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Helen Domske receives IAGLR’s Vallentyne Award

Jun 20, 2018

Helen Domske, associate director of the Great Lakes Program at the University of Buffalo and senior coastal education coordinator for New York Sea Grant, was honored with the John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award at the 61st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research.

William Taylor honored with IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award

Jun 19, 2018

William D. Taylor was honored Tuesday at IAGLR’s 61st Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research with the association's 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. Taylor is a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, where he has spent 40 years generating critical knowledge essential for the long-term management of aquatic ecosystems.

Local and international freshwater scientists meet in Toronto

Jun 18, 2018

IAGLR's 61st Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research kicks off today!  More than 700 scientists from around the world are headed to the University of Toronto Scarborough for a great week of science.

A great success story: River Raisin cleanup helps Monroe, Michigan, realize economic, environmental benefits

Jun 15, 2018

Substantial cleanup of the River Raisin in southeast Michigan is helping to revitalize the City of Monroe, with the area seeing both environmental and economic benefits. That’s the conclusion of a case study released today by the International Association for Great Lakes Research.

IAGLR to evaluate Great Lakes restoration with Erb Family Foundation support

Dec 21, 2017

How effective are efforts to restore the most degraded areas in the Great Lakes? A new grant from the Erb Family Foundation will support the International Association for Great Lakes Research in answering that question. IAGLR will conduct research with Canadian and U.S. experts to evaluate achievements and lessons learned from 32 years of efforts to clean up Great Lakes Areas of Concern.

Lake Michigan science and policy conference coming to Green Bay November 7-10

Nov 3, 2017

Lake Michigan will take center stage next week, when more than 300 scientists, natural resource managers, and beach health experts head to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the 2017 State of Lake Michigan Conference. The event, to be held November 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency, will also feature the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Beach Association and other associated workshops and field trips.

Thomas Nalepa honored with IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award

May 18, 2017

The International Association for Great Lakes Research honored Thomas Nalepa Thursday evening with its 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented at IAGLR’s 60th 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. Nalepa is best known for his seminal work on invasive mussels, including zebra and quagga mussels, and their effects on Great Lakes communities.

Dan Egan receives Vallentyne outreach award

May 18, 2017

Dan Egan, an author and reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, was honored with the John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award at the 60th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research.

Great Lakes Science Leaders Honored

May 18, 2017

The International Association for Great Lakes Research honored several professionals Thursday for their contributions to IAGLR and Great Lakes science. The awards were presented at the association’s 60th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Detroit, Mich.

Great Lakes Student Scientists Recognized

May 18, 2017

The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) recognized top student scientists for their contributions to IAGLR and Great Lakes science. The following awards were presented Thursday at the association’s 60th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, in Detroit, Mich.

Freshwater Scientists to Convene in Detroit May 15-19

May 15, 2017

IAGLR's 60th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research kicks off today!  More than 1,000 scientists from around the world are headed to Cobo Center in downtown Detroit for a week of science.

Smallmouth bass growth increased following invasion of Lake Erie by the round goby

Sep 22, 2016

Results of this study, "Changes in growth and diet of smallmouth bass following invasion of Lake Erie by the round goby," are reported by Derek P. Crane and Donald W. Einhouse in Volume 42, Issue 2 of the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

IAGLR Honors Great Lakes Science Leaders

Jun 9, 2016

IAGLR honored several professionals Thursday for their contributions to IAGLR and Great Lakes science. The following awards were presented at the association’s 59th annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Guelph, Ont.

Vallentyne outreach award recognizes Pranas Pranckevicius

Jun 9, 2016

IAGLR posthumously awarded its highest outreach honor Thursday to Pranas Pranckevicius, an influential regional communicator and technical convenor for more than 30 years with the U.S. EPA Great LakesNational Program Office.

IAGLR Honors Dr. Ron Hites with Lifetime Achievement Award

Jun 9, 2016

IAGLR recently honored Dr. Ronald A. Hites, a professor at Indiana University, with the 2016 IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award. Hites has made seminal contributions to IAGLR, the Great Lakes community, and the discipline of environmental organic chemistry; notably in the areas of mass spectrometry and the detection, sources, transformations, time trends, and fate of atmospherically derived organic pollutants in rivers and lakes.