1. Pandemic within a pandemic: Childhood obesity rises during COVID shutdown

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    A significant portion of adults in the United States put on weight during the pandemic, a phenomenon some are calling the “COVID 15.” But how did the lockdown affect our children? Curious Campus, UWM’s podcast about science, discovery and culture Obesity affects nearly 1 in 5 children, with higher rates among communities of color. A […]

  2. Student Health Service director at UW-Stevens Point leads with kindness

    Photo of Dr. Helen Luce, who became medical director of UW-Stevens Point's Health Service five months before the pandemic began

    Flexibility, adaptability and kindness. These words were a motto to Helen Luce, D.O., and her team in UW-Stevens Point Student Health Service for the past two years. They dispensed large doses of each. Five months after Dr. Luce became medical director of the Health Service, a novel coronavirus appeared that changed the world. Everyone has […]

  3. UW-Platteville distinguished lecturer to share how she brings imagined worlds to life at Pixar

    Photo of Danielle Feinberg, Pixar lecturer

    The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host Danielle Feinberg, a visual effects supervisor at Pixar Animation Studios, as this year’s distinguished lecturer. Feinberg’s lecture, “Bringing Imagined Worlds to Life,” is open to students, faculty, staff and community members. The event will take place from 10 a.m.-12 noon on Tuesday, April 12 on Bo Ryan Court inside […]

  4. UW Oshkosh professor hopes to try and crack another cold case

    Photo of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Associate Anthropology Professor Jordan Karsten

    University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Associate Anthropology Professor Jordan Karsten will tackle another cold case—this time trying to get answers for northeast Wisconsin parents who have wondered 30 years about their missing daughter. Laurie Depies was last seen Aug. 19, 1992 in a parking lot at her boyfriend’s apartment complex in the Town of Menasha, the community […]

  5. Blugold still swinging for the fences after spinal cord injury changed his life

    Photo of Zach Caterer (left) who presented the undergraduate student research he is doing with Dr. Michael Walsh (right) during the Research in the Rotunda event in March in Madison. (Photo by Shane Opatz)

    Zach Caterer grew up playing baseball, so he knows that if a pitcher throws you a curveball, you must adjust your swing if you want to hit a home run. Four years after life threw him a curveball he never saw coming, Caterer still is making adjustments and swinging for the fences. The University of […]

  6. Help on the way: UW-La Crosse to offer unique program to grow state’s school psychologists

    Photo of Rob Dixon, director of the UW-La Crosse school psychology program, who says the university’s new online program addresses Wisconsin’s extreme shortage of school psychologists. It’s the first in the state — and one of only three in the country — to offer online studies in school psychology designed for full-time teachers.

    A new online program at UW-La Crosse aims to help address Wisconsin’s extreme shortage of school psychologists. Working with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Department of Education on the School Based Mental Health Professionals Grant, UWL is adding an online program to its esteemed traditional program that will allow current teachers to become […]

  7. UWM students make a rare find while on a class hike

    Photo of a four-toed salamander (scientific name Hemidactylium scutatum) found statewide in Wisconsin, but had never been spotted in Ozaukee County until UWM students Morgan Schmanski and Joey Cannizzaro saw one on a class trip to the UWM Field Station adjacent to the Cedarburg Bog. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Schmanski)

    Exploring the outdoors can lead to some interesting scientific finds. Look what happened when Isaac Newton saw that apple fall from the tree. UWM students Morgan Schmanski and Joey Cannizzaro made an interesting and rare find just by digging in the dirt. Schmanski, who graduated in December in conservation and environmental sciences, and Cannizzaro, a […]

  8. Reimagining law enforcement: UWL human rights policing course building compassion among officers

    Photo of UW-La Crosse Associate Professor Peter Marina, who teaches a course with his father, longtime New Orleans Police Officer Pedro Marina, designed to teach law enforcement to uphold each person's human rights.

    When Wisconsin Capitol Police Officer Andrew Hyatt crosses paths with someone who is homeless, he doesn’t see a person who is a problem. He sees a person who has a story. “Maybe some police officers are used to looking the other way when it comes to a problem that may be difficult to deal with, […]

  9. UW-Madison: Canine TV preferences could lead to answers in protecting dogs’ eyesight

    Photo of Freya Mowat, UW-Madison, feature image

    Television: It’s not just for people anymore. These days, programming created specifically for dogs is more frequently popping up on our screens. YouTube offers a nearly endless supply of dog-centered videos, and there’s a growing number of television and streaming channels promising 24/7 content to keep pups entertained or even alleviate stress or separation anxiety […]

  10. Pandemic response: UWO researchers find better communication, clearer lines of authority needed

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    City managers and village administrators across the state say their experiences responding to the COVID-19 pandemic showed the need for better communication and clearer lines of authority regarding public health, according to new research by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The report, released Thursday, is titled Wisconsin Professional Manager Response to COVID-19 and is the result of […]