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Rocket out of orbit this October at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered at 2 p.m. on Sundays in October. All regular public shows are around one hour long and include a 25-min presentation focusing on the current night sky of Central Wisconsin (bright stars, constellations, planets, […]

Discover rocks and minerals, the inside of volcanoes and the depths of the Earth as part of the Junior Scientist program sponsored by the Museum of Natural History and the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Museum programs will be held at 5:30 p.m. on select Thursdays in Room A113 of […]

Travel the greater universe this September at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered at 2 p.m. on Sundays in September. All regular public shows are around one hour long and include a 25-min presentation focusing on the current night sky of Central Wisconsin (bright stars, constellations, planets, […]

Journey through galaxies this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered at 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in July. All events are free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated and help continue these programs: Planetarium seating is first come, first served for […]

A choir with the University of Gdansk in Poland will take part in a series of concerts and a historical lecture in Stevens Point July 3 and 5, reconnecting with a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty member who sang with them while abroad. Non Serio will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at the […]

Explore the universe this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered at 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in May and June. All events are free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated and help continue these programs: Planetarium seating is first come, first […]

Travel the greater universe this May at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows will be offered on the Sundays of May 5-12. A special-youth focused program for families will be offered at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, with story time followed by a show. All events are free and […]

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

Journey to the sun and watch a solar eclipse this April at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. A partial solar eclipse will pass over UW-Stevens Point on Monday, April 8. A free viewing session of this partial eclipse will be held that day for students and local community at Colman Field, located on the corner […]

Enjoy a laser light show set to music, from pop to classic rock, this April at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The shows will be offered at 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m. on select Wednesdays through Saturdays, April 3-13. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. […]

A new partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Northcentral Technical College (NTC) offers students a degree completion program in technology management through both institutions. Administrators from the schools met today at Greenheck in Wausau to sign an agreement that awards equivalent credits to those who complete four different technology associate degrees at NTC […]

Peer into the universe at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium this January and February. Planetarium shows will be offered on the Sundays of Jan. 28 – Feb. 25. All events are free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated and help continue these programs: Planetarium seating is first come, […]