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Beyond grammar: Language programs connect students with culture and community
Language learning is often stereotyped as memorizing vocabulary and completing grammar worksheets. But at UW-La Crosse language learning is designed to be far more immersive. Students in the Department of Global Cultures and Languages practice real conversations with partners across the globe, travel abroad with faculty mentors, work with local communities, and even teach younger students […]
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UW-Whitewater awarded $225K to enhance region’s emergency preparedness
Nearly a quarter million dollars in federal funding will be managed by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to create a technologically advanced and sustainable Emergency Operations Center for the region. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin secured $225,000 as part of Department of Homeland Security annual funding legislation that was passed into law recently. “Wisconsin families need to […]
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UW-Milwaukee freshwater sciences alum works to clean up Milwaukee’s waterways
Growing up in Wisconsin, Brennan Dow spent his childhood exploring wooded nooks in public parks and splashing through streams and lakes near Stevens Point. His coming-of-age unfolded just before cell phones became ubiquitous, said Dow, who earned his master’s in freshwater sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and now works for the Wisconsin Department of […]
