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  1. UWO anthropologist helps ID American WWII soldier in German mass grave

    Photo of work at the site of a mass grave in Normandy, France, in December 2023. UW Oshkosh associate professor Jordan Karsten hands off a bucket containing bones to be submitted for DNA analysis. Photo courtesy Anibas Photography

    July 26, 2024

    Jordan Karsten, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh anthropologist known for his work identifying human remains and helping police with “cold” cases, has helped identify an American soldier who disappeared in Normandy during WWII. Karsten was part of a team that worked with the German War Graves Commission and Israeli nonprofits to search for the burial […]

  2. A bachelor’s and master’s in 5: UWO Sociology & Public Administration launch innovative ‘4+1’ program

    Photo of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduates. UWO is launching a new, first-in-the-Midwest “4+1” program, a Sociology & Master of Public Administration (MPA) 4+1, to help learners earn two career-oriented degrees flexibly and quickly. (UW Oshkosh)

    July 19, 2024

    In as little as five years, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students could cross the graduation stage with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a new, first-in-the-Midwest “4+1” program. The Sociology & Master of Public Administration (MPA) 4+1 is the latest advancement from the now-fused UWO Sociology & Public Administration department. Faculty leaders joined forces to […]

  3. State Department selects UWO’s Hones for prestigious English Language Specialist project

    Photo of UW Oshkosh Professor Donald Hones

    July 8, 2024

    A distinguished University of Wisconsin Oshkosh professor of teaching and learning has added to his recent Board of Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, with another honor. The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of UWO Prof. Donald Hones for a 3-month English language specialist project focusing on public policy in Yemen. Hones is part of […]

  4. UWO Now: UWO alumna helps businesses develop sense of belonging in the workplace

    Photo of Katie Rasoul, UW Oshkosh alumna and business owner

    June 21, 2024

    On a recent episode of the UWO Now podcast, host Wendell Ray talks with UW Oshkosh alumna and leadership coach Katie (Sasse) Rasoul ’05, who explains how she helps businesses leaders develop a sense of belonging for their employees. Rasoul, who earned UWO degrees in finance and in French, said she always gravitated to human resources […]

  5. UWO alumnus ensures healthy food for many of the state’s most vulnerable seniors

    Photo of Rick Lewandowski, Milwaukee native and UW Oshkosh alum, who oversees 400 volunteers for the Hunger Task Force, delivering and distributing 10,000 boxes of healthy foods to low-income seniors free of charge.

    June 11, 2024

    University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus and Milwaukee native Rick Lewandowski has spent the last 20 years making sure low-income seniors in his hometown and 32 counties across Wisconsin have access to healthy food.    A year after graduating in 2003, Lewandowski began working for Hunger Task Force, a free and local food bank in Milwaukee as […]

  6. Been there, flown that: UWO software engineering students develop airport-logging app for pilots

    Photo of app developed by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh software engineering students, who hope the new app they developed in a class taught by instructor Michael Rogers will help pilots track their airport stops. (UW Oshkosh)

    June 6, 2024

    Now that it has taken off, a class of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh software engineering students hope a new app they developed to help pilots track their airport stops keeps ascending. Last semester, a group of students in Michael Rogers class worked on an application—FWAPPA!, short for Fly Wisconsin Airport Passport Program App!—as part of […]

  7. UWO math contest draws teams of young students eager to test problem-solving skills

    Students participate in math contest held at UW Oshkosh

    May 31, 2024

    It was a day of some serious thinking as more than 1,000 middle and high school students from 57 Wisconsin schools competed in the sixth annual UW Oshkosh Mathematical Problem-Solving Contest.  The students came from as far as Fountain City, Wisconsin, about 3.5 hours away on the western border of the state, to participate in a […]

  8. UW Oshkosh Model United Nations team earns Outstanding Delegation award for 40th straight year

    Photo of 14 UWO Model UN delegates, who worked with other students from around the world to address global issues and picked up top awards in the process.

    April 17, 2024

    Forty years of excellence is hard to beat. But, for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Model United Nations team, it’s not about the scoreboard. The UWO “Model UN” program measures its milestones differently, and the latest is stunning: four decades of consistent, award-winning excellence on a national stage. Building on its legacy, the Model UN […]

  9. From ICU nurse to the hospital’s president: UWO alum shares his journey of growth, leadership

    Photo of Shane Carter, UW Oshkosh ’01, who began his health care career as an ICU nurse at the hospital now known as Ascension NE Wisconsin – Mercy Campus.

    April 1, 2024

    After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Shane Carter, ’01, began his health care career as an ICU nurse at the hospital now known as Ascension NE Wisconsin – Mercy Campus. Today, just 20 or so years later, Carter has stepped forward as president of that same facility located just a few miles from […]

  10. Biology major finds UWO perfect for college education and first professional job

    Photo of UW Oshkosh recent biology grad Jackie Behrens, of Menomonee Falls, Wis.

    March 13, 2024

    From her first glimpse at campus, recent biology grad Jackie Behrens, of Menomonee Falls, knew the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh was the school for her “UWO was an ideal location for me. When I toured, I met Dr. Misty McPhee who shared all the amazing wildlife research she did here,” Behrens said. Fast forward through […]

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