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Tag: Education

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Episode 2305 Lesson Plans: Recycling freighters

by Gary Abud Jr. June 8, 2023

Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: New video game teaches watershed management

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Students help save sturgeon

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes Learning, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Improving science literacy means changing science education

by The Conversation July 12, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Meet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok

by Natasha Blakely April 1, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Municipalities, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

by Energy News Network March 25, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Boat Building School to expand with COVID-19 relief grant funding

by Natasha Blakely March 16, 2022
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes Learning, News, Region

Lakes Learning: Great Lakes Now adds more free educational activities, teaching plans, PBS programs

by GLN Editor February 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

4 unexpected places where adults can learn science

by The Conversation November 13, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Great Lakes Learning, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Learning: Introducing some resources for remote teaching

by Gary Abud Jr. March 23, 2020November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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