Tag: CSET
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Transferring to UW-Green Bay: The Journey of One Migrating Phoenix
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Have you ever needed to change your surroundings to achieve your academic dreams? You’re not alone. In fact, in the Fall of 2024, about 13% of all undergraduates in the U.S. (that’s about 1.5 million!) were transfer students. One characteristic many of them share, other than seeking a fresh start, is they tend not to…
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UW-Green Bay Video: From Rock Collector to Geoscience Major
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Mason’s passion for rocks began in childhood, and today, that curiosity has evolved into a purposeful academic path as a Geoscience major at UW-Green Bay. His dream? To help protect Earth—and one day, study rocks on Mars. Transcript: Growing up, uh, I always went to national parks on trips with my parents, and I always…
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Fishing for Microplastics: How the Tiny Particles of Plastic are Impacting the Aquatic Life of the Great Lakes
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2025 UW-Green Bay Receives $330,000 Grant from SC Johnson to Study Microplastics in Lake Michigan Green Bay, WI – Microplastics have been found everywhere – from the top of Mount Everest to the trenches of the sea. It’s no wonder the tiny fragments of plastic have also been found in…
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From High School Freshwater Programs to University Student
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Written by Heidi Jeter, Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. As a child, Ziah Mangin envisioned a career in environmental journalism or policy. Then she donned waders as a high school freshman to monitor the health of Duck Creek in Brown County and discovered her love for field work. When she heads to the University of Wisconsin–Madison…
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Here’s when to expect fall colors in Northeast Wisconsin | Fox 11
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By Audrey Leigh GREEN BAY (WLUK) — As autumn decorations begin to appear, the trees in Northeast Wisconsin remain predominantly green. According to Karen Stahlheber, associate professor of biology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the region is not expected to reach peak fall foliage until early to mid-October. “They start to want to save…
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UW-Green Bay Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Harold John “Jack” Day
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The university community and greater region is mourning the passing of UW-Green Bay Professor Emeritus Jack Day. Harold John (Jack) Day died on August 31, 2025, at the age of 96. Prof. Day joined the UW-Green Bay faculty with tenure in 1970, as a professor of Environmental Control and the chairman of Environmental Control and…
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Software Sparks
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer. Engineering is more than high-level tinkering—it’s the art of imagining what doesn’t yet exist and building it into reality. It’s a bold blend of imagination and precision, where ideas leap off the page and into the world. No longer limited to mechanics or chemicals, today’s ever-expanding engineering universe spans…
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The Power of Justice
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It started with the determination to find answers. Justice Saxby, a first-generation college student and UW–Green Bay alumna of the Class of 2025, always had a unique way of seeing the world. “I used to think that clouds were made from smokestacks,” she recalled. “I’d think, ‘Oh, they’re making the clouds today.’” That early misunderstanding…
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UW-Green Bay Ignites the Future of Space Exploration at 35th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2025 Green Bay, WI – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is charting a bold course into the future of space exploration as it hosts the 35th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference on Friday, August 22, 2025. This year’s theme, “The Power to Explore: Energy for Space Operations,” underscores the need for breakthrough energy solutions to power…
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Beyond the Numbers: Caitlyn’s Story
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For Caitlyn, math is her ‘thing’ – from working on homework with her dad at the kitchen table, to high school calculus, to the UW-Green Bay Mathematics and Statistics Major. But Caitlyn isn’t just solving equations in her notebooks or conquering challenging courses. She’s calculating the thrust-to-weight ratio for NASA-sponsored program rockets, designing and executing…