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Tag: Natural and Applied Sciences

  • Reminder: Steve Meyer Salsa (for scholarships) on sale at annual UWGB Heirloom Vegetable Plant Sale

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    UW-Green Bay’s Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) program is holding the annual UW-Green Bay Heirloom Vegetable Plant Sale on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the Lab Sciences Greenhouse located on campus at 2350 Lab Sciences Drive (off Nicolet Drive, Green Bay). UW-Green Bay faculty and staff are able to get first pick from the sale…

  • Biology students help in capture and tagging of big fish

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The northern pike spawning run is underway, and sturgeon have returned, ever so briefly, to the lower Fox River. Fox 11 has the story on how UW-Green Bay is helping to tag and study the pike, while the lake sturgeon have been elusive, at least while media is around. Prof. Patrick Forsythe (Natural and Applied…

  • Annual UW-Green Bay Heirloom Vegetable Plant Sale is May 12, 2018

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    Favorites — WI 55, King of the North, Wisconsin Lakes, Pride of Wisconsin, Sheboygan, and Beaver Dam — will be sold GREEN BAY – Spring must surely be here because it is nearly time for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s annual Heirloom Vegetable Plant Sale. UW-Green Bay’s Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) program is holding…

  • UW-Green Bay’s NAS progam and Center for Biodiversity receive Watershed Hero Award

    UW-Green Bay’s NAS progam and Center for Biodiversity receive Watershed Hero Award

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance named the Lower Fox River Watershed Alliance program a 2018 Watershed Hero Impact Awardee. The school monitoring network is administered by UW-Green Bay’s Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) program and the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. The 2018 Watershed Celebration was at the Lambeau Field Atrium, Tuesday, March 6. Accepting the award for…

  • No fly zone: UW-Green Bay’s Giese and other alumni help save Snowys from bigger birds in the sky

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The piercing, golden eyes contrasting beautifully against white feathers is what makes Snowy Owls a crowd and local favorite. Theses arctic nesting owls have migrated into Wisconsin during the winter months, and their presence has birders everywhere on the lookout. Despite being known for their wisdom, the owls’ preference for barren, tundra-like ecosystems have caused…

  • Congratulations to faculty members on 2018-19 sabbaticals

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Sabbatical proposals have been approved by the Board of Regents. Sabbaticals are covered in Wisconsin State Statute (Wis. Stat. 36.11(17)), in UW System Policy (UW System Administrative Policy 160) and in the Faculty Handbook (pp. 128-9). Congratulations to the following faculty members who are receiving sabbaticals in 2018-19: Associate Prof. Francis Akakpo, Social Work, semester…

  • Faculty note: Prof. Luczaj publication

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Professor John Luczaj (Natural & Applied Sciences), along with co-author Hui Huang (Indiana University-Bloomington), had an article accepted for publication titled “Copper and sulfur isotope ratios in Paleozoic-hosted Mississippi Valley-type mineralization in Wisconsin, USA”. The work will be published in Applied Geochemistry, a multidisciplinary journal that specializes in geochemistry of natural and urban settings.…

  • Faculty Note: Prof. Emeritus Dutch featured in story about the Alabama Senate Election

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Emeritus Steven Dutch (Natural and Applies Sciences) was featured in a story in LITechNews.com on the Alabama Senate Election. Read the article here.

  • Faculty note: Prof. Welsch receives Space Grant Consortium award

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The​ Wisconsin​ ​Space​ ​Grant​ ​Consortium ​announced​ ​that​ ​Assistant Prof. Brian Welsch​ (Natural and Applied Sciences) has​ ​been​ ​selected​ ​as​ ​a​ ​2017-2018​ ​Collegiate​ ​Rocket​ ​Launch​ ​Competition​ ​Project​ ​Award​ ​award recipient.​ ​Welsch​ ​was awarded​ ​a​ ​$675 reimbursement​ ​for​ ​the​ ​project​ ​entitled,​ ​“Phoenom.”

  • Congratulations to ‘RiceFest’ organizers

    Congratulations to ‘RiceFest’ organizers

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Mentioned before in this space — RiceFest 2017 was a big success! Nearly 2,000 pounds of wild rice was seeded in the bay of Green Bay last week to help restore the aquatic ecosystem. “From the seeders, to the boat operators, to the ice breakers, to the rice transporters, to the planning team…many people contributed…