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Students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have been honored for achievement and excellence in their field of study. Roy Thorson, Wausau, a business administration major with minors in political science, law and policy and music, won the 2023 Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship. The award is given to a student at each UW System […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Collegiate Soils Team took third place in the 65th annual Region 3 Collegiate Soils Contest, held on October 18-21. The event was held in Champaign, Piatt, and McClean counties in Illinois and was hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Participating in the event were 68 students from seven universities: […]

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student’s internship at a local compost and soil company this summer turned into a way to help area restaurants and residents divert food waste from landfills. Maya Desai of Wausau, a soil and waste resources major, heard about an internship with Hsu Growing Supply from Professor Rob Michitsch. Hsu’s has […]

Have your soil screened and learn about nutrients, composting, how to get the most from your soil at a special event Saturday, May 14. Soil and waste resources faculty, students and alumni from the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will provide educational sessions and activities. This event is part of […]

The educational legacy of a retired University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor goes further than his thirty-one years of teaching and mentoring soil and waste resources students in the College of Natural Resources. Last year, Professor Emeritus Milo Harpstead donated 22 acres of his land in nearby Polonia to the UWSP Foundation, continuing its use as […]

Soil students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have been recognized nationally for their expertise and skills as future soil scientists. A team of 19 students placed second overall in the 2021 National Soil Judging Contest, the highest placement ever for the UW-Stevens Point Soil Judging Team. The group also took first for identification and […]