Month: March 2021
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‘Bra Flag’ Symbolizes Wisconsin Women’s Independence
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In 1971, the women’s liberation movement was in full swing. Women had gone on strike a few years before. Discrimination at work and school based on gender was now illegal, but of course nowhere near eradicated. Plus, oral contraceptives had been on the market ten years, allowing women more control over their bodies and their…
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Efforts underway to designate Bay of Green Bay a national research reserve
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The world’s largest freshwater estuary, the Bay of Green Bay, may one day receive a prestigious designation. An effort is underway to recognize the bay as a national reserve. After a 30-year effort to clean up, restore and protect the Bay of Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, in…
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WBAY highlights NERR tonight (March 29) at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Announced last week and led by UW-Green Bay and local partners, Green Bay is seeking designation of a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) on the bay of Green Bay. the NERR system is a national network of 29 sites across the coastal U.S., including the Great Lakes, designed to protect and study estuaries and their…
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Students receiving Cofrin Grants will showcase research Tuesday, March 30
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On Tuesday afternoon, March 30, 2021, 10 students representing six academic programs will present their work funded by the Cofrin Student Grants Program, one of UW-Green Bay’s longest running and most successful extracurricular academic opportunities. Cofrin Grants support faculty/staff-mentored projects on UW-Green Bay natural areas, administered by the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. This year’s Cofrin…
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On The Move In The Waters Of NE Wisconsin | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM | Green Bay, WI
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SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The northern pike spawning run is underway in some areas. Last year, the pandemic stalled research efforts at the site in Suamico, but this spring, crews are back in the field. Over the past eight years, a fyke net off Lineville Road in Suamico has been the center of a science…
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Institute for Women’s Leadership: Strong Programming Schedule Starts in April – Green Bay News Network
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UW-GB’s Institute for Women’s Leadership: Strong Programming Schedule Starts in AprilUW-Green Bay’s Institute for Women’s Leadership introduces a strong schedule of programming starting in April, after its very successful kickoff event on March 5th.Executive Director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership, Teri Zuege-Halvorsen, said, “We are excited and energized by the University and community response…
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Public online sessions part of push for national designation for Green Bay water research | WLUK
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GREEN BAY (WLUK) — The public is invited to weigh in on efforts to protect Northeast Wisconsin waters by designating the Green Bay area as a national reserve.The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local officials, are holding online sessions to learn more about designating the waters of…
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Insight Publications | UWGB seeks estuary research designation
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, in partnership with local and national agencies, is leading efforts to recognize local waters as a national reserve — an important next step in the region’s 30-plus-year effort to protect one of the largest surface freshwater systems on earth. Upon site selection within the Green Bay estuary, the NERR (National…
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UW-Green Bay Social Work Students Attend Anti-Racism Virtual Summit
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The Social Work Professional Programs became a bronze sponsor of SW Helper’s Anti-Racism Virtual Summit held during spring break. Forty social work students and additional faculty members spent the three days during spring break attending a series of sessions focused on anti-racism, advocacy, and support for communities of people of color. As a program, Social…
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Video: Spring 2021 Commencement Celebration
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All members of the UW-Green Bay four-campus community are welcome to participate in UW-Green Bay’s one-of-a-kind Spring 2021 Commencement Celebration, Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the Green Bay Campus. Here’s a bit of what you can expect… Graduating students and their family, friends, and other supporters drive a route through campus and have opportunities to…