Category Archives: Academics

Using Whole Trees in Architecture

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What building material is a self-replicating carbon nano-fiber as strong as steel, sequesters carbon, and cleans the environment while it is being produced? Stumped? Its production also provides habitat to over half of earth’s species and is likely being made in your neighborhood? The answer is wood. [Photo Gallery] The UW-Stevens Point Division of Interior […]

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It’s not just business, it’s personal: Cory Thorson ’12

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Cory Thorson ’12 graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a degree in business administration while taking classes at UW-Marathon County in Wausau. Cory attended school while running his own business–Composite Envisions in the Wausau Industrial Park. UW-Stevens Point and UW-Marathon County are working together to offer a bachelor’s degree with a major in […]

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ROTC cadets compete for German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge

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ROTC cadets from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point took part in a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) competition at Marquette University on April 5-7, 2013, and came home with eight medals. [Photo Gallery] GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the United States, the […]

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UWSP ROTC Presents Vietnam Vet With Honors

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Some awards are well worth the wait. As was the case when the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ROTC program presented a long-overdue award to an area veteran on Thursday, April 4. [Photo Gallery] Richard R. Konkol of Stevens Point served in Vietnam in the early 1970s.  When he left the service, some awards he had […]

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The future of health information exchanges

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Could your health care history be connected to your Facebook account in the future? That was part of the discussion as two local health care technology leaders addressed professionals and UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions students at the Central Wisconsin Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) networking event in The Encore of the […]

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Alumni among Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellows

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Ten alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are among 100 teachers named to the 2013 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship program, chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and for their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Each fellow and […]

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Students use osmometer to study hydration

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Students in the clinical laboratory science program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will now be able to measures the body’s electrolyte-water balance thanks to a donated osmometer from Advanced Instruments, Inc. This type of analyzer is used in many hospital laboratories to perform osmolality determinations. Osmolality values are used for many different reasons, some […]

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Donors register to “Be the Match”

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A quick swab of the cheek is all it took for 136 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students, faculty and staff as they registered for a chance to be a hero and save someone’s life at the UWSP Sports Medicine Club Be the Match bone marrow registry drive on Tuesday, March 19. [Photo Gallery] The odds are […]

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Family Economics & Financial Education Project

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Empowering future generations by strengthening and extending the ability of schools and community organizations to raise the personal financial capabilities of young adults, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosted a Family Economics & Financial Education (FEFE) workshop on Saturday, March 16. The workshop provided attendees, including eight UW-Stevens Point family & consumer sciences students, with […]

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