School of Freshwater Sciences benefits from new materials, planning

May 14, 2015 7:00 pm Leave a comment

Coordination was essential to the successful renovation and expansion of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences.

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Milwaukee wants consultant to develop harbor district

April 23, 2015 3:49 pm Leave a comment

The city of Milwaukee and Harbor District Inc. are soliciting proposals to complete a Water and Land Use Plan for Milwaukee’s Harbor District.

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Leaky sewer pipes cause growing problem

May 7, 2014 4:02 pm Leave a comment

Sandra McLellan, professor and senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, samples water in June off the school’s dock wall in the inner harbor of Milwaukee. She has found evidence of sewage migrating from old pipes through soil and into storm-water lines. (Photo courtesy of Sandra McLellan)

A Milwaukee scientist who has found sewage migrating from old pipes through soil and into the storm-water lines that drain to lakes or streams says the problem is likely to elsewhere.

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Growing panes

December 5, 2013 3:34 pm Leave a comment

An employee of Omni Glass & Paint Inc., Oshkosh, applies glazing Nov. 14 along windows on the third floor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee.

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Sharp guy

November 21, 2013 6:04 pm Leave a comment

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Mike Bublitz, an employee of Olympic Companies Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., cuts drywall Nov. 14 on the second floor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee. J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, is the general contractor on the three-story, 92,600-square-foot expansion project, which also will include some light remodeling. The work is expected to be complete next year. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Mike Bublitz, an employee of Olympic Companies Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., cuts drywall Nov. 14 on the second floor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee.

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Joint effort

July 17, 2013 10:19 am Leave a comment

Eric Siefert, a mason with J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, strikes joints while building a block wall July 9 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences site in Milwaukee.

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Flex appeal

June 24, 2013 9:41 am Leave a comment

J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc.'s Brian Patrenef secures flex forms before a concrete pour April 30 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee.

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The ties that bind

May 10, 2013 11:48 am Leave a comment

Employees of Choice Construction Cos. Inc., Menomonee Falls, tie rebar April 30 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences site.

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Give it a tug

May 3, 2013 3:53 pm Leave a comment

An employee of J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, secures flex form prior to a concrete pour Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences site in Milwaukee.

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A load off

December 7, 2012 4:47 pm Leave a comment

A crew with Veit & Co. Inc., Rogers, Minn., razes a section of loading dock at the University of Wisconsin School of Freshwater Sciences on Nov. 29 in Milwaukee.

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