Past news articles
December 6, 2023
2023 White Lake Area Water Quality Video Series: A Landmark Initiative by WMEAC
August 16, 2023
GVSU’s ‘Pixie Drone’ collects plastic from waterways
August 15, 2023
Check out floating litter-picker-upper while helping clean up Muskegon Lake
July 17, 2023
Muskegon Co. beach still 'swim at your own risk' until E.coli contamination abates
July 14, 2023
E. coli contamination advisory issued for park on Muskegon Lake
June 29, 2023
Science Says What? Bacteria in Lake Huron sinkhole do a daily tango
May 15, 2023
Two Generations and $70 Million Later, Muskegon Lake Is Restored
May 12, 2023
AWRI helping keep Muskegon beach clean with robots
May 11, 2023
New beach cleanup robot targets microplastics
April 18, 2023
Meijer boosts Great Lakes plastic cleanup effort with new $550K donation
April 13, 2023
Hidden gem lake near Muskegon to get water quality study ahead of preservation plan
March 1, 2023
Conserving Michigan Fisheries
Feburary 6, 2023
Mona Lake restoration efforts focus on former celery fields topic of public meeting
February 2, 2023
Grand Valley team chronicles microbial migration related to Earth's oxygenation
December 2, 2022
Exploring Lake Huron sinkholes may help find life on other planets
November 1, 2022
Grand Valley student chalks up a research success
September 19, 2022
Drones set to join Lake Michigan beach cleanup crews
September 11, 2022
Mona Lake restoration project involving former celery fields topic of public meeting
Aug 29, 2022
Muskegon County Lake to Receive Nearly $500,000 Makeover
Aug 29, 2022
AWRI hosts U.S. Senator Gary Peters on tour of Muskegon Lake
Aug 23, 2022
AWRI-operated drones to clean up plastic on beaches, waterways
Aug 4, 2022
Q&A: Al Steinman reflects on his two decades as director of Annis Water Resources Institute
July 29, 2022
On Higgins Lake, distrust and old grudges cloud septic debate
July 13, 2022
Tourist mecca? Muskegon Lake cleanup gives community a new lease on life
July 13, 2022
$80M and decades of effort rid Muskegon Lake of its industrial toxicity
July 12, 2022
Great Lakes resurrection: Muskegon Lake transforms from industrial dump to ‘ridiculous’ potential
May 25, 2022
AWRI's work helps Muskegon Lake reach pivotal milestone
May 13, 2022
AWRI, GVSU ready for conferences on water issues
August 3, 2021
Article linking Earth's slowing rotation to atmospheric oxygenation published in Nature Geoscience
April 22, 2021
AWRI director featured on national television morning show for expertise on climate change and Lake Michigan erosion
February 23, 2021
Grad student's research on addressing teen risk behaviors takes top honors at thesis competition
July 31, 2020
GVSU, Muskegon County and EGLE celebrate 20 years of water quality testing on state beaches
April 24, 2020
COVID-19 disrupts Great Lakes Research
February 12, 2020
March 7 workshop will educate about natural shoreline habitat and best management practices
February 3, 2020
Convocation ceremony will recognize faculty members for service, teaching, research
February 2, 2020
‘A NEW NORMAL’: Declining sportsmen’s dollars upend funding model for nature conservation, outdoor recreation
January 31, 2020
Ancient Analog: What can Lake Huron’s cyanobacteria tell us about the earth’s past or about other planets?
December 4, 2019
Annis Water Resources director to speak about role of government in environmental protection
September 10, 2019
AWRI assists with threatened juvenile sturgeon
September 6, 2019
Higgins Lake’s crystal waters are under threat. Blame poop (and other stuff)
August 28, 2019
Removing sturgeon from Big Manistee, Muskegon rivers before sea lamprey treatment
August 21, 2019
How was Michigan’s PFAS water crisis overlooked for years?
