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  1. UWO talent vital to nonprofits responding to community challenges

    Photo of the 26-member team serving Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc.; the team now includes 17 UWO alumni. They transitioned the agency to a new shelter and agency headquarters (pictured here) on Algoma Boulevard in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc.)

    February 14, 2025

    Name the community challenge: addiction, abuse, food insecurity, housing instability, neighborhood cohesion… In Oshkosh, often not too far from the physical borders of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus, Titans are helping agencies in the community confront them. And, in several cases, UWO graduates are leading these organizations, teams and missions. A quick scan of the […]

  2. The evidence of success: UWO graduating senior pursuing forensic anthropology career

    Photo of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior Hannah Vang using calipers to measure a model of a human skull alongside anthropology associate professor Jordan Karsten.

    January 31, 2025

    Hannah Vang can’t conceal her excitement when she talks about investigating blood spatter patterns or searching for human remains in a dense forested area.   “I love every aspect of it,” Vang says. “The scientific methods, the investigation, and the profile you build—it’s like solving a complex puzzle. And knowing that your work can bring closure […]

  3. No problem: UWO midyear grad, aspiring professor, relishes complex math

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    January 17, 2025

    University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh graduating senior Fatima Muñiz is not afraid to ask lots of questions, especially when it comes to higher math problems, and to work hard to find the answers.   McNair Scholar Fatima Muniz presents her research at the 2024 UWO McNair Showcase.  After graduating from UWO in the Midyear Commencement Dec. 14, Muñiz, […]

  4. Game changing tech upgrades proposed for award-winning UWO Radio TV Film program

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    December 30, 2024

    By day, Dylan Przybylski is sports director for Titan TV in the Radio TV Film (RTF) program. By weekend, when the Green Bay Packers are in town, Lambeau Field is Przybylski’s classroom, studio and workplace. Dylan Przybylski, left, is sports director for Titan TV at UW Oshkosh. The UWO student is part of the production team […]

  5. A UWO Titan saw family, friends struggle with noise. His award-winning solution is becoming a business before graduation

    Photo of UW-Oshkosh student Shane Kinson, who is focused on developing NoiseStil headphones to provide assistance to people managing autism and auditory processing disorders. (UW-Oshkosh)

    December 16, 2024

    The subtle sounds of daily life can be debilitating for some people. Shane Kinson saw family members and his circle of friends struggling. Kinson’s brother lives with autism. He has friends who also manage a disorder called misophonia. For them, noises like chewing or even breathing aren’t just unpleasant or annoyances. They are proverbial nails […]

  6. E-fraud is no joke. UWO student helping sheriff track troubling data, alert community

    Photo of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior Abigail “Abi” Thede, who spends part of each week at her internship with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, where she researches fraud cases and assists detectives with a variety of tasks.

    December 9, 2024

    E-fraud is increasingly a threat to people in Winnebago County. And University of Wisconsin Oshkosh criminal justice and psychology student Abigail “Abi” Thede has been digging into the data to better understand and strategize how to help the county sheriff’s department and residents shield themselves from the risks and the fraudsters. “By working on this […]

  7. UWO First Scholars program provides hundreds of first-gen students mentoring, skill-building

    Photo of first-generation student Aidan Funk, a junior from Racine majoring in physical education, who serves as a peer mentor to the new class of first-generation students at UWO.

    November 21, 2024

    Aidan Funk’s mother had him when she was 19. As a single mother of two boys, she put aside her own dreams for college, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Junior and first-generation college student said. “Our whole life, our mom was telling us that she was going to put us through college,” Funk said.  With the […]

  8. Buzz building for UWO student’s film exploring human connection and kindness

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    October 11, 2024

    Were there Oscars for experiential learning, you might say Jacob Lefeber is a shoo-in. Lefeber, a senior majoring in Radio TV Film at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is still reeling from the success of his debut short film Cappuccino, which he wrote and directed. The six-minute family drama won Best Student Film at the Star City Film Festival […]

  9. UW Oshkosh freshwater experience gives college, career view for high school students

    Photo of Maddie Murphy, who hails from the Chicagoland area. Maddie plans to study environmental science after finishing high school.

    September 19, 2024

    Young people interested in freshwater resources had a virtual “laboratory” of options to explore this month on Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, within a stone’s throw from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The first class in a new program offered in a partnership with Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, was based at UWO’s Environmental Research […]

  10. New camp introduces high school students to freshwater experiences

    Photo of high school students from Wisconsin and Illinois taking freshwater samples.

    August 22, 2024

    The UW Oshkosh Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) hosted 18 high school students from Wisconsin and Illinois for its inaugural residential “Freshwater High School Experience” on the UW Oshkosh campus. Along with the ERIC staff, professors from Biology, Environmental Studies, Engineering, and Geology ran sessions for the students. The goal was to introduce high school […]

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