Month: April 2021

  • UW-Green Bay offering youth summer programs | WLUK

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    UW-Green Bay is offering more than 30 in-person and virtual youth programs this summer. The summer camps at all four UW-Green Bay campus locations are designed to inspire creativity and learning for students in grades 2 through 12. Source: UW-Green Bay offering youth summer programs | WLUK 

  • UWGB’s annual Heirloom Plant Sale underway, outdoor sale on May 15 | WFRV TV

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    April 22, was the first day for public ordering. This year there will be a variety of plants to choose from, including: 59 different varieties of tomatoes 41 varieties of peppers Native flowering plants that benefit pollinators Varieties of vegetables, herbs several different basils and a collection of flowers 2020 different heirloom and open-pollinated cultivars…

  • Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters: Part 22, Variants and eased restrictions concern

    Video: COVID-19 Why it Matters: Part 22, Variants and eased restrictions concern

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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…

  • Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Online ‘The Laramie Project’ set in Green Bay | WFRV TV

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    Directed by Rebecca Stone Thornberry, UWGB Theatre’s production features a diverse cast with each actor playing multiple roles. The play contains more than 60 characters. “A powerful production examining the prejudice and bias against the LGBTQ community, the play also offers hope by exploring our ability to rise above a tragedy, as well as inspiration…

  • Familiar winners of the 2021 WPS Volunteer of the Year program

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    On April 22, 2021, the Volunteer Center of Brown County hosted the 33rd Annual WPS Volunteer Awards. This year’s event was again held virtually, but, as always, the focus was on recognizing volunteers and the good work they do to support our community. UW-Green Bay is proud to announce two winners in particular, Tricia Adams…

  • New Nursing Leadership Certificate

    New Nursing Leadership Certificate

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    Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management Empowers Nurses to Take Expertise to Next Level Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay announced a new certificate program—Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management—for experienced nurses that will give them the confidence and skills to lead and manage most any situation. The certificate will allow nurses to have a bigger impact in healthcare…

  • Spring Sheepshead Review offers  a menagerie in honor of a beloved professor

    Spring Sheepshead Review offers a menagerie in honor of a beloved professor

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    GREEN BAY, WI—As the students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay were finally getting into the swing of virtual classrooms, the English department suffered a heavy loss that sent everything spiraling. Professor Sarah Schuetze’s January death came as a shock to the students and the faculty that knew her best. But despite the…

  • Video and Photos: Heirloom Plant Sale 2021

    Video and Photos: Heirloom Plant Sale 2021

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    Inside the Lab Sciences Greenhouse at UW-Green Bay, the Natural and Applied Sciences academic team is growing hundreds of heirloom plants and open-pollinated cultivars for gardeners for the upcoming annual Heirloom Plant Sale to support student research. Heirloom plants are unique and rare! Gardeners will find: 59 different varieties of tomatoes, 41 varieties of peppers,…

  • Reminder: Deadline May 3 for spring GIAR applications

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    The UW-Green Bay Research Council is currently accepting proposals for Spring 2021 Grants in Aid of Research. Faculty having applied for GIAR funding in the past will want to note that revisions have been made to the GIAR call, all applications must be electronic and submitted via Qualtrics survey—as outlined in the call and cover…

  • Sheboygan Campus faculty member Thomas Campbell recognized among ‘Best Under 40’

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    The top ten Sheboygan County Best Under 40 nominees will be recognized for their 2020 accomplishments on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. Three awards will be given to the Top Young Professional of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, and Young Professional Community Volunteer of the Year. Among them being recognized is Associate…