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Giving back through science: Rowan Wagner’s journey in exercise science at UW‑Superior
Rowan Wagner’s path to exercise science at the University of Wisconsin‑Superior is rooted in a lifelong connection to athletics – and a desire to help others stay healthy and active. For Wagner, majoring in exercise science with a minor in health felt natural. Active in sports from an early age, he developed a curiosity about how the body works, […]
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Lynde B. Uihlein gives $10 million endowment to UWM School of Freshwater Sciences
UW-Milwaukee is celebrating philanthropist and environmentalist Lynde B. Uihlein’s new $10 million gift to benefit freshwater sciences research and education. Chancellor Thomas Gibson made the announcement Thursday morning, standing in front of the UWM research vessel Neeskay, with Lake Michigan’s inner harbor serving as an appropriate backdrop. He was joined by Uihlein, the Brico Fund’s […]
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Cleaner lakes, safer water: UWM researcher’s work has a lasting impact
Todd Miller has always loved Wisconsin waters. He has fond memories of swimming in Lake Michigan, visiting his grandparents’ lake house and going on family fishing trips. It was those early experiences that drew him back to the Milwaukee area after earning his PhD and completing postdoctoral research on harmful algae on the East Coast. […]
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Blugold published in national journal, continues to improve patient care
Brayden Mau may be an intern, but he feels like part of the team at Mayo Clinic Health System. The fourth-year computer science major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has spent the last two years expanding and applying his knowledge of artificial intelligence to improve patient care. One of the first projects he was […]
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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 […]
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UW-Stout game design programs named among best in Midwest, nation in new Animation Career Review rankings
Parallel B.F.A., B.S. programs produce career-ready grads who create award-winning games UW-Stout’s game design programs continue to climb in the rankings among their peers around the nation, rising to No. 6 in the Midwest and No. 17 among all public universities in the United States, according to the latest figures published by Animation Career Review. UW-Stout held steady […]
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A massive brain study is helping children and UW-Milwaukee student researchers
t’s the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever done, and faculty and students in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Psychological & Brain Sciences Department are playing a crucial role. A decade ago, the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study began following more than 11,000 children and their parents, with the goal of generating […]
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The roots of undergraduate research: How a campus idea grew and became a 25-year Universities of Wisconsin tradition
It started, as many good ideas do, with a fresh perspective. In the mid-1990s, a new generation of faculty arrived at UW–La Crosse. They were energetic, innovative and not especially interested in teaching the way it had always been done — a lecture hall, a piece of chalk and rows of students watching. They […]
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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 […]