Tag: Human Biology

  • Digging Kayla

    Digging Kayla

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    Kayla Lass is the featured student speaker at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on May 13, 2023. Kayla Lass has always been a ‘libero’ at UW-Green Bay and proud of it. For those not fluent in Italian or volleyball, libero means “free” and denotes a back-row ball-control specialist. Libero also describes Lass’ style on the…

  • ‘Professions in Human Biology’ class is igniting the fire for future medical professionals

    ‘Professions in Human Biology’ class is igniting the fire for future medical professionals

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    As Chair of UW-Green Bay’s Human Biology program, Professor Brian Merkel says he wants to hand his students “the keys to the kingdom.” In other words, he wants them to end up so prepared through a new course, Professions in Human Biology HUM BIOL 200 (offered for the first time in fall of 2022) that each…

  • New Human Biology webpages now live!

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    The UW-Green Bay web redesign team is excited to announce that the new UW-Green Bay Human Biology webpages are live! UW-Green Bay is one of the only colleges in the Midwest with a human biology program, and the Greater Green Bay Area is one of the state’s strongest medical hubs! The Phoenix human biology faculty…

  • UW-Green Bay Dining welcomes new registered dietitian, Kirsten White

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    UW-Green Bay alumna Kirsten White has joined the University Dining & Catering team as the on-site Registered Dietitian. Kirsten brings her experience working with sports nutrition and helping people with eating disorders. Kirsten is also a certified ServSafe Food Protection Manager. Kristen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology and emphasis in Nutritional…

  • New Nutrition & Dietetics webpages are now live!

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    The UW-Green Bay Office of Marketing and University Communication is excited to announce that the new UW-Green Bay Human Biology Nutrition and Dietetics Emphasis webpages are live! The field of nutrition is hot, growing in both interest and demand. The newly launched webpages help showcase the award-winning, evidence-based program that our university now offers. The nutrition…

  • Tiny Earth symposium scheduled for Friday, Dec 9th at Lambeau Field

    Tiny Earth symposium scheduled for Friday, Dec 9th at Lambeau Field

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    Tiny Earth is a global network of educators who teach a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE), a form of active learning that offers a scalable way for all students to obtain research experience in college, thereby leveling the playing field and closing the gap for students from historically excluded communities.  The course provides students with…

  • Profs. Meinhardt and Emmons co-author article

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    Richter Museum Curator and Human Biology Professor Daniel Meinhardt co-authored a paper with Art Professor Emerita Carol Emmons in the August issue of FSM Magazine. The article describes different approaches to representing nature as illustrated by work from the exhibition Meinhardt co-curated with Lawton Gallery Curator Emma Hitzman.

  • UW-Green Bay alumnus Sam Klietz is chief client and sales officer at Juvare

    UW-Green Bay alumnus Sam Klietz is chief client and sales officer at Juvare

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    Long before he was the chief client and sales officer at Juvare, Sam Klietz was marching the halls of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as an open-minded scholar. Klietz credits the university for instilling a love of learning along with his commitment to camaraderie, the values that have driven Klietz’s success at Juvare and beyond.…

  • Nutrition Science graduates for December of 2021 and May 2022 receive 100% match (far exceeding national averages)

    Nutrition Science graduates for December of 2021 and May 2022 receive 100% match (far exceeding national averages)

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    This year every Nutrition Science senior applicant (December 2021 and May 2022) earned a match for the Dietician Internship program, and most students were matched to their first-choice program. The DI is the necessary next step for graduating Nutrition Science students to fulfill 1200 required practicum hours and gain the skills necessary to take the registered dietitian examination. Competition…

  • Support Removes Barriers for High School Researchers

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    West High School Serious About STEM students contribute to global antibiotic research as part of UW-Green Bay’s Tiny Earth project with funding from supporters Andy Hetzel, Jr. and Stephanie Long, owners of FyterTech Nonwovens LLC. See more in the recently published UW-Green Bay Foundation Report.