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Elliot Becker, a biochemistry and biology pre-medicine major, had three minutes to explain the methods, results, study conclusions and implications used in her reproductive biology research. She was competing in the WiSys Quick Pitch research competition held this spring at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, under the guidance of her faculty mentor, Professor Karin Bodensteiner, […]

Take a few cosmic journeys around the universe this September at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows are offered at 2 p.m. on the Sundays of Sept. 10-24. Special youth-focused programs for families will be offered on select Sundays with story time followed by a show. All events are free […]

After earning undergraduate degrees in his native China, David Chunyu taught courses in social statistics and research methods as a sociology Ph.D. student at the University at Albany in New York. He joined the UW-Stevens Point Department of Sociology and Social Work in 2012 after completing post-doctoral research at Brown University. He now routinely teaches […]

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will take part in pioneering research to tackle the pressing challenges of water contamination, supported by grants from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. Together, two grants will bring $165,000 to UW-Stevens Point to fund two research projects that focus on the elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) […]

When the School of Humanities and Global Studies (SHGS) at UW-Stevens Point was restructured in 2020, Tobias Barske, a professor of German and applied linguistics, had to find a way for four previously autonomous departments to function in a shared framework. Barske was named assistant dean for the school; he had been serving as the […]

When Assistant Professor Ellen Meier, psychology, learned of her selection as a 2023 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award, her first thought was to analyze what is working well and evaluate ways to continue to improve her courses for this summer and fall.  She teaches Health Psychology in the summer session and four other […]

Love for students and teaching has inspired Laura Lee, an associate professor of biology at UWSP at Marshfield, for more than two decades. From volunteering to creating on-site learning opportunities in biology and ecology, Lee is dedicated to seeing students of all ages learn about nature. “I’ve always been proud of and invested in our […]

When 2023 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point English graduate Dylan Potter, Crandon, began his independent research with History Professor Rob Harper, he had no expectation where the work would take him – just a curiosity of how the Native American indigenous people made a life and left a mark around the Stevens Point area.  Two years […]

Learn the secrets of the universe this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Shows for all ages will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Special youth-focused programs will be offered on select Wednesdays with story time at 5:30 p.m. and the show at 6 p.m. All events are […]

Adorning the office of UWSP Biology Professor Qiang Sun’s office are framed covers from Annals of Botany, the American Journal of Botany, the Journal of Experimental Botany and other professional journals, each showcasing his research and his magnified images of plant tissues. His pathogen-host plant interaction projects have focused on crop diseases, including grapevine Pierce’s […]

From upper-level students engaged in research to the new students she leads in introductory chemistry courses, Associate Professor Amanda Jonsson is someone who thrives by exciting each learner, at their ability.  Jonsson accepted a teaching position with the UW-Stevens Point Department of Chemistry in 2013 after completing post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago. She […]

   Assistant professor Sarah Orlofske is passionate about expanding opportunities for undergraduate research at her alma mater of UW-Stevens Point. Earlier this month, Orlofske, and her husband, Robert Jadin, an evolutionary biologist, worked with colleagues from across the country attending the annual meeting of the Midwestern Association of Parasitologists (MAP), June 1-3, 2023, held for […]