Day: October 8, 2015
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After Thoughts speaker Herdman hits on all cylinders with holism and healthcare talk
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Now in its fifth full season, After Thoughts seeks to connect members of the community with UW-Green Bay. The gatherings showcase talented women among University faculty, staff and alumni, and convene men and women after their workday for learning, enrichment and fun.
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Cofrin Center for Biodiversity shares in $10 million Great Lakes grant
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Biologist Bob Howe, professor of Natural and Applied Sciences and director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, and Erin Giese, the Center’s data manager, are UW-Green Bay’s participants in a newly announced, multi-state, multi-university grant of $10 million to monitor coastal wetlands around the Great Lakes Basin over the next five years. This project expands…
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Fall 2015 Job Fair was major success
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Career Services coordinated and hosted a record number of employers (86, with an overflow room and a lengthy waiting list) for its annual Fall Job and Internship Fair last Wednesday in the University Union. Nearly 400 students attended — a 20 percent-plus increase from the spring event. Immediate feedback from employers was overwhelmingly positive, according…
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Hutchison invited to help organize 2016 European Sociological conference
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Prof. Ray Hutchison of Sociology has been tagged to serve on the Scientific Committee for the next mid-term conference of the RN-37 research network of the European Sociological Association. “Moving cities: Contested views on urban life” will be held June 29-July 1, 2016 at the Jagiellonian University, in Krakow. (That’s the old city of Krakow,…
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Katers, Holzem contribute articles on waste management to dairy publication
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Natural and Applied Sciences Profs. John Katers (of EMBI) and Ryan M. Holzem (of the new Environmental Engineering Technology program) recently wrapped up a three-article series for the Progressive Dairyman magazine. Karen Lee, the editor, asked Katers and Holzem to address considerations for using digesters on large dairy farms. The Progressive Dairyman print and online…
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Forbes ’30 under 30’ honoree speaks Thursday on innovation
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Here’s a final reminder that visiting Common Theme speaker Brian Bordainick will make a free public presentation on campus at 7 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 8) in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. The young entrepreneur learned how to involve local communities and solicit financial support during his Teach for America placement in New Orleans…
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UW-Green Bay presents Wilder’s ‘Theophilus North’ as first play
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We’ll have a link to full details in our Log Extra later this week, but we’re one week out from the UW-Green Bay Theatre and Dance program’s production of the charming comedy-drama Theophilus North, which opens at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday (Oct. 15) in the Jean Weidner Theatre. Performances are Oct. 15-17 and 21-24. Set…
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Also next Thursday: Rector-Hong piano duo
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Again, full detail in our upcoming issue, but next Thursday (Oct. 15) marks the return of the UW-Green Bay Music Program’s ‘6:30 Thursdays’ program. The two-piano duo/husband and wife team of Sylvia Hong and Michael Rector (of the faculty), winners of the Ellis Duo Piano Competition, will offer an attractive program illuminating the power of…
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‘Phlash Talks’ (part of Alumni Days) include reflections by standout grads
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There’s a long list of Alumni Days events (again, more on that later), but here’s one we want to call special attention to, in advance: “Phlash Talks,” set for 2 to 3 p.m. next Friday, Oct. 16, in the Union’s Christie Theatre. Four award-winning alumni are returning to campus to offer their own short “Phlash…
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Live: The color, the pageantry, the Board of Regents
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For those of you who are into it, the Board of Regents will once again be video streaming the monthly meeting for the benefit of those who can’t be there in person. Live from Madison, 1:15 to 4 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon Friday.