UWSP food and nutrition professor Jasia Steinmetz, Ph.D., RD, CD, was featured on NBC15 in Madison on Monday, Oct. 10. Steinmetz’s book, “Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food” explains how inexpensive food and the global food system are major contributors to many of the problems facing our country and planet […]
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The Interior Architecture 311 (Interior Architecture III) class visited the Target Commercial Interiors dealership in Green Bay, Wis., on Monday, October 10. TCI is one of the largest commercial furniture dealerships in the country, specializing in Steelcase furniture. While on the tour, the IA students met with one of TCI’s senior interior designers Schawn Jubert, […]
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During the last weekend of September, Army ROTC cadets from universities across Wisconsin and northern Michigan descended on Fort McCoy for the annual Ranger Challenge Competition. The Ranger Challenge is an event that challenges cadets both physically and mentally, while testing their military knowledge and skills in a demanding team-oriented competition that enhances leader development […]
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The UW-Stevens Point football team held an open “scrimmage” with Stevens Point Youth Area Football third and fourth grade teams on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Kotel Memorial Practice Fields. The Pointers broke into eight teams to face the youth players, who ran plays against UWSP. This was the fourth year the Pointers hosted YAF. Photo […]
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By Cadet Thomas Fritz So maybe you’ve seen the signs around campus for Army ROTC and are wondering what the program is all about, what we do, and maybe you want to get a taste of the life. There’s good news—the Army ROTC program’s Joint Field Training Exercise (JFTX) might be just what you’re looking […]
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UW-Stevens Point School of Education Professor Patty Caro’s Education 378 (Parent, Home and Agency Involvement in Educating Children and Youth with Disabilities) students presented a poster conference to professionals in child care, preschool programs, Head Start, and family child care providers on Saturday, Oct. 1 in the CPS Café. Topics included language development, bullying, assistive […]
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UW-Stevens Point Assistant Professor of Business-Entrepreneurship John Leschke presented at a half-day research symposium hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) and UWSP on Tuesday, October 4. The event, Focal Point 2011: Celebrating a year of successful collaborations, included presentations by 10 university faculty and staff engaged in research toward sustainability solutions. In […]
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Hey Everybody! I am a junior here at UWSP. Currently majoring in pre-physical therapy and also a minor in nutrition. I absolutely love learning about nutrition and think it’s super neat! I just changed my major from dietetics to pre-physical therapy so it’s really new to me, but I’m liking it so far.Whenever I decide […]
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One of the several aspects of UW-Stevens Point that I highly enjoy, is the activities with international students. Last Thursday, I attended the International Club’s first meeting of the year. The meeting was very interesting and exciting because of several reasons! During the meeting, two students from Ukraine talked about there country by using PowerPoint […]
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Flight=$330, Hotel=$215, Registration=$200, Pre-conference=$160, Network and knowledge gained=PRICELESS! I returned from my trip to San Diego, Calif., a couple days ago where I attended the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). Fortunately for me, I paid for less than the expenses mentioned above. The experience was AMAZING! There were over 7,000 registered dietitians, dietitian […]
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