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News Packages for December 4, 2023
UW-Eau Claire’s Chinese program receives national award
The Chinese program at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire has received a national award from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
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Mathematics in motion: Mathematical models answer farmers’ questions about infectious disease
David Elzinga, a UW-La Crosse assistant professor of Mathematics & Statistics, has a history of using math to help animals survive. From moose suffering from too many ticks to bats with fungal infections, Elzinga has developed mathematical models to answer a plethora of questions biologists have about the spread of disease.
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Second chance program helps UWM students finish what they started
Over the summer of 2023, UW-Milwaukee started the Access to a Second Chance program to help students who have “stopped out” before completing their degrees. Among other incentives, the program provides financial grants and support from a re-entry coach for the return to classes.
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News Packages for November 27, 2023
Titans soccer makes supportive IMPACT in Oshkosh girl’s cancer journey
A 9-year-old has an entire team of support—like a troop of older sisters—as she completes cancer treatments. “We were super excited to have Hallie Johnson join our team this year through (the program) Team IMPACT,” said UW Oshkosh Women’s Soccer Head Coach Erin Coppernoll. “This was such a great way to connect and be real with someone whose life we can learn from. Hallie will forever remind us to be young and live each day to the fullest.”
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Bringing emotion to life: UWL student’s artwork accepted into national exhibition
UW-La Crosse student Marlie Voigt has a passion for printmaking. In November, that passion will be noticed on a national level.
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Warhawk Angie Carchesi earns national award for audio feature
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News Packages for November 20, 2023
With $15M boost from U.S. Navy, engineers will help detect, prevent traumatic brain injuries
With new funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, an interdisciplinary initiative led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to grow its research on concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
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Pankowskis’ record $5M gift provides major boost to Recreation Complex renovation
Staying physically fit, active and inspired by the world around them is a way of life for Dallas and Edye Pankowski. Dallas, a University of Wisconsin–Stout alum, and Edye, a Menomonie native, are supporting the upcoming Recreation Complex renovation at UW-Stout with a gift of $5 million — the largest in university history. Their hope: Inspire students and others to be active and pursue a healthy lifestyle.
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Sonia Kovalevsky Day at UW-Superior provides mathematical inspiration
In only its fifth year, the University of Wisconsin–Superior’s Sonia Kovalevsky Day has helped open the world of mathematics to high school girls throughout the region.
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News Packages for November 13, 2023
Still marching — 50 years later: PomPons mark half-century since Orange Bowl performances
Members of the 1973-74 UW-La Crosse PomPons marched in the La Crosse Oktoberfest parade this September — 50 years after their memorable appearance at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
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UW-Milwaukee College of Engineering celebrates its renovated research spaces
UW-Milwaukee’s Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, which opened in 1971, recently underwent a two-year renovation of the ninth and 10th floors, with modern new spaces designated for research.
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Student-led efforts reinvigorate Platteville’s ‘M’
For more than eight decades, the iconic “M” on Platte Mound has served as a symbolic tribute to the university’s mining history and a cherished outdoor space. Cade Klefstad, a senior construction management and construction safety management major at UW-Platteville, is leading initiatives to make sure it stays this way well into the future.
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