Tag: Natural and Applied Sciences
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In the news: Draney offers spider story expertise
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UW-Green Bay’s resident Spider Man, NAS Prof. Mike Draney, shared his expertise for a weekend Green Bay Press-Gazette story on an eight-legged behemoth (relatively speaking) currently experiencing a population boom in Northeastern Wisconsin. The fishing spider is the largest found in the state — it can reach three inches in size — but is harmless…
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Wolf and Howe: Back from China and NSF event
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Profs. Amy Wolf and Bob Howe of Biology and Natural and Applied Sciences participated in the fourth Diversity and Forest Chance Workshop at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in southern Yunnan Province, China, from July 28 to Aug 8. The event, funded by the National Science Foundation and Chinese Academy of Sciences, brought together 48…
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In the news: Chen talks spontaneous combustion for story on Preble fire
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Associate Prof. Franklin Chen, NAS (Chemistry), helped explain spontaneous combustion Monday (Aug. 11) for a WLUK, Fox 11 story on last week’s fire at Green Bay Preble High School. District officials announced Monday that the fire started when some rags used to resurface the gym floor were improperly disposed of. Wood resurfacing products have low…
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Grant will support freshman seminar on Baird Creek restoration
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A new freshman seminar will study the grassroots, citizen-driven restoration of the nearby Baird Creek Parkway thanks to a $5,990 grant to Associate Prof. Mathew Dornbush, principal investigator, and the UW-Green Bay Natural and Applied Sciences academic unit. The award is part of a larger grant made to the private Baird Creek Preservation Foundation by…
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Howe gets $17,000 share of EPA grant for bay, river cleanup
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Prof. Robert Howe and company in Natural and Applied Sciences are receiving a $17,550 share of a federal Environmental Protection Agency grant as apportioned by UW-Extension. The amount represents continued funding through June 2015 of the project “Explore and Restore: Catalyzing Delisting via Advisory Teams.” The project deals with ongoing Great Lakes restoration efforts, so-called…
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‘Spider Man’ Draney documents Atlantic Coast species here
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Prof. Michael Draney of Natural and Applied Sciences is the author of a scientific article newly published in the journal Great Lakes Entomologist. The article is titled “Disjunct Lake Michigan populations of two Atlantic Coast spiders, Disembolus bairdi and Grammonota pallipes (Araneae: Linyphiidae).” Draney and fellow researcher J.F. Steffen of the Chicago Botanic Garden found two…
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EPA fellowships seen as good match for UW-Green Bay students
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Robert Wenger, professor emeritus of Natural and Applied Sciences, was in Washington, D.C., last week where he participated in the work of an Environmental Protection Agency proposal review panel. The panelists reviewed proposals submitted under the GRO Fellowship Program. Wenger reports that the GRO (Greater Research Opportunities) Program is tailor-made for qualified UW-Green Bay undergraduate…
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The bee’s knees: Campus keepers reap sweet rewards with harvest
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A contingent of UW-Green Bay student beekeepers got to taste the fruits of their labor July 29, harvesting honey from two new hives located near the campus Heating and Cooling Plant Building. The project is up and running thanks to a new student organization, the GBees, with the hives and their tenants arriving on campus…
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UW-Green Bay’s Katers awarded Frederick E. Baer Professorship in Business
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Prof. John F. Katers, Natural and Applied Sciences, has been named to the Frederick E. Baer Professorship in Business, effective July 1, 2014. He is appointed for a five-year term. The professorship recognizes and gives support for a tenured faculty member who has demonstrated a productive commitment to scholarship and/or outreach,…
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UW-Green Bay’s Fermanich awarded Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professorship
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Prof. Kevin Fermanich, Natural and Applied Sciences, has been named to the Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professorship of Natural Sciences, effective July 1, 2014. He is appointed for a five-year term. The professorship recognizes and gives support for a full professor who has demonstrated a productive commitment to scholarship and/or outreach, and…