012
• When bass attack – MPR News, May 8, 2012 (Hansen)
• Little Fish. Big problem. – Aquatic Sciences Chronicle, March 21, 2012 (Vander Zanden, Kornis, Lehrer-Brey)
• Setback in fight against invasive Asian carp – The Why Files, March 8, 2012 (Vander Zanden)
• Water manipulation at Crystal Lake scheduled to begin within weeks – Lakeland Times, June 10, 2011 (Kratz, Read, McMahon)
• Lakes to be Surveyed for Invasive Species – Ashland Current, June 7, 2011 (Vander Zanden)
• They Said It – Science, November 12, 2010 (Vander Zanden)
• Long-term lake study suggests ecological mechanism may control destructive crayfish – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, November 4, 2010 (Vander Zanden, Hansen, Carpenter)
• Pursuers of invaders eat their fill of what they kill – Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2010 (Hansen, Vander Zanden, Carpenter, Kratz, McCarthy)
  Asian Carp Invasion – Office Hours Episode 6, March 23, 2010 (Vander Zanden)
• Site helps to identify at-risk inland lakes – Journal Sentinel, March 9, 2010 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Where the invasive things are – and where they could be – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, March 9, 2010 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Ask Us: How do you stop the spread of invasive species? – Wisconsin State Journal, January 17, 2010 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• 15,000 reasons to worry about state’s lakes – Journal Sentinel Online, November 10, 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Invasive species in lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa – WKOW TV, September 21, 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• In Our Backyard segment on invasive species – WORT, September 21, 2009 podcast (Jake Vander Zanden)
• UW-Madison undergraduates make unwelcome discovery in Lake Mendota – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, September 16, 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden) * see also WisBusiness Press Releases
• UW Students discover invasive species in Lake Mendota – WKOW TV, September 16, 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Will a well-mixed, warmer lake doom invasive fish? – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July 30, 2009 (Steve Carpenter, Chin Wu, Jordan Read)
• Aquatic Invasive Species Still Threaten Lakes – WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, July 17, 2009 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Reservoirs promote spread of aquatic invasive species – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, October 15, 2008 (Jake Vander Zanden, Pieter Johnson, Julian Olden)
• The Smart Prevention Approach to Managing Invasive Species – Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle 2007, Wisconsin Coastal Management (Jeff Maxted, Jake Vander Zanden)
• New Methods Developed to Estimate Sea Lamprey Damage – Great Lakes Fishery Commission Press Release, February 4, 2008 (Justin Fox, Jim Kitchell)
• Invasive Species Spreads to Vilas County Lake in Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, August 31, 2007 (Jim Rusak, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Study Shows Hope for Ridding Lakes of Clawed Invader – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July 31, 2006 (Nicole Hayes, Ashley Gramza, Jake Vander Zanden, Steve Carpenter)
• Lake Research Offers Clues to Managing Crayfish Invasions – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, August 3, 2004 (Brian Roth, Steve Carpenter)
• It’s An Aquatic Invasion!– Wisconsin State Journal, September 2, 2007 (Jake Vander Zanden)

Last updated:  02/20/2018

• High road salt use causing Wisconsin lakes to suffer, CBS WDJT 58-Milwaukee, February 20, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)
• New Tool For Testing Water Quality, Wisconsin Public Radio, The Larry Meiller Show, December 14, 2016 (Luke Loken & Emily Stanley)
• Study finds life under lake ice complex, surprisingly active, CFL Blog, December 1, 2016 (Emily Stanley, Noah Lottig, Corinna Gries, Jordan Read, Ted Bier, Kirsten Rhude)
• Ecology under lake ice, Wiley Online Library, November 27, 2016 (Noah Lottig, Emily Stanley, Corinna Gries, Jordan Read)
• Study looks to find effects of human shoreline development on fish populations, The Lakeland Times, July 15, 2016 (Martin Perales)
• Study looks at microbes in lakes and how they interact with their environment – World-class research is happening in northern Wisconsin, The Lakeland Times, July 2016 (Alexandra Linz, Trina McMahon)
• Northwoods limnologists trudge onto ice to continue lake measurements in winter – NewsWatch12, February 3, 2016 (Noah Lottig, Pam Montz, Tim Meinke)
• Madison east siders jolted by ‘ice quakes’ – The Capital Times, January 20, 2015 (Emily Stanley)
