Tag: Human Biology
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Green Bay West Serious About Stem (SAS) Students recognized for 14 weeks of Tiny Earth research at UW-Green Bay
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Six of West High School’s Serious About STEM (SAS) students participated in a two-week camp in August of 2021 at UW-Green Bay to learn lab skills to search for novel antibiotics produced by soil bacteria. Three of those students then completed 14 weeks of research at UW-Green Bay during the fall semester. This is typically a…
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Faculty note: Prof. Merkel working to be one of only a few certified training instructors of Tiny Earth curriculum
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Brian Merkel (Human Biology) accepted the invitation to become one of a few certified instructors to teach the Tiny Earth curriculum to other educators (now taught in 30 countries and 45 states of the United States). Merkel will go through two summers of training at UW-Madison to equip him to co-lead or lead…
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TechGYRLS program gives girls peek into technology fields – The Press
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GREEN BAY – Eleven-year-olds Brennan Hagedorn and Alex White click, drag and drop pink doohickeys across their screens onto green whatchamacallits.They’re in a classroom at the YWCA Greater Green Bay, where tiny lights on their round, palm-sized Adafruit circuit boards light up.The girls seem to know what they’re doing – unlike one-third of the adults…
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Faculty note: Meinhardt a guest on ‘A Line Meant,’ a podcast by Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton
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In early December, UW-Green Bay Human Biology professor and Richter Museum of Natural History Curator was a guest on Dasha Kelly Hamilton’s podcast, “A Line Meant.” Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate Dasha selects a line of poetry and then invites guests from around Wisconsin to ponder its meaning. This episode was also features veterinarian Dr. Robert Davis,…
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Video: Tiny Earth Collaboration is Inspiring New Dreams for High School Students
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UW-Green Bay’s Tiny Earth program collaborated with Green Bay West High School’s Serious About Stem program (SAS), to develop a high school Tiny Earth program for student-sourcing antibiotic discovery. The pipeline program brought SAS high school students to the UW-Green Bay campus to learn microbiology skills during a summer camp followed by soil research for…
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UWGB To Host Tiny Earth Symposium
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The University of Wisconsin Green Bay will be hosting its annual Tiny Earth Symposium via Zoom this year. The program is scheduled for this Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 and will showcase student research on antibiotic discovery to the international community of Tiny Earth students and instructors. Source: UWGB To Host Tiny Earth Symposium, seehafernews
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From Farmers Market to Health Clinic – Grow
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From Farmers Market to Health ClinicA childhood spent around wholesome food inspires and influences this master’s student on her way to becoming a registered dietitian. For some first-year college students, keeping healthy habits can be a challenge. Stress, lack of exercise and sleep, and easy access to fast food can lead to weight gain —…
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The Power of Love and a Doctor of Healing
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UW-Green Bay alumnus Cristian Ambrosio is on his way to pursuing a lifelong dream of becoming a physician UW-Green Bay alumnus Cristian Ambrosio’s definition of healing and love took a whole new meaning the day his family made a decision to care for his newborn cousin. Calling it his most life-changing experience, Ambrosio came to…
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Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters Part 26, I had COVID, why get the vaccine?
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This video series features UW-Green Bay’s Immunologist Brian Merkel on COVID-19 and Why it Matters. This series empowers viewers with knowledge to help them navigate through the pandemic. Merkel has a Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology from the Medical College of Virginia. He is an associate professor in UW-Green Bay’s Human Biology & Biology programs…
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Exercise is Medicine Month at Manitowoc Campus
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October is Exercise is Medicine on Campus month. UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Jared Dahlberg (Biology), is hosting multiple events through the month of October on the Manitowoc Campus. Join Dahlberg to celebrate moving more on campus! Monday, 11:45-12:15 Yoga in the Commons (come as you are; mats are provided) Tuesday, 12:30-1:00 Walk around campus (meet…