Influential
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Thrive academy partnership with UWO Fox Cities prepares clients, trains future teachers
November 19, 2020
The Thrive Career Academy at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fox Cities campus offers valuable lessons beyond the classroom―for both university students and clients in the community program. Thrive participants […]
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Sustainability efforts win UW-Whitewater national recognition
November 17, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education has named the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater a Green Ribbon School, one of only five colleges nationwide to be so designated in 2020. The award is based on […]
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UW-Stout Veteran Mentorship Program offers peer-to-peer support for student vets
November 11, 2020
As a military veteran, transitioning back into civilian life can be hard. Add in going to college and some veterans might need a little support from a friend. University of […]
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UW-La Crosse alum says dual degree program ‘opens many doors’
October 15, 2020
A UW-La Crosse alum has found an effective tool for fighting COVID-19: 3D printers. Zach Heinkel, a composite materials engineer with the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center […]
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Couple’s gift to UW-Stevens Point funds Pointers Athletics graduate assistant positions
September 28, 2020
A substantial gift from a couple with careers as executives in professional sports and arena management will help support University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Athletics through five graduate assistantships. Dan Hauser, […]
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UW-Milwaukee student finding his voice in push for racial justice
September 23, 2020
Noah Wolfe, a senior in education who is in an accelerated master’s degree program, is already thinking about how he can help and support his future students in urban schools. […]
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UW-Superior receives $35,000 grant for speaker series on civic, public health during a pandemic
September 21, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Center for Community Engaged Learning has received a $35,000 grant from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership to host a speaker series titled, “Bridging Civic and Public Health […]
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UW-Eau Claire Dean Linda Young inducted into American Academy of Nursing class of 2020 fellows
September 9, 2020
Dr. Linda Young, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is among the national nursing leaders selected to be part of the […]
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Small manufacturer emerges more efficient after UW-Stout Lean training
August 12, 2020
UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center helps Boyd company improve production process, operations. At C&N Manufacturing in central Wisconsin, the daily arrival of a FedEx semi driver to take away packaged orders […]
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UW-Superior’s Rios Mendoza, colleagues awarded over $40,000 to study microplastics
August 10, 2020
University of Wisconsin-Superior associate professor of chemistry Dr. Lorena Rios Mendoza, along with colleagues from UW-Eau Claire, UW-Madison and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, have been awarded a grant by […]
