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Trump repeals clean water regulation (10/23/19, UW Oshkosh)

The Trump Administration last month announced a repeal of a 2015 Obama-era clean water rule that placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and other bodies of water.Two UWO professors disagree with the repeal citing that wetlands help the environment and provide habitats for a number of species. UWO geographyContinue reading “Trump repeals clean water regulation (10/23/19, UW Oshkosh)”

N-Fit wins Elevator Pitch Competition (10/16/19, UW Oshkosh)

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization and the Alta Resources Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted the Elevator Pitch Contest on Oct. 8, where students pitched business ideas in 90 seconds or less for the chance to win a trip to Tampa, Florida. UWO students Hannah Beyer and Evan Meyers, who workshopped their idea for several months,Continue reading “N-Fit wins Elevator Pitch Competition (10/16/19, UW Oshkosh)”

UWO panel talks sex & spirituality (10/10/19, UW Oshkosh)

Last week the “Navigating Spirituality and Sexuality” panel discussion was held in Reeve Memorial Union to discuss how spirituality impacts views on sex, how sexuality can be viewed positively in light of spirituality and how to combat feelings of shame. Panelists included UW Oshkosh senior Joy Evans, Women’s Center program assistant Eliza Farrow, second-year studentContinue reading “UWO panel talks sex & spirituality (10/10/19, UW Oshkosh)”

LGBTQ panel discusses discrimination (10/2/19, UW Oshkosh)

The LGBTQ+ Resource Center hosted a panel at the Campus Center for Equity and Diversity involving queer and trans individuals who discussed positive and negative experiences in the workplace. Panelist Artemis Burnett said in his experience, where you work and who you work with affects whether you experience discrimination. “I’m from upstate New York originally,Continue reading “LGBTQ panel discusses discrimination (10/2/19, UW Oshkosh)”

Titans buzzing about Bee Shield (9/25/19, UW Oshkosh)

Three UW Oshkosh business administration students will soon be testing a product that could help prevent honeybees from dying during the winter months. Last winter, beekeepers lost a record 40% of their honeybee colonies, according to NPR. These losses could be attributed to a number of factors including pesticides, lack of diversity in crops, habitatContinue reading “Titans buzzing about Bee Shield (9/25/19, UW Oshkosh)”

Holocaust horrors displayed at Reeve (9/19/19, UW Oshkosh)

The Gail F. Steinhilber Gallery on the third floor of Reeve Union will host an Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German Concentration and Extermination Camp exhibit through Sept. 27. Associate Professor of History Karl Loewenstein helped put together the exhibit and said he was approached by the Polish Heritage Society of Northeast Wisconsin about it this summer. “TheContinue reading “Holocaust horrors displayed at Reeve (9/19/19, UW Oshkosh)”

New Campus Lettermark (9/13/19, UW Oshkosh)

On July 12, UW System Board of Regents approved a new naming structure that would carry UW Oshkosh forward as a regional institution, representing the three campuses that have come together. UWO Chancellor Andrew Leavitt said he’s pleased the Board of Regents approved the plan. “We are stronger together, and we can serve the needsContinue reading “New Campus Lettermark (9/13/19, UW Oshkosh)”

UWO renames Welcome Center (9/13/19, UW Oshkosh)

Signage made it official just before the start of the semester: the Alumni Welcome Center is now known as the Culver Family Welcome Center. The name change, announced in May, brings the University one step closer to the end of the legal dispute between its fundraising arm, the UW Oshkosh Foundation, UWO and the UWContinue reading “UWO renames Welcome Center (9/13/19, UW Oshkosh)”

5K for mental health awareness (5/9/19, UW Oshkosh)

Seven hundred participants showed up for the annual 5K for Mental Health and Suicide Awareness at Oshkosh North High School last Saturday. The National Alliance on Mental Illness hosted the 5K. NAMI provides education, advocacy and support to help people cope with mental illness. NAMI Executive Director Mary Lord Janness said the organization started inContinue reading “5K for mental health awareness (5/9/19, UW Oshkosh)”

Thousands show up to clean for Earth Week (5/2/19, UW Oshkosh)

The UW Oshkosh campus ended Earth Week with the Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup on the Fox River on April 27, which saw nearly 1,100 volunteers register to clean up at one of the 62 coordinated sites coordinated. Outreach coordinator Kelly Reyer said UWO has always scheduled a week of earth-minded activities for students, including tabling inContinue reading “Thousands show up to clean for Earth Week (5/2/19, UW Oshkosh)”