August 20, 2019
Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot—Part 2
August 7, 2019
How Hush Puppies shoes sparked a water contamination crisis
August 7, 2019
Is it pollution? Lake Michigan beach worries triggered by photos on social media
July 26, 2019
Large amounts of dune grass washing up on Grand Haven beach
July 26, 2019
The Green Room: PFAS Part I-Health Impacts
July 10, 2019
Duck Lake beach in West Michigan closed due to high E. coli
July 7, 2019
Waterlogged Wonderland: high water, rainy weather put damper on West Michigan tourism, recreation industries
May 23, 2019
Muskegon Lake recovery highlighted in documentary by alumnus
May 16, 2019
West Michigan researchers focus on plastic pollution in lakes
May 16, 2019
Researcher's work with PFAS citizen's group featured in Science Magazine
March 28, 2019
AWRI to host Lake Michigan offshore wind presentation
February 13, 2019
GVSU mourns death of former GVU foundation director and longtime supporter
February 1, 2019
Grand Valley's Annis Water Resources Institute enters partnership with MSU to address water challenges
November 13, 2018
AWRI researcher testifies at PFAS hearing
September 26, 2018
Health Forum event will spotlight water quality
September 11, 2018
GVSU researchers investigate biological, chemical effects of microplastics
September 10, 2018
Annis Water Resources Institute hosts delegation from Japan
August 31, 2018
GVSU to partner with Ottawa County on groundwater management plan
July 27, 2018
Researcher studying whether food production could be safer with new E. coli test
June 9, 2018
Research vessel docks in Michigan City, teaches about Lake Michigan water quality
March 26, 2018
Watershed monitoring is community effort (outdated link - https://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20180326/watershed-monitoring-is-community-effort)
November 8, 2017
AWRI speaker to discuss restoring fish migrations
October 23, 2017
CLAS alumni to visit campus for presentations and events
September 5, 2017
New endowed fund will help with high-return water research
August 24, 2017
AWRI training addresses water treatment challenges
July 7, 2017
AWRI researchers studying phosphorus, nitrogen in Spring Lake
July 3, 2017
GVSU expert: Role of freshwater in global carbon cycle needs urgent study
May 23, 2017
Grand Valley education assistant wins national teaching award
May 15, 2017
GVSU education vessel receives new radar, weather equipment
February 6, 2017
Project Clarity 2016 dashboard featured in Holland Sentinel (outdated link - https://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20170206/living-sustainably-working-on-lake-macs-reputation)
February 5, 2017
Director of GVSU water institute receives national award for work
February 1, 2017
AWRI director to present watershed project to state officials
December 16, 2016
AWRI receives Macatawa Watershed Project's "Stakeholder of the Year" award
September 19, 2016
Israeli delegation visits AWRI
June 30, 2016
Steinman receives community leadership award
June 9, 2016
R.B. Annis posthumously honored at GVSU 2016 Enrichment Award Presentation
April 27, 2016
Great Lakes law, water management focus of AWRI guest speaker
March 3, 2016
AWRI to be inducted into Michigan Environmental Hall of Fame
February 22, 2016
GVSU director appointed to EPA advisory board
January 25, 2016
Vail wins 2016 Informal Science Educator Award
November 30, 2015
AWRI director to testify on invasive species before House subcommittee
November 19, 2015
Steinman to speak about Great Lakes at Washington, D.C. congressional briefing
October 25, 2015
Steinman says water defines Michigan
October 9, 2015
Steinman talks Blue Economy
September 13, 2015
Brook trout study explores life-giving groundwater seeps
September 1, 2015
July & August 2015 Newsletter: Charlyn Partridge joins AWRI Faculty
August 17, 2015
Michigan's new water strategy - 90 minute informational webinar by MDEQ
July 31, 2015
Great Lakes fungi: cancer killer?
