News

IAGLR 2024 sponsor, exhibitor & ad opportunities

Dec 7, 2023

Interested in visibility for your organization? Check out the IAGLR 2024 Conference Prospectus for all the details on sponsoring, exhibiting, and advertising opportunities!

Fall Lakes Letter looks at plastics in large lakes

Nov 28, 2023

The Fall 2023 issue of Lakes Letter is out! The following feature articles explore various aspects of plastics in large lakes:

• Plastic pollution: A full life-cycle issue by Sherri Mason
• Developing frameworks for monitoring and assessing the ecological risk of microplastics in the Laurentian Great Lakes by Eden Hataley, Karen Kidd, Chelsea Rochman & Rebecca Rooney
• Clean Shores, Great Lakes: Preventing microplastics from entering the African Great Lakes through citizen science cleanups by Bahati Mayoma, Conrad Sparks & Farhan Khan
• A ripple effect caused by a science-arts-cultural collaboration: Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes watershed by Patricia Corcoran, Kirsty Robertson, Kelly Jazvac & Sara Belontz

You'll also find several research briefs on plastics, and news from IAGLR and the community. As always, we are happy to celebrate the accomplishments of existing members and welcome our new ones, including profiles of Heather Dettman, Harris Phiri, and Lisa Sonnenburg.

JGLR 49(5) online; special section on Lake Erie hypoxia

Oct 13, 2023

The Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 49, Issue 5 is now online. The issue features a special section titled Status and approaches to assess Lake Erie Central Basin hypoxia edited by R. Michael McKay, Craig Stow, Casey Godwin, and Paris Collingsworth.

IAGLR 2024 Call for Sessions open

Sep 18, 2023

The Call for Sessions is open for the hybrid 67th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research! The deadline to submit is Friday, October 20. Help shape the conference & join us May 20–24 in Windsor, Ontario.

Apply for a scholarship by December 1

Aug 29, 2023

Each year, IAGLR awards the following scholarships to students showing great promise early in their research careers. To apply, view the Regulations and Application Procedures for each scholarship linked below. Deadline is December 1.

• David M. Dolan Scholarship ($3,000)
• Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship (2 at $3,000)
• IAGLR Scholarship ($2,000)
• IDEA+ Presenter Scholarship ($2,000)
• IDEA+ Research Scholarship ($2,000)

Lakes Letter looks at legal frameworks and water

Aug 29, 2023

The Summer 2023 issue of Lakes Letter is out! In it, we take a look at two fascinating legal frameworks and their approach to water: the Rights of Nature and the Public Trust Doctrine. The lead authors on both are two of our inaugural Large Lake Champion Award winners. We are pleased to share their thoughts with you. Also read up on recent court and policy decisions in Canada and the United States, and actions at the global level. You'll also find member news and the latest from the association—from feedback on the IAGLR 2023 conference, to ways you can get involved in the months ahead. And check out the news about Crawford Lake. Could it be the "golden spike" to mark a new epoch? This and more in the summer 2023 issue. Enjoy! 

JGLR 49(4) online

Aug 23, 2023

The Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 49, Issue 4 is now online.

2022 Annual Report available

Aug 11, 2023

We are pleased to share with you our 2022 Annual Report! Its theme is "A Year of Resilience and Transformation." Enjoy this look back to a year that saw IAGLR create and fill the new position of executive director, develop a new funding strategy, move forward with plans to host an in-person 2023 conference despite lingering pandemic challenges, and broaden its relevance to a larger audience.

IAGLR 2024 sponsor, exhibitor & ad opportunities

Jun 27, 2023

Each year, IAGLR's Conference on Great Lakes Research receives generous support from agencies, organizations, and businesses. We look forward to your generosity in making IAGLR 2024 a great success! Visit the site to learn about opportunities to support the annual conference and gain visibility for your organization:

• Sponsorships
• Exhibits
• Program book ads

IAGLR 2024 website opens

Jun 27, 2023

Join us in Windsor, Ontario, for IAGLR's 67th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, scheduled for May 20–24, 2024. Gather with colleagues old and new to explore our theme Shared Lakes: One Water, One Health. The Call for Sessions will go out this fall, so start thinking about what you'd like to see at the conference. Visit the site to learn about opportunities to sponsor and exhibit at the conference. We hope to see you there!

JGLR 49.s1 online; focus on bridging knowledge systems

Jun 20, 2023

Bridging Indigenous and non-Indigenous Knowledge Systems, a special issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, is now available, all open-access online at https://bit.ly/jglr49s1. Thanks to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission for sponsoring this issue.

JGLR 49(3) online

Jun 5, 2023

The Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 49, Issue 3 is now online.

Patricia Chow-Fraser honored with IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award

May 12, 2023

The International Association for Great Lakes Research honored Patricia Chow-Fraser yesterday evening with its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award—the association's highest accolade. Presented at IAGLR’s 66th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, the award recognizes important and continued contributions to the field of Great Lakes research over a period of 20 years or more. Chow-Fraser, a leading coastal wetlands scientist, is a professor of biology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.