News Archive
Call for Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations
February 7, 2012
Do you know someone who has made significant contributions to the field of Great Lakes Research over the past 20 years? Consider nominating that person for the IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award! Deadline March 31st.
IAGLR Appoints New J. of Great Lakes Research Editor and Assistant Editor!
February 7, 2012
Please welcome newly appointed Dr. Robert Hecky and Dr. Stephanie Guildford as Editor and Assistant Editor, respectively, of the J. of Great Lakes Research. Dr Evans, who has been Editor for many years, will remain actively involved in editorial issues during the transition period. We thank Dr. Marlene Evans for her outstanding service and stewardship of the JGLR as we look forward to this new chapter. For more information, review our Press Release.
IAGLR offers over $10,000 in Student Scholarships!
January 25, 2012
PhD, Masters and Senior undergraduate students have until March 1st deadline to submit applications to various scholarships; including the IAGLR Scholarship ($2,000), Paul W. Rodgers Scholarship ($2,000), and Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship ($6,000). View Scholarship guidelines.
Fisheries Conference, June 17 to 21, 2012 at the University of Windsor
January 9, 2012
The Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes (EEEF) conference will be held at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June 17 to 21, 2012. Abstracts are due February 14th. For preliminary program and abstract submission information, please visit the website: www.uwindsor.ca/eeef
Year End Donations, Membership Renewals, and Happy Holidays!
December 12, 2011
2012 member renewal notices have recently been distributed - watch for yours to arrive in the mail. Although we will circulate additional electronic reminders, this will be your only paper notification. And don't forget those last minute tax deductions! IAGLR is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and donations are deductible from U.S. income tax and against U.S. earnings in Canada. Thank you for your continued support! We look forward to serving you in the upcoming new year!
IAGLR Member Receives Top Award for Work in Environmental Education
October 28, 2011
Dr. Rosanne Fortner, a current retired member of IAGLR, former OH Sea Grant Education Director and current COSEE Great Lakes Director, received the highest honor from the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) at its annual conference on October 15 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Fortner was presented the 2011 Walter E. Jeske Award, which recognizes individual outstanding service to NAAEE and leadership within the environment education profession.
New species discovered in Lake Erie
October 28, 2011
A federal biologist found a new species in Lake Erie in September, a tiny but prolific parasite that can attach to and feed on a number of different sport fish, including perch. It is too early to know what effect, if any, the animal, a copepod - a crustacean known as Neoergasilus japonicus - will have on the lake. Researchers have seen little damage in Saginaw Bay, a part of Lake Huron, where the copepods were found in 1994. More: Robb Frederick Erie Times-News
Nominations for Board Members
October 13, 2011
IAGLR seeks candidates for positions on its Board of Directors. We welcome your involvement! Currently, there are openings for two Canadian Board Members, one US Board Member and one US Student Board member. Please review the Call for Nominations.
IAGLR seeks a new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Great Lakes Research
September 30, 2011
The International Association of Great Lakes Research seeks a dynamic, well-organized scientist with high editorial standards and strong leadership skills to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Great Lakes Research (JGLR). Please view the position announcement for more information on desired qualifications and how to apply.
Avian Botulism puzzles Great Lakes scientists
September 27, 2011
This article outlines the resurgence of botulism toxin in the Great Lakes and its effects on waterfowl. Factors aiding in this resurgence are discussed, and monitoring efforts are highlighted
5 chemical threats to the Great Lakes
September 27, 2011
An unconventional list of chemicals is quickly becoming a concern for Great Lakes water quality. Several chemicals are being introduced to the environment at increasing rates by passing through the sewage treatment process. These chemicals may propose health concerns for humans, and interupt important biological processes in the environment.
Call for Presentations & Posters: Wisconsin Wetlands Association 17th Annual Conference, Urban Wetlands
September 26, 2011
Wisconsin Wetlands Association invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at our 17th Annual Wetland Conference, February 22-23, 2012 in Lake Geneva, WI. We seek proposals for oral presentations or posters on wetland research, restoration, and management projects. We welcome presentations on work done in all wetland community types and from around the Midwest region, as long as the content of the presentation applies to wetlands of Wisconsin. We especially encourage submissions on these topics related to the theme, Urban Wetlands.
