The University of Wisconsin News Service is a free news and information service for Wisconsin media. Each week, the UW News Service provides up to three text and visual content packages about public higher education in Wisconsin for publication online and in print.
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News Packages for May 29, 2023
Walk with an Eagle: Rec therapy program benefits students and adults 50-plus
UW-La Crosse recreational therapy students are gaining soft skills and practical abilities critical to successful careers in health care — one step at a time. Assistant Professor Jennifer Taylor has partnered with AARP Wisconsin and UWL Community Engagement to launch the Walk with an Eagle program, the first of its kind in the state.
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UWO Whitburn Center student interns take lead role in Oshkosh transportation survey
They can hardly be called interns. With a variety of majors, a trio of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students and one new graduate, have done the lion’s share of the work involved in surveying parents and compiling data about transportation needs in the city of Oshkosh.
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Real estate property management students prepare to address affordable housing needs throughout the state
Students in the real estate property management program at UW-Stout are discovering ways to address the housing shortage in Wisconsin and how to provide resources to renters through their involvement in the Institute of Real Estate Management student club.
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News Packages for May 22, 2023
Engineering new ways to teach: Preservice teachers collaborate on innovative STEM units
From preventing floods to making a hole in one, UW-La Crosse teacher candidates are finding innovative ways to teach elementary students about science and engineering.
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Business students provide assistance to Honduran entrepreneurs
Every year, Dr. Caryn Stanley, associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Business, pairs teams of students with a local business client for a semester-long project where the students evaluate and propose process improvements. This year, student teams were paired with clients in Honduras, giving them the unique opportunity to help under-resourced entrepreneurs, while navigating a different language and culture.
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First graduates of unique UW-Whitewater at Rock County bachelor program to cross the stage this May
A program designed to provide working adults with technical college credits a pathway to a bachelor’s degree saw the first cohort of graduates in several years cross the stage on the UW-Whitewater campus on May 13.
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News Packages for May 15, 2023
An artist rediscovers her muse
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First M³ College Connections students are becoming UWM graduates
Kayla Jackson is graduating from UW-Milwaukee in May with a bachelor’s degree and a double major in psychology and neuroscience on the pre-med track. Jackson is one of the first UWM graduates who benefited from the M³ College Connections program, a partnership involving UWM, Milwaukee Area Technical College and the Milwaukee Public Schools.
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MFA design graduate rediscovers his Hmong culture through traditional art of story cloths and Paj Ntaub
Jackson Yang’s education at UW-Stout has given him confidence in himself and his artwork, but his journey was deeper than his degrees.
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News Packages for May 8, 2023
Sharing knowledge and culture: Slovakian instructor Katarina Prochazkova visits UWL on Fulbright scholarship
Katarina Prochazkova of Slovakia is serving as a visiting Management instructor at UW-La Crosse this spring, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. Prochazkova has also taken the opportunity to learn about Wisconsin culture and share elements of her own culture.
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UW-Platteville first to win VEX U World Championship in back-to-back years
The University of Wisconsin–Platteville Robotics Club’s VEX U team, WiscoBots, traveled to Dallas, Texas, to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship April 27-29, where they won the VEX U College and University Competition and became the first team in VEX U history to win the world championship in back-to-back years.
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UW-Stevens Point accounting student graduates in record time
It’s all about the numbers for 18-year-old Madison Ackley, Crandon, Wis., who will break several records when she graduates from UW-Stevens Point May 20 with a degree in accounting. She will be the youngest graduate in 41 years, the second youngest overall, the youngest female and the youngest Native American to ever graduate from the university.
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