UW-Oshkosh
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The evidence of success: UWO graduating senior pursuing forensic anthropology career
January 31, 2025
Hannah Vang can’t conceal her excitement when she talks about investigating blood spatter patterns or searching for human remains in a dense forested area. “I love every aspect of it,” Vang says. “The scientific methods, the investigation, and the profile you build—it’s like solving a complex puzzle. And knowing that your work can bring closure […]
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No problem: UWO midyear grad, aspiring professor, relishes complex math
January 17, 2025
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh graduating senior Fatima Muñiz is not afraid to ask lots of questions, especially when it comes to higher math problems, and to work hard to find the answers. McNair Scholar Fatima Muniz presents her research at the 2024 UWO McNair Showcase. After graduating from UWO in the Midyear Commencement Dec. 14, Muñiz, […]
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Game changing tech upgrades proposed for award-winning UWO Radio TV Film program
December 30, 2024
By day, Dylan Przybylski is sports director for Titan TV in the Radio TV Film (RTF) program. By weekend, when the Green Bay Packers are in town, Lambeau Field is Przybylski’s classroom, studio and workplace. Dylan Przybylski, left, is sports director for Titan TV at UW Oshkosh. The UWO student is part of the production team […]
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A UWO Titan saw family, friends struggle with noise. His award-winning solution is becoming a business before graduation
December 16, 2024
The subtle sounds of daily life can be debilitating for some people. Shane Kinson saw family members and his circle of friends struggling. Kinson’s brother lives with autism. He has friends who also manage a disorder called misophonia. For them, noises like chewing or even breathing aren’t just unpleasant or annoyances. They are proverbial nails […]
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E-fraud is no joke. UWO student helping sheriff track troubling data, alert community
December 9, 2024
E-fraud is increasingly a threat to people in Winnebago County. And University of Wisconsin Oshkosh criminal justice and psychology student Abigail “Abi” Thede has been digging into the data to better understand and strategize how to help the county sheriff’s department and residents shield themselves from the risks and the fraudsters. “By working on this […]
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UWO First Scholars program provides hundreds of first-gen students mentoring, skill-building
November 21, 2024
Aidan Funk’s mother had him when she was 19. As a single mother of two boys, she put aside her own dreams for college, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Junior and first-generation college student said. “Our whole life, our mom was telling us that she was going to put us through college,” Funk said. With the […]
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Buzz building for UWO student’s film exploring human connection and kindness
October 11, 2024
Were there Oscars for experiential learning, you might say Jacob Lefeber is a shoo-in. Lefeber, a senior majoring in Radio TV Film at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is still reeling from the success of his debut short film Cappuccino, which he wrote and directed. The six-minute family drama won Best Student Film at the Star City Film Festival […]
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UW Oshkosh freshwater experience gives college, career view for high school students
September 19, 2024
Young people interested in freshwater resources had a virtual “laboratory” of options to explore this month on Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, within a stone’s throw from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The first class in a new program offered in a partnership with Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, was based at UWO’s Environmental Research […]
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New camp introduces high school students to freshwater experiences
August 22, 2024
The UW Oshkosh Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) hosted 18 high school students from Wisconsin and Illinois for its inaugural residential “Freshwater High School Experience” on the UW Oshkosh campus. Along with the ERIC staff, professors from Biology, Environmental Studies, Engineering, and Geology ran sessions for the students. The goal was to introduce high school […]
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UWO anthropologist helps ID American WWII soldier in German mass grave
July 26, 2024
Jordan Karsten, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh anthropologist known for his work identifying human remains and helping police with “cold” cases, has helped identify an American soldier who disappeared in Normandy during WWII. Karsten was part of a team that worked with the German War Graves Commission and Israeli nonprofits to search for the burial […]