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A faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is working to expand student perspectives in geography and mapping and expose them to career opportunities with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a modern-day digital system that links information to maps. Doug Miskowiak, chair of UW-Stevens Point’s Department of Geography and Geology and program director for the […]

Several faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have been recognized for excellence within their professional fields:

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point historical research project that has been years in the making will be among those featured at the annual Universities of Wisconsin Research in the Rotunda event at the Wisconsin Capitol on April 2. “Breathing Life into the Historical U.S. Census with Modern GIS” has a UW-Stevens Point undergraduate student creating […]

Discover collections in paleontology, geology and more at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Olson Museum of Natural History’s open house next month. The UW-Stevens Point’s Olson Museum will host the 2025 Collection Crawl on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, providing an opportunity for […]

The final installment of the lecture series highlighting sustainability and resilience issues facing Wisconsin communities will be offered in April through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. “Sustainable and Resilient Communities” is the UW-Stevens Point College of Letters and Science community engagement series offered free of charge and open to the public. It welcomes anyone interested […]

The third segment of a lecture series about the sustainability and resiliency impacting Wisconsin communities will be offered in March through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The lecture, “Navigating Solar Energy Deployment in the Urban/Rural Divide,” presented by Brian Ross, vice president of renewable energy at Great Plains Institute, will be held at 6:30 p.m., […]

A lecture about the resilience and sustainability issues facing Wisconsin communities will be offered through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this spring semester. “Sustainable and Resilient Communities” is the UW-Stevens Point College of Letters and Science community engagement series offered free of charge and open to the public. It welcomes anyone interested in urban planning, […]

Olivia Franklin was drawn to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for her college experience so she could continue her two passions – cross county running and environmental study.   As a state qualifier for Kaneland High School in Maple Park, Ill., Franklin spent hours running through nature preserves in her hometown. This not only provided the experience […]

A series of lectures about the sustainability and resilience issues facing Wisconsin communities will be offered through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this academic year. Offered free of charge, the “Sustainable and Resilient Communities” series is open to the public and those interested in urban planning, climate resilience, natural resource management and energy policy. The […]

Art and science come together in a project that blends and flows as it illustrates water. The Flow Project was illuminating for both the artists and water professionals. Seven UW-Stevens Point students are among 31 undergraduates from every UW who participated in The Flow Project. Student artists were paired with water professionals across the state […]

A roundtable discussion on “Town-Gown Relationships in Stevens Point” will explore ways higher education and local institutions and residents can build a better community together. The event will be held Thursday, April 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Portage County Public Library Pinery Room. Sponsored by the Center for the Small City at […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Center for the Small City will present “Small Cities’ Response to Public Emergencies and Future Pandemics” with both in-person and virtual options on Friday, Nov. 4. Free and open to the public, the presentation will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. at UW-Stevens Point’s Chemistry Biology Building Room 135 […]