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President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for 2019 will include massive cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The budget cuts will decrease the funding for the initiative from $298 million to only $30 million. According to the Great Lakes Restoration website, the initiative was launched in 2010 “to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface ... Read More »

Through a straightforward lecture style and an engaging lab, students learned about one of the oldest species on the planet. Phycology is a branch of biology that focuses on studies involving algae, cyanobacteria and blue-green algae. These species are unique because they are primary producers in most aquatic environments. Their evolutionary tale is widespread. “They came from nine different lineages” ... Read More »