Month: January 2022
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Wisconsin DNR schedules whitefish rule hearing for Jan. 4 (UW-Green Bay graduate student research)
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The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing in early January on its final rule proposal to more than double the commercial harvest of lake whitefish in the southern waters of Green Bay.The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 4; it will be held via Zoom. The rule has been developed over the…
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Marinette board approves Rising Phoenix early college program
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Students at Marinette High School will have an opportunity to earn a two-year associate’s degree while still in high school starting next year. During Tuesday’s School Board meeting, Meagan Strehlow talked to the board about UW-Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix program, which began last fall with a cohort of students from Manitowoc Lincoln High School. “They…
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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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University Union is surplussing plants for office use
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Beginning Jan. 3, 2022 the University Union will be surplusing plants that were used as barrier walls between areas of the Cloud Commons. The plants will be located on tables across from the Phoenix Bookstore and are free for the taking as long as they are used in offices on campus. First come, first served,…
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Reminder: How AI Algorithmic Bias Affects Society is Monday, Jan. 17
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UW-Green Bay’s Frederick E. Baer Prof. in Business Gaurav Bansal and Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor of Inclusive Excellence Stacie Christian, are organizing a panel discussion, “How AI Algorithmic Bias Affects Society: How did I learn my implicit biases, what it means, and now what can I do about it?” on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, from…
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The Bias Inside Us exhibit is at the Weidner Center, Jan. 15-Feb. 13 (classes welcome with advanced registration)
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Attention all faculty! If you are interested in bringing your class to the traveling Smithsonian exhibit, “The Bias Inside Us,” which will be in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center between Jan. 15-Feb.13, 2022, you can sign up, here. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public Wednesday-Friday 3 p.m. to 7…
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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,…