JGLR 37, Issue 3 Online
September 16, 2011
JGLR 37, Issue 3 is now online. Check out the web releases for coverage of several of the articles.
Call for Papers - Water Availability
September 16, 2011
Earthzine, a scientific, IEEE publication, is soliciting articles of 800-3,000 words for its Fourth Quarter Theme Issue on Water Availability. We seek contributions addressing current issues, techniques and applications of Earth observation information for measuring water, the social benefits of monitoring water and the humanitarian implications of water availability. Managing Editor of Earthzine is Jeff Kart, a longtime Great Lakes journalist/environmental writer.
Sea lampreys fear the smell of death
August 4, 2011
A repellant for sea lampreys could be the key to better controlling one of the most destructive invasive species in the North American Great Lakes. Michigan State University researcher, Dr. Michael Wagner, recently published results of a study that used alarm odors to alter sea lamprey behavior. A press release for the research can be viewed here.
Announcing the IAGLR 2011-2012 Board of Directors
July 22, 2011
IAGLR's 2011-2012 Officers and Board Members were announced this spring at the 54th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Duluth, MN. Please join us in a special welcome for Robert Letcher as the new President. Remaining officers include Stephanie Guildford as the new Vice-President, Amanda Poste will be filling in as Acting Secretary, Thomas Holsen will continue to serve as Treasurer, and Robert Heath will now be Past-President. Scott Higgins and Jim Bence are joining us as a new Board Members and Kathryn Hargan will be our new Student Board Member. Steve Hensler, Peter Dillon, Linda Mortsch, and Prosper Zigah will also be staying on in their respective roles. Thank you to last year's Board of Directors for their hard work, and we look forward to another productive year with a new great team!
Dr. Joe Depinto Receives 2011 IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award
July 18, 2011
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Joseph V. Depinto of LimnoTech, at the recent 54th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Duluth, MN this past spring, recognizing his career of sustained excellence conducting large lakes research.
IAGLR Honors Great Lakes Educator
July 18, 2011
IAGLR presented the prestigious IAGLR-Jack R. Vallentyne Award to Dr. John Gannon, most recently of the International Joint Commission, Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory Research Station, and the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, for his important and sustained efforts to inform and educate the public and policymakers on Great Lakes issues. Many thanks to Dr. Gannon for his support in motivating current and future generations to further Great Lakes protection and restoration!
IAGLR Announces Best Student Paper and Poster from 2010 Conference
July 18, 2011
Each year, the best student presentation given at the annual meeting are honored by awards sponsored by IAGLR and Hydrolab/Hach Corp. for best paper and best poster. The winners based on the 2010 conference are Fiona Wong (University of Toronto) for her talk entitled, "Effect of Aging on the Volatility and Degradation of Brominated Flame Retardants and Organochlorine Pesticides in an Urban Soil from Toronto, Ontario," and also Jeremy Sullivan (SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry) for his poster entitled, "Potential Discrimination of Phytoplankton Genera on the Basis of Their Pigment Fingerprints." IAGLR congratulates you both!
Notable Article from the Journal of Great Lakes Research Recognized
July 18, 2011
The Chandler-Misener Award is presented annually to the authors of the peer-reviewed paper in the most recent complete volume of the Journal of Great Lakes Research (at the time of the annual conference) judged to be "most notable" based on originality, contribution, and presentation. This year's recipients were W. Charles Kerfoot, Foad Yousef, Sarah A. Green, Judith W. Budd, David J. Schwab, and Henry A. Vanderploeg for their paper, "Approaching storm: Disappearing winter bloom in Lake Michigan" (JGLR 36 (Suppl. 3) 30-41).
GLERL Recognized for Contributions to IAGLR
July 18, 2011
IAGLR is pleased to announce that the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Ann Arbor, MI) is the 2011 recipient of the Anderson-Everett Award for outstanding and continued contributions to the Association over a number of years. GLERL has been a Sustaining Member since 1994 and a long-term supporter of the Annual IAGLR Conference. Five IAGLR Presidents have been GLERL employees, and the IAGLR Business Office has been located in graciously donated space within the GLERL/NOAA lab since 1998.
