Category Archives: Academics

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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IA alumna receives state design award

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A UW-Stevens Point interior architecture alumna has been honored for designing an alternative to home care for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. Kristy Yang ’99 received a Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Gold Award for her work in health care design at the 37th Annual ASID Celebration in Design […]

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Solving Problems in Architecture

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Redesigning spaces for real clients in the community, students in the interior architecture program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point not only gain valuable experience, but also leave a lasting impact. Students in Associate Lecturer Wendy Redeker’s IA 415 Problems in Architecture worked in groups on two projects this semester: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plover […]

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Posters and presentation cap off senior clinicals

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Concluding their clinical practicum, 28 seniors from the UW-Stevens Point clinical laboratory science (CLS) program presented their case studies and research projects to hospital program directors and School of Health Care Professions faculty and staff at the annual Student Presentation Day on Monday, March 11, 2013. [Photo Gallery] During students’ fourth year in the CLS […]

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Rakin’ in the Dough

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One thing I learned while at UW-Stevens Point–and I guess not really about life–is how to apply for scholarships. I have put myself through college the last four years (plus interims!) so I had to apply to countless scholarships. I recently looked at my little Financial tab-thinger under myPoint and found I was awarded around […]

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