• Greenhouse emissions from freshwater bodies high – The Hindu, December 18, 2015 (Emily Stanley)
• Study: Streams, Rivers Play Bigger Role in Climate Change Than Originally Thought – Wisconsin Public Radio, December 15, 2015 (Emily Stanley, Nick Gubbins)
• An ice-free winter on Mendota? Lake expert says it’s a possibility – Wisconsin State Journal, December 15, 2015 (John Magnuson)
• Greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater higher than thought – UW-Madison News, December 14, 2015 (Emily Stanley, Nick Gubbins)
• The Phosphorus Paradox: Global Change and Freshwaters, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, December 7, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Writing contest aimed at promoting healthy water, Channel3000.com, November 13, 2015 (Jenny Seifert)
• Map: Ice cover on Wisconsin lakes can reveal El Nino’s Impacts, Wisconsin Public Radio, November 4, 2015 (John Magnuson)
• Moving fast to study nitrate in the Mississippi, algae in Mendota, UW-Madison News, November 3, 2015 (Luke Loken, John Crawford, Emily Stanley, Vince Butitta, Steve Carpenter)
• Hear Me Out Interview: Emily Stanley-Nitrogen Cycling, WPR-Superior, October 23, 2015 (Emily Stanley)
• City officials say keeping leaves off streets saves lakes, Channel3000.com, October 19, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• UW Madison students visit the Northwoods to learn about lakes and bogs, Newswatch 12, September 20, 2015 (Susan Knight)
• Researchers study Wisconsin’s deepest lake to help preserve ‘an ecological jewel’, UW-Madison News, August 10, 2015 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• Weather great for day on lake, but how’s the water? New website tells you, Madison.com, July 30, 2015
• Feeling blue and seeing green: Blue-green algae 101, University Health Services, July 21, 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• South Side Neighbors Engage in Rebirth of Milwaukee’s KK River, WUWM Milwaukee Public radio 89.7, May 4, 2015 (Peter Levi)
• Big Ten network spotlight during football and basketball games – Wisconsin’s Clean Water, March 2015 (Steve Carpenter)
• Lake Ice: Winter, Beauty, Value, Changes, and a Threatened Future – LakeLine, Volume 34, No. 4-Winter 2014, pp 18-27 (John J Magnuson, Richard (Dick) Lathrop)
• Field Notes: Stalking Plants Under Ice – WXPR, February 10, 2015 (Susan Knight)
• Citizen Science in Wisconsin – Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, 2015 (Noah Lottig)
• Splash Mob – OnWisconsin Magazine, Winter 2014 (Adam Hinterthuer, Noah Lottig)
• Freshwater streams may be contributing to climate change (Audio Podcast with Transcript) – CurrentCast, October 17, 2014 (John Crawford)
• Study:  Rivers recover quickly after dams removed – The Bulletin, October 9, 2014 (Emily Stanley); study published in online peer-reviewed scientific journal,  PLOS ONE, September 18, 2014
• Trading off: the ecological effects of dam removal – Ecological Society of America (ESA) Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, February 2003 (Emily Stanley)
• Spiny Water Flea Found in Trout Lake – WXPR, September 26, 2014 (Jake Walsh)
• UW study: Big rains in early spring responsible for most of Lake Mendota’s phosphorus – The Cap Times, August 24, 2014 (Steve Carpenter).  See also blog of UW-Madison’s Water Sustainability and Climate project post by Jenny Seifert – Lake water quality decided by a matter of days, new study shows
• A Peak Beneath The Waves – Managing and protecting aquatic plants for the health of Wisconsin’s lakes.  Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine (wnrmag.com), August 2014
  • Understanding the underwater world – A decade of research has led to greater knowledge about our aquatic plant communities and the way we manage them. (page 2) (Alison Mikulyuk)
  • The (Plant) Life Aquatic – Living underwater is as amazing and complex as life on land. (pages 6-7)  (Susan Knight)
• Dam Removals: Rivers on the run – Nature International weekly journal of science, July 30, 2014 (Emily Stanley)
• The Health of Wisconsin’s Lakes – The Larry Meiller Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, July 16, 2014 (Steve Carpenter, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Babbling brooks adding to climate change? – UW-Madison News, May 23, 2014 (John Crawford, Luke Loken, Emily Stanley)  Listen to WORT FM89.9, June 30, 2014
  • Also related: John Crawford is the recipient of 2014 Exceptional Promise in Graduate Research Award from Ecological Society of America (ESA) Aquatic Ecology Section – Crawford, J.T., E.H. Stanley, S.A. Spaw, J.C. Finlay, L.C. Loken and R.G. Striegl. Ebullitive methane emissions from oxygenated wetland streams. 2014. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12614.