Elsevier Awards to IAGLR Members
July 18, 2011
David J. Jude (University of Michigan) and David Millie (University of South Florida) were awarded Elsevier Awards for Best Reviewer at the recent 54th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Other awardees included Sairah Malkin (University of Waterloo), the recipient of the Elsevier Young Scientist Award, and Cory P. McDonald (Michigan Technological University), the recipient of the Elsevier Young Student Award.Journal of Great Lakes Research Editors Recognized
July 18, 2011
IAGLR recognizes outstanding support of the review process for the Journal of Great Lakes Research by presenting select Associate Editors with the IAGLR Editor's Award. Ram Yerubandi (Environment Canada) and Gary L. Fahnenstiel (NOAA) received this year's Editor's Awards for their exceptional editorial work.
2011 IAGLR Scholarship Winners Announced
July 18, 2011
IAGLR recently honored several student scientists for their contributions to Great Lakes science and outstanding research promise at the 54th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. IAGLR Scholarship winners were Jennifer Sawyer (University of Toronto) and Sommer Abdel-Fattah (McMaster University). The Paul W. Rodgers Scholarship was awarded to Joshua Morse (Oberlin College), and the Norman S. Baldwin Fisheries Science Scholarship was awarded to Kari J. Dammerman (Michigan State University). Congratulations to all scholarship winners and best of luck in your future endeavors!
IAGLR Recognizes Members for Service
July 18, 2011
IAGLR annually awards Certificates of Appreciation to members for outstanding service to the Association. At the recent 54th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, IAGLR recognized Linda Campbell (Queen's University, Saint Mary's University) for her service as IAGLR President, Board Member, and member of numerous IAGLR Committees, and Amanda Poste (University of Waterloo) for her service as an IAGLR Student Board Member and Committee member. IAGLR also recognized Joseph Makarewicz (State University of New York) as retiring chair of the Nominations and Membership Committees, and Gerald Matisoff (Case Western Reserve University) as retiring Chair of the Publications Committee.
The Conference Site Co-Chair Appreciation Awards were conferred on Randall Hicks (University of Minnesota-Duluth) and Stephanie Guildford (University of Minnesota-Duluth), and the Conference Program Co-Chair IAGLR Board Appreciation Awards went to Jay Austin (University of Minnesota-Duluth) and Anett Trebitz (U.S. EPA). Valerie Brady (Minnesota Sea Grant College Program) and Mary Ginnebaugh received the IAGLR Conference Appreciation Awards for their respective roles as Local Arrangements Co-Chair and Conference Coordinator. Other members of the Local Arrangements team were recognized for their significant contributions including: Pat Schoff and June Kallestad (University of Minnesota Duluth), and Judy Zomerfelt, Deborah Bowen, Jesse Schomberg, Sharon Moen of Minnesota Sea Grant.
For their contributions as Associate Editors of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, IAGLR recognized, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, Christiane Hudon, David J. Schwab, and Carol A. Stepien. Special Issue Editors who were also recognized for the contributions include, Steven A. Pothoven, Hunter J. Carrick, and Mark Ebener (Lake Michigan and Food Webs special issue), Katharine Hayhoe and Donald J. Wuebbles (Climate and Midwest special issue), and Trent M. Sutton and Travis Brenden (Lake Whitefish special issue).
Michigan high school students help NOAA researchers locate two shipwrecks in Lake Huron
July 14, 2011
A research expedition on Lake Huron discovered two shipwrecks and engaged five students in science. The research team found the schooner M.F. Merrick and the steel freighter Etruria in deep water off Presque Isle, MI. Five Saginaw high school students participated in what was a life-changing experience for them. A documentary of the expedition will be aired on August 30. An article and short video can be found on MSNBC Science.
The Environment Report series, Swimming Upstream, highlights fish in the Great Lakes region
June 28, 2011
The Environment Report special series, Swimming Upstream, is featuring seven Great Lakes fish stories. Reporter Dustin Dwyer traveled throughout the Michigan lower peninsula to gather stories of the ecology and economy surrounding Great Lakes fish. The entire series can be found here.
JGLR 37, Issue 2 Online
June 26, 2011
JGLR 37, Issue 2 is now online. Check out the web releases for coverage of several of the articles.
New York approves Great Lakes water rules; Wisconsin up next
June 19, 2011
New Yorkers will need state approval to newly tap Great Lakes waters, according to legislation approved Thursday that establishes state permitting rules and conservation standards.
