Category: Media Coverage
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UW schools will use stricter guide to decide whether to cut programs | Milwuakee Journal Sentinal
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By Kelly Meyerhofer More academic programs at Wisconsin’s public universities could be on the chopping block under a new metric campuses must use to monitor enrollment trends. The Universities of Wisconsin, also known as the UW system, formed a taskforce last year to explore program cuts in response to declining enrollment and persistent financial pressures. A group…
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Five companies selected for initial UWGB Pre-accelerator | Insight
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in partnership with gener8tor announced the five startups selected for the inaugural cohort of the UW-Green Bay Pre-Accelerator, a no-equity startupaccelerator supporting early-stage founders in Brown County and the greater Northeast Wisconsin region. The cohort was selected from a competitive pool of applicants, with only five companies earning a place…
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UW-Green Bay launches online course addressing men’s mental health during holidays | Green Bay Reporter
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As the holiday season approaches, mental health challenges among men often become more pronounced. According to the Anxiety & Depression Society of America, over 6 million men in the United States experience depression each year, but many do not seek help due to stigma and cultural pressures. In Wisconsin alone, data from Mental Health America…
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Best Credit Cards With No Balance Transfer Fees | Wallet Hub
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Anup Nair M.B.A., Assistant Teaching Professor, Marketing, Austin E. Cofrin School Of Business, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay Do people pay enough attention to balance-transfer fees when shopping for a balance-transfer credit card? Attention is a scare currency, especially when there are a lot of things weighing on your mind. Add to this the…
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Green Bay Blizzard brings football to UWGB with new ‘Frozen Phoenix’ alternate identity | Fox 11
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GREEN BAY (WLUK) — For one day next spring, UW-Green Bay will have its own football team. UWGB is partnering with the Green Bay Blizzard indoor football team to collaborate on a new alternate identity. The Blizzard will suit up as the Frozen Phoenix during their April 18 game at the Resch Center. “This is…
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‘Nature is nice’: Universities of Wisconsin program connects K-12 students with water research | Green Bay Press Gazette
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By Nadia Scharf On a chilly November afternoon, three dozen middle-schoolers stand in the golden light of the early-setting sun at Sensiba State Wildlife Area in Green Bay, listening as the instructor explains what they’re there to do. With the wind whipping around them and rattling the reeds by the water, it’s starting to get cold for the first time this year, and the dark won’t help. But they signed…
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Fans invited to sign up for virtual course studying Packers’ greatest offensive players | Fox 11
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By Mallory Allen GREEN BAY (WLUK) — You can learn all about the green and gold’s most illustrious offensive weapons through a new course offered at UW-Green Bay. Students and community members alike are invited to register for the virtual program, aptly titled “The Greatest Offensive Players in Green Bay Packers History.” It will explore…
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Hmong New Year celebrates culture and community 50 years after resettlement | Press Times
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By Nicholas Salzwedel GREEN BAY – This year, there are about 3,500 more Hmong people in Green Bay and around 4,300 more in Brown County than what was estimated in 2020, making the area the fifth largest Hmong community in Wisconsin.Wisconsin also has the third largest Hmong population in the United States after Minnesota and…
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New UW gen ed policy may ease transfer process. But will it erode campus autonomy? | Stevens Point Journal
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By Kelly Meyerhofer Timothy Nixon’s transfer from the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc to UW-Green Bay in 1982 was anything but smooth. His chemistry credits didn’t carry over, even though both campuses used the same book for the class. His meteorology class didn’t count either. He had to retake algebra and trigonometry to fulfill the math portion…
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New general education policy will make transferring between UW campuses easier | WPR
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By Corrinne Hess Universities of Wisconsin students will have an easier time transferring general education credits from one campus to another after the Board of Regents approved a new core general education policy this week. Beginning in September, up to 12 courses and 36 credit hours will be standardized across UW’s 13 campuses. Each campus can set…