• Lake scientists to Kengonsa: Lower your water quality expectations – The Cap Times, May 14, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• Clarity for lake researchers’ water quality questions – National Science Foundation, May 1, 2014 (Noah Lottig, Adam Hinterthuer, Emily Stanley)
• Crowdsourced Secchi Depth Data Reveal Changing Clarity of Midwestern Lakes – Lake Scientist, May 1, 2014 (Noah Lottig)
• Over 60 years of citizen science observations detect trends in Midwestern lakes – EurekAlert!, April 30, 2014 (Noah Lottig)
• Citizen scientists provide clarity for lake researchers’ big questions – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 30, 2014 (Noah Lottig, Adam Hinterthuer)
• Manure digesters seen as best hope for curbing lake pollution, but drawbacks remain – The Cap Times, April 30, 2014 (Steve Carpenter, Dick Lathrop)
• Beach bummer: Closures highlight algae, bacteria threats in Madison-area lakes – The Cap Times, April 23, 2014 (Steve Carpenter)
• UW researcher: Ice on Madison lakes ‘the thickest I’ve ever seen’ – The Cap Times, March 15, 2014 (Ted Bier, Photo: Dave Harring)
• Great Lakes Water Levels are in Unusual Decline – The Weather Channel, February 4, 2014 (Carl Watras)
• Great Lakes Water Levels are in Unusual Decline – livescience, February 3, 2014 (Carl Watras)
• Water Levels of the Great Lakes Are Declining – Scientific American, February 3, 2014 (Carl Watras)
• Ice cover affects lake levels in surprising ways – National Geographic NewsWatch, January 27, 2014 (Carl Watras)
• Reports shed light on how evaporation, rain, snow affect Great Lakes water levels – Detroit Free Press, January 21, 2014 (Carl Watras)
• Great Lakes Water Levels May Be Diverging From Long-Term Cycles – Wisconsin Public Radio, January 21, 2014 (Carl Watras)
• Study of Lake Tanganyika Shows Fast Nutrient Cycling – Environmental Monitor, November 11, 2013 (Pete McIntyre, Ben Kraemer)
• Sensor data give early warnings of ecosystem tipping points in Wisconsin lake experiment – Environmental Monitor, October 25, 2013 (Ryan Batt)
• Study puts freshwater biodiversity on the map – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, October 16, 2013 (Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley, Adam Hinterthuer)
• Great lakes, big problem – Corporate Knights, October 8, 2013 (Steve Carpenter)
• Kentucky wrestles with how to deal with toxic algae – Louisville Courier Journal, October 6, 2013 (Steve Carpenter)
• Pollution in the Great Lakes: Mapping the environmental woes of the Great Lakes – Canadian Geographic, July/August 2013 (Pete McIntyre)
• Fix more pipes to protect lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, August 13, 2013 (Steve Carpenter)
• How (And Why) Scientists Cut a Northern Wisconsin Lake In Half– Wisconsin Public Radio, July 30, 2013 (Carl Watras, Susan Knight, Greg Sass)
• Moving Rhythm & Booms might decrease possible health, environmental impacts – Wisconsin State Journal, July 26, 2013 (Jake Vander Zanden)
• 30 Years of Research Winds Down at Little Rock Lake in Northern Wisconsin – Wisconsin Public Radio, July 12, 2013 (Tim Kratz, Carl Watras)
• Small Lake, Big Picture – WXPR, July 12, 2013 (Samantha Oliver, Andy Muench)
• Troubled Waters – The Walrus, July/August 2013 (Steve Carpenter)
• ‘Science on Tap’ presenter discusses lakes and perceptions – The Lakeland Time, June 21, 2013 (Ben Beardmore, Alex Latzka)
• Can we save Madison’s lakes? A new effort raises hope for rapid change – Isthmus, April 18, 2013 (Steve Carpenter, Dick Lathrop)
• Ice attacks Lakeshore Path, eats bench – The Cap Times, April 11, 2013 (Adam Hinterthuer, Jake Walsh, Denise Karns, Page Mieritz, Dave Harring, Corinna Gries)
• Mendota’s ice cover – Recording change at the Lakeshore Preserve – Clean Lakes Alliance, March 1, 2013 (John Magnuson)
• Mapping effort charts restoration tack for Great Lakes – University of Wisconsin News, December 17, 2012 (Pete McIntyre)
  • Additional articles include:The Great Lakes Deserve Some R&R (The Nature Conservancy blog, December 19, 2010); Analysis: Environmental ‘stressors’ threaten Lakes Erie, Ontario (Detroit Free Press, December 17, 2012); Great Lakes map shows Ontario, Erie worst off (SeattlePI, December 17, 2012); Mapping effort charts restoration tack for Great Lakes (Science Codex, December 17, 2012); Researchers map Great Lakes needs and services (Great Lakes Echo, December 18, 2010); Study compiles Great Lakes stress maps (Superior Telegram, December 18, 2012)