July 17, 2015
Annis Water Resources Institute to host international group
July 15, 2015
GVSU wrapping up summer educational trips
July 13, 2015
Lakers get their feet wet at the AWRI
July 9, 2015
Annis Water Resources Institute to offer educational boat cruises
July 1, 2015
June 2015 Newsletter: Diverse undergraduate research experiences at AWRI funded by NSF
June 1, 2015
May 2015 Newsletter: AWRI Summer Student Interns
May 5, 2015
AWRI researcher gets major grant to teach research science
May 4, 2015
April 2015 Newsletter: AWRI Graduate Student Receives Grant Funding
April 17, 2015
Ottawa County feeling the water pressure: Michigan agriculture is making a dent in the subterranean water supply
April 14, 2015
Freshwater Security in a Changing World
April 7, 2015
New report highlights broad impact of water on Michigan's economy
April 1, 2015
Muskegon Lake water cleanup showing results, institute reports
Research shows Muskegon Lake water quality continues to improve
March 2015 Newsletter: Making Lake Michigan Great
March 5, 2015
February 2015 Newsletter: AWRI Scientists See Recommendations Implemented
February 4, 2015
January 2015 Newsletter: AWRI presents at the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
February 2, 2015
Higher water levels in the Great Lakes and a shift to "climate variability"
December 20, 2014
AWRI's 2014 Year in Review
December 15, 2014
Study reveals spread of invasive species in Great Lakes
December 3, 2014
November 2014 Newsletter: AWRI Fish Biologist Awarded Grant to Study Yellow Perch
November 4, 2014
October 2014 Newsletter: Robert B. Annis Field Station Update
October 2, 2014
September 2014 Newsletter: Incoming Graduate Students at AWRI
September 3, 2014
August 2014 Newsletter: Sabbatical Visitor Spending Fall at AWRI
August 25, 2014
Incoming graduate student's biology research published
August 11, 2014
Climate change negatively impacting Great Lakes, GVSU researcher says
August 6, 2014
July 2014 Newsletter: New grant on aquatic fungi in the Great Lakes
August 4, 2014
Expert explains algae blooms in West Michigan waters after dangerous Toledo incidents
August 4, 2014
Could toxic algae bloom affect West Michigan's water supply?
July 8, 2014
June 2014 Newsletter: AWRI postdocs move on
June 2, 2014
May 2014 Newsletter: AWRI researcher wins sustainability award
May 8, 2014
AWRI researcher wins sustainability award
May 5, 2014
Former GVU Foundation director and longtime AWRI supporter dies
May 1, 2014
April 2014 Newsletter: AWRI summer student interns
April 24, 2014
AWRI to host research workshop series
April 22, 2014
Watershed restoration documentary highlights AWRI involvement
April 9, 2014
New Grand Valley Field Station earns LEED Gold Certification
April 2, 2014
March 2014 Newsletter: AWRI Vessel Maintenance
March 3, 2014
February 2014 Newsletter: AWRI Science Advisory Board
February 11, 2014
Grand Valley researchers draw link between zebra mussels, risk of algae blooms
February 6, 2014
GVSU researcher wins scientist of the year honors
February 3, 2014
December 2013/January 2014 Newsletter: AWRI Graduate Student Alumni Profiles
January 20, 2014
Michigan's Blue Economy: WGVU's West Michigan Week
December 18, 2013
AWRI's 2013 Year in Review
December 3, 2013
November 2013 Newsletter: From Basic Research to Private Enterprise: Making the Most of Invasive Aquatic Plants
November 4, 2013
October 2013 Newsletter: AWRI Collaborative Research
October 2, 2013
September 2013 Newsletter: Incoming Graduate Students at AWRI
October 1, 2013
Students study water quality aboard GVSU research vessel
September 4, 2013
August 2013 Newsletter: AWRI New Field Station Dedication
August 29, 2013
Grand Valley's Annis Water Resources Institute awarded blue economy grant
August 23, 2013
AWRI awarded grant to study bacteria in Silver Lake
August 12, 2013
Grand Valley dedicates new Annis Water Resources Institute Robert B. Annis Field Station
August 7, 2013
Michigan Natural Resources Council to hold meeting at Annis Water Resources Institute
August 5, 2013
Grand Valley to formally dedicate new Robert B. Annis Field Station
August 2, 2013
July 2013 Newsletter: Target Inquiry Teachers at AWRI Summer 2013
July 12, 2013
Robert B. Annis Field Station campaign reaches goal
July 2, 2013
June 2013 Newsletter: AWRI receives grant from the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program
May 29, 2013
May 2013 Newsletter: AWRI Summer Student Interns
May 24, 2013
Student aquatic plant researcher wins presentation competition
April 30, 2013
April 2013 Newsletter: All aboard for another busy season on the research vessels D.J. Angus and W.G. Jackson
April 24, 2013
AWRI researcher honored for Lake Michigan outreach efforts
April 2, 2013
March 2013 Newsletter: AWRI Undergrad Wins Best Oral Presentation Competition
AWRI, Notre Dame researchers to study pollutant transfer by migrating salmon
March 5, 2013
GVSU scientist talks climate change, future of Great Lakes area
March 4, 2013
February 2013 Newsletter: Monitoring the Pulse of a Lake
February 8, 2013
Are the Great Lakes Drying Up? Dr. Al Steinman interviewed on NPR's "Here and Now".
