UW-Stevens Point
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Relationships built at UW-Stevens Point send alumnus on a musical world tour
October 14, 2022
On July 2 of this year, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2018 alumnus Zachary Finnegan found himself on the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England, playing trumpet for a crowd of 11,000. It was raining, but as the first song began, the clouds parted and a full a rainbow appeared above the crowd. It was […]
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UW-Stevens Point: Helping more people access farmers markets
September 21, 2022
Current and former UW-Stevens Point students are working to improve access to nutritious food at farmers markets in central Wisconsin. Thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of $200,000, they are studying farmers markets in Adams, Marshfield, town of Rome, Stevens Point, Waupaca, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids. The project aims to establish a Central Wisconsin […]
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UW-Stevens Point awarded grant to help low-income science students succeed
September 12, 2022
A $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant will eliminate barriers for low-income students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, leading them to in-demand careers in the sciences. Providing scholarships of up to $10,000 per year as well as academic and career preparation support, the S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant will provide […]
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UW-Stevens Point, Milwaukee Tool partner to equip CNR students
September 2, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is partnering with Milwaukee Tool to drive safer and more productive natural resource management practices. Through the partnership, students in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) will receive access to world-class tools, equipment and training. Supported by a $1 million tool and equipment endowment through 2030, this partnership will create […]
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UW-Stevens Point students, professor help create translation guide for refugee families
August 17, 2022
Communication between Ukrainian refugees, their host families and agencies in European countries such as the Netherlands was helped by an unlikely source – the Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Two graduate students in speech-language pathology and a professor helped create a “Refugee Dictionary.” It is a compilation of 124 […]
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UW-Stevens Point to offer certificate in Native American and Indigenous Studies
July 14, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of History and International Studies has created a new 12-credit program designed to enrich student understanding of sovereign Indigenous nations. Starting in the fall of 2022, undergraduate students will be able to supplement their major with a Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Certificate. The program combines interdisciplinary coursework […]
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State grant helps UW-Stevens Point, partners meet forestry workforce needs
July 12, 2022
Addressing a need for skilled workers in the forestry industry, the Wisconsin Forestry Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will receive a state grant of up to $8 million. This Workforce Innovation Grant will support education and create a pipeline to forestry careers for the next generation. Gov. Tony Evers announced the Wisconsin Economic […]
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Uptick: UW-Stevens Point researchers use DNA to link Lyme disease, infected ticks
June 16, 2022
Diane Caporale has collected thousands of ticks during her career as a biology professor and researcher. Since moving to Wisconsin 1999, she has had help. Nearly 500 students in her molecular biology courses at UW-Stevens Point have collected ticks each year from 2000-2020. Tick surveillance is useful for predicting human disease risk. What’s especially significant […]
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UWSP student earns top dietetics honor in the state
May 23, 2022
Brookelyn Heiss sets high standards for herself. The senior from Marietta, Ohio, wanted two things in a university: An accredited dietetics program and the ability to play soccer as a goalkeeper. She found both at UW-Stevens Point. “I have an internal drive that I push myself to get outside of my comfort zone. I’m always […]
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Student Health Service director at UW-Stevens Point leads with kindness
April 7, 2022
Flexibility, adaptability and kindness. These words were a motto to Helen Luce, D.O., and her team in UW-Stevens Point Student Health Service for the past two years. They dispensed large doses of each. Five months after Dr. Luce became medical director of the Health Service, a novel coronavirus appeared that changed the world. Everyone has […]