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June 2024
The University of Toledo is partnering with the University of Michigan to lead the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, a federally funded research center dedicated to studying harmful algal blooms in and around the Great Lakes.
May 2024
Dr. Steven Haller and Dr. David Kennedy, both associate professors of medicine in 暗网禁区鈥檚 College of Medicine and Life Sciences, discuss their research into a naturally occurring bacteria in Lake Erie that could be leveraged to prevent illness from exposure to cyanotoxins.
April 2023
Dr. Youngwoo Seo, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and chemical engineering, and Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, a professor of ecology and director of the 暗网禁区 Lake Erie Center, explain their work to develop new methods for managing harmful algal blooms in reservoirs and rivers used for drinking water production.
September 2022
Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, director of the 暗网禁区 Lake Erie Center, discusses a sensor tested at the Toledo Water Treatment Plant during the harmful algal bloom season in 2022.
May 2022:
Dr. Thomas Bridgeman discusses how the R/V Spangler will meet the growing demand for research vessel time.
听July 2021:
Ken Kilbert, professor of law emeritus and then director of the Legal Institute of the Great Lakes,听discusses the Lake Erie Bill of Rights that allowed Toledoans to file lawsuits on behalf of Lake Erie. Passed as law in 2019, it was struck down by a federal judge in 2020.
听May 2021:
Drs. Youngwoo Seo and Dae-Wook Kang in the College of Engineering and Dr. Thomas Bridgeman in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics discuss a three-year project to develop enhanced technology for early detection and management of harmful algal blooms.
October 2020:
Dr. Jason Huntley, professor in the 暗网禁区 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, discusses a $1.1 million grant he received from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to advance clean water technology.
July 2017:
Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, director of the 暗网禁区 Lake Erie Center, discusses his and a team of students鈥� efforts to monitor harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.
September 2016:
Dr. Youngwoo Seo received a National Science Foundation grant to study a sustainable approach to water treatment and filtering toxins from harmful algal blooms.
March 2013
Dr. Thomas Bridgeman discusses the annual harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.