AWRI director says low Great Lakes water levels could impact economy, ecosystems
February 4, 2013
January 2013 Newsletter: AWRI Seminar Series for Winter 2013
January 2, 2013
AWRI's 2012 Year in Review
December 18, 2012
Environmental threat map highlights Great Lakes restoration challenges
December 3, 2012
November 2012 Newsletter: Lake Sturgeon Research in the Muskegon River System
November 20, 2012
AWRI to take part in Muskegon River restoration project
November 2, 2012
October 2012 Newsletter: Incoming Graduate Students at AWRI
October 16, 2012
Area students get science field trips thanks to Alcoa grant funds
October 11, 2012
Annis Water Resources Institute gets $250,000 grant for outreach, education
October 8, 2012
Global warming: GVSU brings climate scientist to Muskegon water institute to study Great Lakes
October 3, 2012
September 2012 Newsletter: Kicking off the New Field Station Campaign
September 6, 2012
AWRI Field Research Station preview event draws community support
September 4, 2012
August 2012 Newsletter: AWRI Hires New Faculty Climatologist
August 3, 2012
Annis Water Resources Institute to be highlighted on Discovery Channel
August 2, 2012
July 2012 Newsletter: Sustainability - A Journey without End
July 27, 2012
GVSU receives $1 million donation for Annis Water Resources Institute building
July 25, 2012
Grand Valley researchers to study culturally significant fish
July 10, 2012
Grand Valley teams with MSU for research projects
June 29, 2012
June 2012 Newsletter: 2012 AWRI Summer Student Interns
June 1, 2012
Interdisciplinary project could improve water quality in Haiti
May 31, 2012
May 2012 Newsletter: Lakers on Lake Michigan
May 14, 2012
Lake Sentinel: Observatory for Ecosystem Changes in Muskegon Lake
May 5, 2012
Hundreds turn out for "Lakers on Lake Michigan"
May 4, 2012
Grand Valley teams up with Lake Express for Lakers on Lake Michigan
April 26, 2012
Grand Valley research buoy now collecting data in Muskegon Lake
April 23, 2012
Lake Express and GVSU water institute team up May 5 to celebrate Lake Michigan
April 3, 2012
AWRI director elected to science board
April 2, 2012
March 2012 Newsletter: Bob Annis' Legacy
March 2, 2012
AWRI director attends White House summit
February 22, 2012
Grand Valley researcher finds salmon link to contaminated fish
February 23, 2012
February 2012 Newsletter: AWRI Expands!
February 13, 2012
Grand Valley researchers work on projects to restore lake
February 10, 2012
New research building for Annis Water Resources Institute approved by board
December 22, 2011
Steinman appointed to Nature Conservancy board
December 21, 2011
AWRI's 2011 Year in Review
October 25, 2011
AWRI offers internship
September 27, 2011
President Haas joined students aboard the D.J. Angus
July 11, 2011
AWRI hosts public meeting for Great Lakes Study
February 18, 2011
D.J. Angus to begin 25 years of service
September 3, 2010
AWRI receives $1.4 million in research grants
July 23, 2010
D.J. Angus leads Grand River Expedition
June 7, 2010
Tree planted in honor of Jackson
May 12, 2010
$1.1 million in NSF grants fund GVSU research
February 16, 2010
AWRI seeks interns, offers scholarship opportunity
November 18, 2009
AWRI receives grant from Consumers Energy Foundation
October 27, 2009
'Lake Invaders' documentary premieres at Grand Valley