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The Recently Discovered Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes

By: India-Bleu Niehoff, Water Library Student Assistant Introduction  The Great Lakes (Huron, Erie, Michigan, Superior, Ontario) are home to an estimated 6,000 to 10,000 shipwrecks, the vast majority of which are yet to be discovered. In fact, the exact number...

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Young Leaders in the Environmental Justice Movement

By: India-Bleu Niehoff, Water Library Student Assistant Earth Day, which takes place on April 22 of every year, started in the spring of 1970. It was invented by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, as a way of establishing environmentalism as an...

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Indigenous Women in STEM Part 3: Individuals

By: India-Bleu Niehoff, Water Library Student Assistant Introduction  Despite the small numbers of Indigenous women in STEM, they are present and making foundational contributions to the field. While there has been a recent push to encourage more Indigenous women into...

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Indigenous Women in STEM Part 2: Organizations

By: India-Bleu Niehoff, Water Library Student Assistant Introduction  With the numbers of Indigenous women in STEM historically low, and discrimination, stereotypes and prejudice against Indigenous women in STEM remaining a constant, it is important for Indigenous women who wish to...

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Indigenous Women in STEM Part 1: Background

By: India-Bleu Niehoff, Water Library Student Assistant Introduction  There has been a long history of Indigenous knowledge being ignored, denied and outright lambasted. It has been posited as being diametrically opposed to Western science, and those with Indigenous backgrounds wanting...

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Banned Books Week 2023!

by India-Bleu Niehoff Banned Books Week began in 1982, in response to a surge of book bans and challenges. It was specifically started by Judith Krug, a librarian and strong proponent of freedom of speech. Since then, the American Library...

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The Wisconsin Water Library brings you AquaLog – a place the library will share information and news about water science.

The library is housed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aquatic Sciences Center, which administers the UW Sea Grant Institute and the UW Water Resources Institute. The library collection is available for checkout by any Wisconsin resident. We are also available to help you with any research needs you may have.

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