Campus Stories
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UW-Superior receives $35,000 grant for speaker series on civic, public health during a pandemic
September 21, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Center for Community Engaged Learning has received a $35,000 grant from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership to host a speaker series titled, “Bridging Civic and Public Health during a Pandemic.” The speaker series, which will take place throughout the 2020-21 academic year, will include four speakers, featuring at least one elected public […]
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UW-River Falls student Sophie Ackerman receives WiSys research grant
September 17, 2020
University of Wisconsin-River Falls senior Sophie Ackerman is the recipient of a $4,000 Ambassador Grant by the WiSys organization to research loneliness and isolation. Ackerman’s research, “Combating the Effects of Isolation During Quarantine,” will evaluate strategies that lessen the negative effects of loneliness and isolation during a national quarantine. The research may also have uses […]
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UW-Whitewater poet, professor Marilyn Annucci on living in the moment
September 11, 2020
Award-winning poet Marilyn Annucci brings us into the moment — bringing to life vivid details of memories — and encouraging us to pause to see the things we might otherwise miss.
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UW-Eau Claire Dean Linda Young inducted into American Academy of Nursing class of 2020 fellows
September 9, 2020
Dr. Linda Young, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is among the national nursing leaders selected to be part of the 2020 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).Young — one of just 230 inductees in 2020 — will be recognized for her […]
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UW Oshkosh alumna Lindsey Toman, athletic trainer, adjusts during COVID
September 1, 2020
As an athletic trainer, you need to be prepared for the unexpected. You need a kit perfectly prepped to treat an in-game injury, a rehabilitation plan built to use others’ equipment while on the road and a care plan for a spectrum of players ranging from rookie to veteran. National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) athletic […]
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UW-Platteville student takes top prize in state research competition
August 26, 2020
Joseph Creanza, a junior soil and crop science major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, scored first place at the recent 2020 Student Research and Innovation Showcase for his project, “Plant Essential Oils as Natural and Safe Pesticides for the Control of Soybean White Mold Disease.” The event featured 15 students from across the UW System and was […]
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UW-Green Bay senior Karly Skaletski talks about her favorite feature of online learning
August 24, 2020
Although UW-Green Bay is intending to be open in fall and welcoming faculty, staff and students back on campus, some classes originally scheduled for in-person instruction will be moving online or having online aspects to them for the safety of the UW-Green Bay community. Current UW-Green Bay students who transitioned to online learning in Spring […]
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UW-La Crosse offers curbside campus tour
August 20, 2020
QR codes at popular tour stops provide prospective students and families a self-guided experience Curbside pickup in the age of COVID-19 is nothing out of the ordinary. From groceries to restaurant takeout, finding service at the curb is the new norm. Now curbside pickup has come to college campus recruiting. UW-La Crosse Admissions recently rolled […]
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UW-Platteville student volunteers help bring learning outside
August 19, 2020
As the University of Wisconsin-Platteville welcomes students back to campus this week, faculty and staff are rethinking concepts of traditional learning space and bringing classrooms outside. Earlier this week, a group of 30 student volunteers built and installed 50 wooden benches, over a two-day period, to create a series of outdoor class spaces in time […]
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UW System schools collaborate on green-energy study
August 18, 2020
Three University of Wisconsin System schools collaborated on a study to identify ways for state manufacturers to develop more products for green-energy technologies. A report released last month, “Advancing Wisconsin’s Green Manufacturing Economy,” is the result of a yearlong study undertaken by faculty, staff members and undergraduate researchers at UW-Eau Claire, UW Oshkosh and UW-Milwaukee. […]