Category Archives: Academics

Athletes at risk of Vocal Cord Dysfunction

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Yelling for an entire game, coaches are usually the ones hoarse in the post-game press conference, but athletes are also at risk for vocal cord problems as Mary Day, MS, CCC-SLP, clinical associate professor of communicative disorders at UW-Stevens Point, explained in her free presentation “Vocal Cord Dysfunction in Student-Athletes” at Ministry Health Care on Wednesday, […]

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Cozzolino earns Heroes Award for sustainable food system efforts

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A passion for making sustainable foods available to all has earned a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point the College of Professional Studies Heroes Award. Layne Cozzolino, a candidate for a master’s degree in nutritional sciences, was honored for demonstrating courage, bravery or noble qualities to help others. As the executive director of […]

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UWSP Economics attends MBAA International in Chicago

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UW-Stevens Point was well represented at the 2012 Academy of Business Economics (ABE) 48th Annual Meeting, in conjunction with MBAA International, on Friday, March 30 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Aaron Konichek, an economics major, presented his paper “The Effects of Attraction on the Rational Consumer” in the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Empirical Economics. Professor […]

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UWSP honors 21 CPS students with Chancellor’s Leadership Award

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Each semester, the best and brightest student leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This spring, 21 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at the UWSP have contributed […]

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Taste of NFL founder inspires business students

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The founder of Taste of the NFL challenged business students to bump up what inspires them and pass it along. “Be an individual who brings out the best in those around you and the best will come around you,” said Wayne Kostroski, a native of Stevens Point, who presented to over 50 UW-Stevens Point students […]

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Using social media in Adapted Physical Education

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As learning and technology simultaneously advance, students and faculty are learning to incorporate the latest trends into education. Two students in Prof. Kristi Roth’s PEX 445 Seminar in Adapted Physical Education class at UW-Stevens Point are using social media for their class projects. Adapted physical education (APE) is physical education that has been adapted or modified […]

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Social Media in Health Care: Business vs. Patient

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Two chief information officers address nearly 50 professionals and UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions students about the future of social media in the health care industry at the Central Wisconsin Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) networking event in The Encore of the Dreyfus University Center Wednesday, March 14. Co-sponsored by the UWSP […]

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Seniors conclude clinical practicum with presentations

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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 12, 2012. During students’ fourth year in the CLS program, they […]

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Students present research at Posters in the Rotunda

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UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies students joined more than 100 other students and faculty advisers at the Capitol Rotunda to share their undergraduate research with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and other supporters. Posters in the Rotunda is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the exciting research going on throughout the state and to […]

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