1. UW-Stevens Point alum named head of Wisconsin Wildlife Federation

    Photo of Cody Kamrowski, UW-Stevens Point '16, with his dog, Nova, working to preserve outdoor habitats.

    Cody Kamrowski, Melrose, had specific career goals as he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in May 2016 with a major in natural resources social and policy sciences. “I deeply value natural resources and want to preserve them for future generations to enjoy it just as I have,” he said at the time. Today, Kamrowski […]

  2. The College Tour television program to feature UW-Stevens Point

    Photo of student cast members of UWSP’s episode of The College Tour who joined with Chancellor Gibson at a premiere held recently at the Dreyfus University Center Theater.

    Last September, a film crew came to spend a week at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the goal of highlighting current students, programs and locations to create a comprehensive guide to the university to share with prospective students across the globe. The College Tour, an award-winning TV series that offers an insider view of […]

  3. UW-Stevens Point faculty awarded UW Innovation Grant for research on improving Wisconsin soils

    Photo of Associate Professors Brian Barringer and Ann Impullitti (left) working with UW-Stevens Point students on researching how hemp plants can be used to remove synthetic materials from soil.

    Five faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a collaborator at UW-Madison were awarded one of three 2023 Universities of Wisconsin Innovation Grants for research on phytoremediation, the removal of synthetic materials from soil using living plants. The group’s proposal, Phytoremediation of PFAS in Wisconsin Soils using Hemp and Alfalfa, was funded $175,000, […]

  4. Army veteran sees UW-Stevens Point as path to a fulfilling career

    Photo of Larry Scharf, a first-year student and U.S. Army veteran, who is finding a new purpose at UW-Stevens Point. (UW-Stevens Point)

    U.S. Army veteran Larry Scharff never realized that he could enjoy a job and provide for his family until he began his education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Now a first-year student in the College of Natural Resources, majoring in wildlife ecology and management, he looks forward to a job that allows him to […]

  5. Nontraditional UW-Stevens Point student making the most of her college experience

    Marlene Stern-Jimenez is a non-traditional student at UW-Stevens Point, making the most of her time to complete a degree in social work and volunteer to help others in her community.

    Marlene Stern-Jimenez, Stevens Point, says she has always been a nontraditional student. Married a few years out of high school, she was a full-time student while raising two boys and living in Florida, Arizona and Texas. That continued until she went through a divorce, as she had to work two jobs to support her children. […]

  6. UW-Stevens Point Athletics expands with two new sports

    Photo of Allison Schmidli, a first-year student at UW-Stevens Point, who is looking forward to playing collegiate lacrosse after serving as a goalie for the Neenah High School team for the last three years.

    Allison Schmidli visited the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus last fall during her senior year at Neenah High School and liked what she saw. What made the university her top choice was learning that UW-Stevens Point would offer varsity women’s lacrosse in the fall of 2023. “I was so excited to find out I could […]

  7. Junior Scientist programs offered at UW-Stevens Point

    Photo of child looking through a microscope. Museum and planetarium shows for children are part of the free Junior Scientist program at UW-Stevens Point this fall.

    Explore the changes of the seasons, animal behavior, teamwork in nature and other topics as part of the Junior Scientist program sponsored by the Museum of Natural History and the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Museum programs will be held at 5:30 p.m. on select Thursdays in Room A113 of […]

  8. UW-Stevens Point receives gift to create a $1 million endowed professorship in music

    Photo of UWSP cellists. A new gift to the College of Fine Arts and Communication will fund a $1 million endowed professorship in cello and music education advocacy within the Department of Music.

    An additional gift from the Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point, Wis., will fund the first $1 million endowed professorship in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The gift, from the foundation founded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt, will fund an endowed professorship in the Department […]

  9. UW-Stevens Point students, professor research local Native American tribal history

    Photo of Dylan Potter's interest in history led him to working with Professor Rob Harper, researching local Native American tribal history and culture.

    When 2023 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point English graduate Dylan Potter, Crandon, began his independent research with History Professor Rob Harper, he had no expectation where the work would take him – just a curiosity of how the Native American indigenous people made a life and left a mark around the Stevens Point area. Two years […]

  10. UW-Stevens Point hands-on learning for pre-med students

    Photo of biochemistry and biology- pre-med emphasis major Payton Jorgenson shadowed Marshfield Health System doctors and physician’s assistants in Marshfield, observing rotations in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, neurology and pediatrics.

    Five University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students spent a portion of their time between semesters recently observing diagnostic procedures, lab techniques and surgeries at Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield. Nothing quite replaces the opportunity to watch medical personnel and physicians on the job for students interested in studying medicine. Thirty-three years and nearly 500 students later, the […]