• Chinese River turns Red, and Nobody Knows Why – International Business Times – September 7, 2012 (Emily Stanley)
• Why did China’s Tangtze River turn as red as tomato soup? – NBCNews. com Science, September 7, 2012 (Emily Stanley)
• Lake protection must continue – Wisconsin State Journal, August 17, 2012 (Steve Carpenter)
• Trout Lake Station researchers study anything ‘lake’ – The Lakeland Times, June 18, 2012 (Alexandra Branscombe, Carol Warden, Zach Lawson, John Havel, Susan Knight, Emily Stanley, John Crawford, Ben Beardmore, Alex Latzka)
• Cry Me a River: Following a Watershed’s Winding Path to Sustainability – National Science Foundation Discoveries, March 9, 2012 (Steve Carpenter)
• Deep freeze has yet to hit Madison lakes – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, December 27, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• Heat week more reason to rally for our lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, July 19, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• ‘It’s going to be a bad year’ for algae blooms in area lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, July 17, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• The Hacker Within focuses on scientific computing – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 7, 2011 (Nico Preston)
• New Mekong Dam a Go, and a Blow to Megafishes? – National Geographic News, March 25, 2011 (Peter McIntyre)
• Black Ice – Wisconsin Public Television, March 3, 2011 (John Magnuson)
• World’s freshwaters contain too much phosphorous – environmentalresearchweb, February 14, 2011 (Steve Carpenter, Elena Bennett)
  • Also see: World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 14, 2011; Tempe P-summit a quietly historic event – examiner.com, February 14, 2011; Fertilized to death – Milwaukee News Buzz, February 18, 2011
• Water, water everywhere focus of new sustainability project – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, January 6, 2011 (Steve Carpenter)
• The State of our Rivers and Lakes – Office Hours, Big Ten Network, November 9, 2010, video (Peter McIntyre)
• Toxic Mud Spill Latest Insult to Polluted Danube River – National Geographic Daily News, October 12, 2010 (Emily Stanley)
• Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity – Nature, September 30, 2010 (Peter McIntyre)
  • Also see: Rivers worldwide in peril: society treats symptoms, ignores causes – Mongabay.com, September 29, 2010; Report casts world’s rivers in ‘crisis state’ – Physorg.com, September 29, 2010; World’s rivers in crisis, scientists report – JSOnline, September 29, 2010, World’s rivers face crisis, new study says – Wisconsin State Journal, October 3, 2010
    The Buoy of Summer – YouTube, UW-Madison EngineeringUW, April 2010 (Johnny Dedrick, Paul Hanson, Scott Higgins, Trina McMahon, Todd Miller, Jordan Read, Luke Winslow)
• Global grassroots lake science network has roots in Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July 19, 2010 (Paul Hanson, Tim Kratz, Luke Winslow)
• Lake Superior, a huge natural climate change gauge, is running a fever – The New York Times, July 19, 2010 (Jim Kitchell)
• Drastic Measures: 8 Wild Ways to Combat Invasive Species – Scientific American, June 28, 2010 (Jake Vander Zanden, Jordan Read)
• How UW-Madison scientists study blue-green algae – Wisconsin State Journal, July 2, 2010 (Paul Hanson, Trina McMahon)
• Crews install devices to contain algae at BB Clark Beach – Channel3000.com, June 25, 2010 (Dick Lathrop)
• Confronting toxic blue-green algae in Madison lakes – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July 1, 2010 (McMahon, Hanson)
• Booms deployed on two Madison beaches to hold back algal blooms – Wisconsin State Journal, June 24, 2010 (Dick Lathrop)
• Group hopes to make a clean break for Madison’s Lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, June 2, 2010 (Dick Lathrop)
• Madison hopes a new project will help in its annual fight against algae – Wisconsin State Journal, May 14, 2010 (Center for Limnology)
• Devil’s Lake cleaning up, thanks to an interesting bit of science – Wisconsin State Journal, November 16, 2009 (Dick Lathrop)
