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UW-Oshkosh national champion gymnast to graduate as Army 2nd Lieutenant
A graduating ROTC cadet at UW-Oshkosh says the Army program prepares students in many ways—through leadership and development, discipline, communication and professionalism. The skills were something Lydia Hayden of Broomfield, Colorado, used as a member of the elite Titans gymnastics team that earned national championships in three out of her four years on the team. […]
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UWM library student turned career experience into college credit
For Naomi Reigh Kraut, the halls of a library have always been her happy place. “Walking aisles of books as a child was a special thing,” she said. “They felt like beautiful, sacred spaces, and that feeling has never gone away.” Kraut is at the start of a new life chapter today, having just completed […]
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From spring break service to City Hall: UW-Oshkosh shaped Neenah’s new mayor
For Brian Borchardt, the path to becoming Neenah’s next mayor did not begin in City Hall. It began on a spring break trip. As a UW-Oshkosh sophomore in the early 1990s, Borchardt joined a group traveling to Kentucky through the Newman Center for an alternative spring break. Instead of beaches and rest, the group spent […]
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UW-Platteville students contribute to fire restoration efforts across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region
Students enrolled in Dr. Evan Larson’s Fire Ecology course in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Society participated in a four-day field trip, contributing to projects aimed at reintroducing low-intensity fire to the landscapes of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region. Students visited the University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry Center where they piled and burned woody fuels […]
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‘Being part of something bigger than you’ with Badger Volunteers
UW–Madison students head into the local community to find purpose and make a difference When Evan Blonien first told friends and family that he was enrolling at UW–Madison, they responded — adamantly — with this advice: Join Badger Volunteers. Blonien, now in his second semester as a data science and political science major, took their […]
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Jayson Coleman’s search for stories
When Jayson Coleman first toured the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, he wasn’t searching for a single major so much as a place where all his creative impulses could coexist. The Weston native narrowed his choices to schools with strong journalism programs, but Eau Claire stood out for reasons that had nothing to do with course […]
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Music to honor a master: Ukulele kits by engineering students are in homage to UW-Stout alum Kuboyama
Cross-disciplinary groups also design toolless furniture connections, learn valuable customer perceptions A small black case rests atop a filing cabinet in Assistant Professor Kevin Dietsche’s office. He opens the case and begins strumming a ukulele. The soft music fills the office. Dietsche, an engineering technology instructor at UW-Stout, built the ukulele 15 years ago under the […]
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UW-Eau Claire maintains top 100 speech-language pathology graduate program
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has once again been ranked among the top graduate schools for speech-language pathology, according to data published by U.S. News & World Report on April 7. UW-Eau Claire’s program is tied for 92nd place out of 286 schools based on a survey of academics at peer institutions, maintaining its placement […]
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First graduate of 3+1 pathway celebrates milestone in UW-Oshkosh accelerated nursing program
When Sienna Isaacson walked across the stage at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh School of Nursing and Health Professions pinning ceremony March 14, she joined 29 classmates in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program preparing to enter the profession. Her moment carries an added distinction. Sienna Isaacson, left, talks with Kim Brundidge, co-director of […]
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Friendship at the museum: How science helps kids make friends through play
Right by the entrance of the Madison Children’s Museum (MCM) is a giant fish you can control with levers. The secret is that it requires more than one person for it to work. One child cannot reach all of its components, so to make the fish look like it’s swimming, kids have to work together. “And we […]