Since 1985, Minnesota Sea Grant has been serving Minnesotans in need of Superior water science.
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Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG)
🐟 Job Alert: MN Sea Grant is hiring 1-2 Aquaculture Lab Interns!
Get hands-on experience in fish care & field data collection on the UMN St. Paul campus.
🔹 Current UMN undergrads (enrolled Fall '26)
🔹 $15.25/hr (up to 40 hrs/wk)
🔹 Apply by 6/12!
Job ID: 374195 👇
z.umn.edu/26-mnsg-aq-l...
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The 10th anniversary of the HazMaTON Summer Webinar Series begins May 27! 🚢⚓️
Explore how freshwater spill response is evolving through new research and outreach.
Register: z.umn.edu/HazMaTON26
#Hazmat #GreatLakes #EnvironmentalScience #MarineSafety
Paid summer research in #Duluth! 🌊
UMD & MN Sea Grant are hiring 2-4 assistants ($20.26/hr) to build cloud-connected water monitoring tech & classroom STEM guides. Ideal for STEM/EdTech students into Arduino, 3D printing & IoT.
Details: z.umn.edu/26-mnsg-rese...
Summer in northern MN: 10% lakes, 90% dodging mosquitoes. 🦟
Learn how to fight back! Join Itasca Waters & MNSG for a free webinar on habitat control and staying safe from disease.
Register here (before they come back in force):
z.umn.edu/mnsg-pww-mos...
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Join Twin Ports Freshwater Folk on June 3 for the MNSG Fellow Showcase! 🌊
Hear from fellows Larissa Scott, Reid Brown & Reane Loiselle-Kasun on stream restoration, water permitting, & AIS management.
📍 Duluth MPCA (w/sandwiches) @ 11:30 AM
💻 Zoom @ 12 PM
Free! Register: z.umn.edu/mnsg-26-fell...
🚢 5 #GreatLakes shipwrecks are flagged as major pollution risks, including the #EdmundFitzgerald.
Join HazMaTON & MNSG to learn how agencies respond to deep-water leaks & protect our waters!
📅 6/17 @ 11 AM
💸 Free!
🔗 z.umn.edu/HazMaTON26
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Hundreds of millions of lbs of fireworks are used in the US yearly, releasing perchlorate, a known drinking water contaminant, into the environment. 🎆🚰
Join Itasca Waters & MN Sea Grant for a free webinar on how fireworks impact water sources. 🧪
Register: z.umn.edu/pww-fireworks
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Apply to be the next Urban Stormwater Extension Educator with MNSG & #UMN WRC! 🌧️
Help lead stormwater education, policy, and community resiliency across MN.
📍 St. Paul / Hybrid
💰 $68,000 - $78,000
📅 Deadline: May 18, 2026
Details: z.umn.edu/26-mnsg-wrc-...
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Are you a grad student interested in science policy?🔬
Apply for the 2027 #KnaussFellowship! Spend a year in D.C. working on #GreatLakes & marine policy.
💰 $74,700 stipend + $5k travel/PD
⏰ Deadline: June 3, 2026, 5 PM CT
Start your application: z.umn.edu/Knauss
#SeaGrant #Policy #GradStudent
New MN Sea Grant research found "forever chemicals" in 100% of #GreatLakes rain/snow samples over a 2-year period. 🧪
Findings suggest atmospheric transport is a major source, and standard tests may miss hundreds of compounds.
Details: z.umn.edu/mnsg-26-pfas...
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