Author: Sue Bodilly
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UW-Green Bay initiative aims to empower women in leadership roles in Wisconsin
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GREEN BAY – Sheryl Van Gruensven made history in August 2019 when she stepped into the role of interim chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, becoming the first woman to hold the title in the university’s 54 years. Over in the Division of Continuing Education and Community Engagement, the division’s then-assistant vice chancellor Joy…
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Emergency department nurse (a UW-Green Bay alumna) at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital named 2021 Nurse of the Year
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Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals in Eastern Wisconsin are pleased to announce Kelsey Frericks, an emergency department nurse, and Critical Care Trauma Program Coordinator at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan as *2021 Nurse of the Year. HSHS hospitals in Eastern Wisconsin include: HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center…
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Students could win cash prizes for presenting research posters or hands-on projects at the WiSys SPARK Symposium
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LA CROSSE—UW System students are invited to present their work at the WiSys SPARK Symposium at UW-La Crosse, July 31-Aug. 2. Students who present a research poster or showcase an innovative hands-on project may: Showcase their work to a statewide audience. Improve presentation skills in a supportive environment. Win cash prizes up to $750. In order…
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John Mulaney’s From Scratch Tour to make Weidner Center stop in fall
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GREEN BAY – Stand-up comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” writer John Mulaney — and new father to baby Malcolm with girlfriend Olivia Munn — is bringing his From Scratch Tour to the Weidner Center for a phone-free show.The stop on Nov. 19 is among newly added fall dates for a tour that started in…
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‘Don’t panic’: Local experts weigh in on chance of recession | WFRV
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – As inflation continues to hit everyone hard, there are rumblings of a potential recession.“That’s when the economy slows, or has negative growth, for essentially two straight quarters,” said David Gerard, Associate Professor of Economics at Lawrence University.While Gerard says it’s not something the U.S. is currently seeing, time will tell.…
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UW-Green Bay mourns the loss of Cyril ‘Zeke’ Backes
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Cyril J. Backes, 93, of Green Bay, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, peacefully at his home. Friends and peers describe the longtime UW-Green Bay administrator as a “warm and wonderful man. One of the very best.” Backes served as an administrator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a decade. In 1968 he was chosen…
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Tiffany Paalman receives the Paul and Thea Sager Award for Excellence in Scientific Scholarship
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The Paul and Thea Sager Award for Excellence in Scientific Scholarship recognizes a UW-Green Bay science or engineering undergraduate who demonstrates excellence in communicating scientific information from a classroom or extracurricular academic project. The Sager Award was created in 2009 by retired faculty members Paul and Thea Sager, in memory of Chancellor Emeritus Edward Weidner…