• Lake Mendota Scientists Move From One Challenge to the Next – WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, October 16, 2009 (Steve Carpenter, Dave Harring, Jim Kitchell)
• *View images from field trip with the Society of Environmental Journalists*
  Climate change and lakes: Estimating sensitivities of water and carbon budgets – Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, August 27, 2009 (Jeff Cardille, Steve Carpenter, Jon Foley, Paul Hanson, Monica Turner, Julie Vano)
• Cleaning Lake Wingra – Wisconsin State Journal video, September 2, 2009 (Dick Lathrop)
• Without the carp, Lake Wingra cleans up – Wisconsin State Journal, September 2, 2009 (Dick Lathrop)
• 15,081 Jewels – Milwaukee Magazine, June 22, 2009 (Steve Carpenter, Tim Kratz, John Magnuson)
• Blooming Limnologists – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, July 20, 2009 (John Magnuson, Grandparents University)
• Inland Lakes Around the World – WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, April 22, 2009 (Paul Hanson, Tim Kratz)
• Algae Season Looms for Madison Lakes – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, June 27, 2008 (Dick Lathrop)
• State Initiative Gets Climate Change Discussion Rolling – The Capital Times, June 18, 2008 (Dick Lathrop, John Magnuson)
• Curiosities: Rough winters add salt to urban lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, April 9, 2008 (Steve Carpenter)
• Landscape Ecologists Descend on Madison – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 4, 2008 (Noah Lottig)
• Seize the carp! – The Capital Times, March 12, 2008 (Dick Lathrop)
• Social-Ecological Feedbacks and the LTER Decadal Plan – National Science Foundation News Release on the 7th annual symposium on long-term ecological research, February 21, 2008 (Steve Carpenter)
• Lake Research – In Wisconsin, February 21, 2008 (Anne Small, Cynthia Rusak, Tim Kratz, Pam Montz, Susan Knight, Jim Rusak, Tim Meinke)
• Scientists Continue to Test NASA Submarine in Lake Mendota – Channel 3000, February 15, 2008
• Underwater Robot Lowered into Lake Mendota – Channel 3000, February 13, 2008
• Recent Sightings: Icy Test Drive – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 12, 2008 (ENDURANCE)
• Underwater Robot to Take Dip in Lake Mendota Monday – Channel 3000, February 8, 2008
• Experts: Ice Quake Likely Caused Shaking on UW Campus – Channel 3000, February 1, 2008 (Jim Kitchell)
• Getting to Know World of Bacteria– Wisconsin State Journal, January 12, 2008 (Trina McMahon)
• Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, Ponds: A Thing of the Past?– National Science Foundation Discoveries, January 10, 2008 (Barbara Benson, Olaf Jensen, John Magnuson)
• Decomposing Algae Likely Causing Pond Stench – Wisconsin State Journal, August 21, 2007 (Jim Kitchell)
• Long Green Seen in Algae in City Lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, July 30, 2007 (Jennifer Jackowski)
• It’s Not About Looks – The Capital Times, July 13, 2007 (Dick Lathrop)
  The Future of the Yahara Lakes: Realizing the Vision: The State of the Yahara Lakes – Madison City Channel 12, May 18, 2007 (Dick Lathrop, Ken Potter) (for a copy of the video, email Marilyn Larsen)
• Expert Says Threats to the Yahara Lakes Are Substantial – Wisconsin State Journal, May 13, 2007 (Steve Carpenter)
• Resident Bacteria May Help Clean Phosphorous from Lakes – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 2, 2007 (Katherine McMahon)
• Lake Districts Serve As Prisms of Environmental Change – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, April 24, 2007 (Steve Carpenter)
• Global Warming May Trigger ‘Surprises’ In Lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, January 11, 2007 (Steve Carpenter)
• Thank the Wind for Chop on Lake Mendota – Wisconsin State Journal, October 19, 2006 (Jim Kitchell)
• Surveys Track Changes, Trends With Area Lakes – Wisconsin State Journal, September 6, 2006 (Jim Kitchell)
• What’s weather buoy on Lake Mendota up to? – Wisconsin State Journal, August 15, 2006 (Denise Karns)
• The Ice Culture – Madison Magazine, Feburary 2006 (John Magnuson)
  Rare Alliance Forged to Protect Wisconsin Waters – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, February 21, 2006 (Jeff Maxted, Jake Vander Zanden)
• Cool Tool: Lake Effect – On Wisconsin, Summer 2005 (Tim Kratz)
• Professor Explores Science, Politics of Dams – University of Wisconsin-Madison News, May 18, 1999 (Emily Stanley)