World’s third-largest salt-water lake at risk of drying up
June 19, 2011
Iran's Oroumieh Lake is in crisis. Dams and upstream diversions have lowered water levels of the world's third-largest salt-water lake by a staggering 60 percent. To save this vanishing lake, officials are moving forward with a three-part strategy to bring life back to it. But the plan has been accused of sidestepping the real source of the problem.
JGLR special issues focus on St. Marys River, Lake Simcoe
June 9, 2011
Two special issues of the JGLR are now online: Ecology of the St. Marys River and Lake Simcoe and its Watershed: Multiple Stressors and Management Challenges. Check out the web releases for coverage of several of the articles.
Book Written by IAGLR Member Wins 2011 Green Book Festival Award
May 26, 2011
The Green Book Festival named Dr. John Hartig's book entitled, Burning Rivers: Revival of Four Urban-Industrial Rivers that Caught on Fire, as the winner in the "scientific" category. Burning Rivers explores how four rivers in the Great Lakes Basin caught on fire because of oil pollution, including the infamous Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, the Buffalo River in New York, the Rouge River in southeast Michigan, and the Chicago River in Illinois. It was written to help teach the lessons of the past, celebrate the environmental progress, and to help convince people of the urgent need to address the remaining environmental challenges in order to avoid another tipping point. Please see the press release for more information.
Journalism fellowships in the Great Lakes Region
March 11, 2011
The Great Waters Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources is offering an intense, expedition-style journey of learning and development for reporters, editors, and news producers working in print, radio, television and online. Application Deadline: Mar 25. Dates Apr 29-May 6 2011 will concentrate on Lake Ontario watershed, but useful throughout the Great Lakes.
IAGLR-OMNR Student Travel Award Deadline April 1
March 11, 2011
The IAGLR-OMNR Student Travel Award subsidizes a portion of the travel costs to and from the annual IAGLR scientific conference in order to promote student attendance. Students interested in applying for the travel award to IAGLR2011 in Duluth Minnesota should review the regulations and apply by April 1.
JGLR 37, Issue 1 Online
March 2, 2011
JGLR 37, Issue 1 is now online. Check out the web releases for coverage of several of the articles.
VOTE 2011 Board of Directors Election
February 18, 2011
The Association membership elects new members to its Board of Directors prior to the annual conference. Brief biographical sketches of the candidates are available online. Please log in to IAGLR Membersweb to cast your ballot. Voting is open until March 15. You must be a current member to vote.
Call for Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award
February 18, 2011
Do you know of someone who has made significant contributions to the field of Great Lakes Research over the past 20 years??? Consider nominating that person for the IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award! Deadline March 31st.
March 1st Student Scholarship Deadline Approaching!
February 17, 2011
Attention Students, don't forget to apply for IAGLR's Scholarships! Up to $10,000 is available this year, don't miss out! Review the details now.
Call for Nominations for the John R. “Jack” Vallentyne Award
January 27, 2011
This IAGLR Outreach Award recognizes individuals or groups of individuals for their contributions to informing and educating the public and policymakers on regional and global Great Lakes scientific issues. For further details on how to nominate, please refer to our News Release
IAGLR offers over $10,000 in Student Scholarships!
January 20, 2011
PhD, Masters and Senior undergraduate students have until March 1st to submit applications to various scholarships; including the IAGLR Scholarship ($2,000), Paul W. Rodgers Scholarship ($2,000), and Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship ($6,000). View Scholarship guidelines.
Accepting Applications for the GLFC Student Travel Award
January 19, 2011
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission Travel Award is intended to promote academic excellence by encouraging student scientists to present the results of their graduate research at scientific conferences. Two travel awards will be awarded to M.Sc. or Ph.D. students whose research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of Great Lakes aquatic ecology and fishery science. Full-time M.Sc. or Ph.D. students whose proposed research topic is relevant to the Great Lakes and who have not previously received the award are eligible. Applicants may seek funds (typically up to $1,500 per award) to attend and make an oral presentation of research at any conference. Applications are due by April 15th (see link for details), and recipients will be announced by mid-May. Contact Sarah Seegert at travelaward@glfc.org with questions.