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Month: September 2020

  • UW-Green Bay prepares to kick-off Lakeshore Leaders Breakfast Series | Seehafer News

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc and Sheboygan, will be hosting a monthly speaker series with distinguished leaders making a positive impact in our communities. The Lakeshore Leaders Breakfast Series will take place on the second Wednesday of the month starting on October 14, 2020.Registration and the food portion of the morning will take place from 7:30 to…

  • Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters, Part 9: What is the science behind a vaccine?

    Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters, Part 9: What is the science behind a vaccine?

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    pischkes

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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…

  • Video: How do I keep up with my classes if I’ve been quarantined?

    Video: How do I keep up with my classes if I’ve been quarantined?

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    pischkes

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    Vince Lowery, Director of Student Success & Engagement at UW-Green Bay, provides steps for students who test positive or may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus and are under isolation and/or quarantine. Please reach out to your professors to let them know that you will be out indefinitely. Let them know that it’s your…

  • Virtual program: New Common CAHSS episode

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    Editorial Student

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    You can view the September talk of the 2020 Common CAHSS: Beyond Sustainability Speaker Series via CAHSSeffect.org. Common CAHSS is a set of programing tied to a particular theme and brought to you by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS, pronounced “cause”) at UW-Green Bay. The 2020 theme is Beyond Sustainability and…

  • Ryan Martin: One of top TED Talks to watch during the Pandemic

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    Editorial Student

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    Researcher and UW-Green Bay’s Associate Dean of Recruitment, Recreational Outreach and Communication for CAHSS, Ryan Martin, landed a spot on INC.com’s “Ten Ted Talks to Watch” to help get through the pandemic. Titled “Why we get mad, and why it’s healthy,” he talks about the anger people have during the COVID pandemic. Maybe you’re responding…

  • Video: Pestilence and Print History recorded event

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    Editorial Student

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    On September 17, 2020, a virtual public program called Pestilence and Print History organized by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) in Massachusetts took place. UW-Green Bay’s own assistant professor Sarah Schuetze (English) was one of the speakers during the event. In this panel presentation, scholars David Paul Nord, Assistant Prof. Sarah Schuetze, and Kelly Wisecup…

  • Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters, Part 8: Why does everyone need a flu shot this year?

    Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters, Part 8: Why does everyone need a flu shot this year?

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    pischkes

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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…

  • Video: UW-Green Bay senior Faith Klick says ‘thank you’ and ‘keep it up’

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    Daniel Moore

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    Hello, everyone! My name is Faith Klick. I’m a senior here studying Musical Theater and English Literature, and I am so proud to be a Phoenix. Thank you all for caring for each other’s safety and for following the guidelines. We’ve been able to keep the (COVID-19) virus at bay! Because of this we’ve been…

  • Fish tales: UW-Green Bay’s Prof. Patrick Forsythe has long loved one of Wisconsin’s most revered fish species

    Fish tales: UW-Green Bay’s Prof. Patrick Forsythe has long loved one of Wisconsin’s most revered fish species

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Scientist studies prehistoric sturgeon Studying one of Wisconsin’s most revered fish species has been a love of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Patrick Forsythe since childhood, but now he gets to study whether or not efforts to save the fish are working. Forsythe, an associate professor of biology, along with the Aquatic Ecology and…

  • UW-Green Bay receives $300,000 for lake sturgeon research

    UW-Green Bay receives $300,000 for lake sturgeon research

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    Editorial Student

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    UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Patrick Forsythe (Biology) and the Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries Laboratory received $300K from the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act and WE Energies Mitigation and Enhancement fund to research lake sturgeon on the Upper Menominee River. The main goal of this project is to provide data needed to help evaluate…