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According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, ice coverage has declined an average of 10-14 days over the last 50 years in Minnesota.

According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, ice coverage has declined an average of 10-14 days over the last 50 years in Minnesota.

Kudos to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for having excelled once again with such acuity.

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The Knauss Fellowship is a national program that places exceptional, early-career graduate students with host offices of the federal government for a one-year fellowship in Washington, D.C. Since 1979, nearly 1,500 fellows have completed the program. Fellows have become leaders in science, policy, and public administration.

DULUTH, Minn. — The University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program is proud to welcome Don Schreiner as MNSG’s new interim Extension Program Leader effective June 27, 2022.

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DULUTH, Minn.—The University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program welcomes Alexander Frie as the new research and fellowship coordinator effective November 8, 2021. MNSG and Sea Grant programs nationwide invest a large part of their federal and university funding in research and education competitions that are directly managed by a research coordinator.

AUSTIN, Texas - A new paper in the May issue of Nature Communications demonstrates why reducing nutrient pollution in local lakes and other waterbodies...

Protecting local water has global benefits New paper published May 11, 2021 in Nature Communications National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. 2019. The United States Great Lakes as seen from space. The Great Lakes hold about 90% of the freshwater in the U.S. and about 20% of the worlds freshwater supply (NOAA). Newswise — Duluth, Minnesota - A new paper in the May issue of  Nature Communications demonstrates why keeping local lakes and ...