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News Packages for March 18, 2024

Photo of UWEC campus in fall, UWNS, March 18, 2024

UW-Eau Claire expands speech therapy and audiology service options for community

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Center for Communication Disorders is expanding its speech-language health care service options to respond to community needs after the announcement that multiple clinics and hospitals are closing in the Chippewa Valley.

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Photo of UW-Platteville Southwest Technical College March 1 meeting, UWNS, March 18, 2024


UW-Platteville and Southwest Technical College partner to enhance higher educational opportunities

In a landmark meeting, more than 50 participants from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College recently solidified a path forward for strategic collaboration aimed at empowering students and fostering regional prosperity.

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Photo (screenshot) of Alisha Morgan, UWL graduate, UWNS, March 18, 2024

‘I know I can do it’: Alisha Morgan’s inspirational journey was empowered by UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program
The UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program helped Alisha Morgan restart her college journey in 2001. She graduated four years later as a parent of a four-year-old. Now a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Mayo Clinic Health System, she recalls the significant role the program played in getting her back to college and developing the confidence to succeed.

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News Packages for March 11, 2024

Photo of UWRF Dairy Pilot Plant, UWNS, March 11, 2024

Big cheese: Successful cheddar production means UW-River Falls dairy plant is up and running

A new, much-anticipated $9-million facility at UW-River Falls will serve as a site to train students and dairy industry employees.

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Photo of downtown Menomonie with UW-Stout clock Tower in background, UWNS, March 11, 2024

Menomonie, Dunn County, UW-Stout collaborating on new economic development position

Six entities in Dunn County have come together to boost economic development in the region. The agreement will fund the hiring of a point person to promote business and industry growth across the county.

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Photo of UW-Whitewater graduates, UWNS, March 11, 2024

Graduates of new UW-Whitewater program poised to address childcare crisis

Responding to an ongoing need for early childhood education advocacy to meet critical workforce needs, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater created an online degree designed for professionals and recent college graduates who aspire to advance their careers through a focus on policy studies.

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News Packages for March 4, 2024

Photo of participants playing the Watershed Game, UWNS, March 4, 2024


Watershed Game Makes Water Science Fun for Students and Educators

At a workshop hosted by UW-Green Bay and funded by Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin and Sea Grant, educators from northeast Wisconsin learned how to play and teach the Sea Grant Watershed Game, an interactive board game that helps students and local leaders understand the connection between land use and water quality. The game is used in more than 15 states across the country.

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Photo of UWL student Ethan Campbell, UWNS, March 4, 2024


Tools of the trade: Ethan Campbell finds success through neighborhood jobs

UW-La Crosse student Ethan Campbell has generated a steady income by cleaning gutters and performing other odd jobs for homeowners around La Crosse and his native River Falls.

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Photo of University of Wisconsin-Superior Assistant Professor of Writing Meg Muthupandiyan, UWNS, March 4, 2024

UW-Superior assistant professor awarded the John Rezmerski Manuscript Prize

University of Wisconsin-Superior Assistant Professor of Writing Meg Muthupandiyan was recently awarded the John Rezmerski Manuscript Prize by the League of Minnesota Poets for her poetry volume, “Of the Earth and Other Desires.”

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News Packages for February 26, 2024

Photo of Milwaukee Fire Department Headquarters, UWNS, Feb. 26, 2024

UWM project will document the work of Wisconsin’s first Black architect

A team of historians at UW-Milwaukee is documenting the work of Alonzo Robinson Jr., the first registered Black architect in Wisconsin.

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Photo of UW-Stout Program Director Dana Linnell, UWNS, Feb. 26, 2024


UW-Stout master’s students in applied industrial, organizational psychology prepare to improve the workplace

With an understanding of human behavior in the workplace, students in UW-Stout’s M.S. applied industrial/organizational psychology program are preparing to help improve organizations’ productivity, efficiency and more. Program Director Dana Linnell received a national award for her research and commitment to supporting the next generation of evaluators.

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Photo of UW-Whitewater music major, UWNS, Feb. 26, 2024


Strings and service: Charlie Shilhavy earns national music award

What started as a hobby became a lifestyle for University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Charlie Shilhavy.

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