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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has long been on the forefront of cutting-edge programs that provide students with the needs of an ever-changing job market. With the launch of the online Cannabis Science graduate certificate program, UW-Stevens Point is the first institution within the Universities of Wisconsin to offer the opportunity to become a leader […]

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

Chemistry students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are conducting ambitious organic chemistry research with the help of their professor and a competitive grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Last year, Chemistry Professor Nate Bowling secured nearly $380,000 in funding from the NSF, keeping ongoing research possible and helping his students get experience with […]

Five faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a collaborator at UW-Madison were awarded one of three 2023 Universities of Wisconsin Innovation Grants for research on phytoremediation, the removal of synthetic materials from soil using living plants. The group’s proposal, Phytoremediation of PFAS in Wisconsin Soils using Hemp and Alfalfa, was funded $175,000, […]

Several faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have been recognized for excellence and outstanding contributions to the university and their professional field.

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Five University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students spent a portion of their time between semesters recently observing diagnostic procedures, lab techniques and surgeries at Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield. Nothing quite replaces the opportunity to watch medical personnel and physicians on the job for students interested in studying medicine. Thirty-three years and nearly 500 students later, the […]

A college degree was not on the radar when Mitchell Imlah graduated from Rosholt High School. With a grade point average of 2.1, “I wasn’t that kid who did well in school,” he said. Imlah graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a biochemistry degree and 4.0 GPA in May. He is undertaking the […]