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Award-winning UWM undergraduate researchers get a head start on future
October 6, 2023
Why do young people in rural areas become addicted to cigarettes, and how can this addiction be prevented? What is a treatment that can best combat triple-negative breast cancer with fewer side effects? What’s happening out in the universe that may change the way we understand the cosmos? Those are just some of the undergraduate […]
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UW-Whitewater awarded funds to support seniors’ use of technology
October 2, 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has awarded the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater $378,400 to support the technology needs of regional older adults and people who have disabilities. The grant funds the newly opened Intergenerational Technology Services, where college students will provide free technology services to community members in four counties in southeastern Wisconsin. UW-Whitewater will offer a program […]
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Junior Scientist programs offered at UW-Stevens Point
September 26, 2023
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 […]
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UWM scientist uses brain scans to search for ways to ease the effects of trauma
September 25, 2023
When people experience a traumatic event, such as injury in a car accident or physical violence, most will rebound with no adverse long-term consequences. For others, the trauma sets off symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder that may last for years. UWM neuroscientist Christine Larson wondered why the effects of trauma vary so much – and […]
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It’s not quite CSI, but state crime lab is rewarding work for UWM chemistry alum
September 20, 2023
It might be a small bag of white powder found on the floor of a suspect’s car. It might be some residue left on a dirty spoon in someone’s pocket. It could be a container of pills passed around at a nightclub. Whatever form the substance takes, it’s Lexie Lanphere’s job to find out what […]
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NSF grant funds UW-Eau Claire student-faculty plant pollination research in South Africa
September 11, 2023
Dr. Nora Mitchell, an assistant professor of biology, and three University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire biology students spent a month in South Africa this summer collecting research data on plant pollination in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Chase Fillion, a senior ecology and environmental biology major from Hastings, Minnesota, called the immersion a once-in-a-lifetime experience […]
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UW-Stout’s largest solar panel array to date installed, boosting campus sustainability
September 5, 2023
Multibuilding energy conservation project also includes lighting and weatherization upgrades UW-Stout’s largest solar photovoltaic array to date has been installed at Jarvis Hall Technology Wing, part of a multibuilding solar and energy efficiency upgrades project. Contracted under Trane Inc., Eagle Point Solar of Dubuque, Iowa, recently installed 560 VSUN solar panels mounted on individually ballasted […]
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UW-Madison: Cancer diagnosis and treatment could get a boost from machine learning
August 30, 2023
Thanks to machine learning algorithms, short pieces of DNA floating in the bloodstream of cancer patients can help doctors diagnose specific types of cancer and choose the most effective treatment for a patient. The new analysis technique, created by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and published recently in Annals of Oncology, is compatible with “liquid biopsy” testing equipment […]
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UWL student’s collaborative, community podcast explores journeys and resources surrounding grief, loss and mental health
August 24, 2023
Grace Wittmann remembers the Labor Day weekend when her life changed forever. She was 16 years old, spending time at a friend’s house, a-three hour drive north of home. One morning of her trip, her mother pulled up in the car unannounced. Walking up to her daughter and wrapping her arms around her, Wittmann felt […]
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UW-Eau Claire language classes return to Eau Claire elementary school
August 22, 2023
the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, we know that nothing prepares future teachers better than immersive opportunities for firsthand experience in local K-12 schools — inimitable practice for their own future classrooms. This past spring semester, the languages department at UW-Eau Claire hosted after-school language classes at Lakeshore Elementary School in Eau Claire, a community outreach […]