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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay announced today (July 29) that a $740,000 gift from Arjo Wiggins Appleton Ltd. will extend and expand the highly successful Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program in which local high school students monitor water quality in area streams.

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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Thomas K. Harden will announce a major gift to the University on Thursday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Lambeau Cottage. The gift will help extend and expand an important environmental program. Prof. Kevin Fermanich (Natural and Applied Sciences) and a special guest will join the Chancellor at a news conference announcing [...]

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Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will be joined by several guest artists for a free jazz concert on Thursday, July 29 as part of the Jazz on the Bay summer camp. Students taking part in the camp will be treated to the professional concert that features camp instructors and several special guests.

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Speaking of jazz, UW-Green Bay alumnus Kevin Barnett ’83 (Communication and the Arts, with an emphasis in Music) has released his first solo jazz album. Barnett’s new album is titled “Alpenglow” and can be purchased online. For a review of the album, check out the story in the Green Bay Press-Gazette, click here.

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Chancellor Thomas K. Harden already sent this out by e-mail but we repeat it here for the record. You are invited to an open forum to review a draft of the themes uncovered during the strategic planning process. The forum will be held on Tuesday, August 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the Christie Theatre. Here’s [...]

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UW-Green Bay hosted the third annual Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium last week. The event attracted about 150 researchers from across the state and generated some coverage from the local media. Here’s an article written by a reporter from the Green Bay Press-Gazette that was distributed to other Gannett newspapers in the state.
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Emeritus Bud Harris (Natural and Applied Sciences) and Vicky Harris, water quality specialist with the UW Sea Grant Institute, were given a lifetime achievement award by the Nature Conservancy. Both were applauded for their efforts to address pollution in the bay. Here’s a link to more information on the award.

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The special issue of U.S. News and World Report titled “Mysteries of History” features a full, two-page article on the UW-Green Bay Linothorax Project. In addition to interviewing Prof. Greg Aldrete (Humanistic Studies), the article mentions UW-Green Bay graduate Scott Bartell, and quotes Prof. Heidi Sherman (Humanistic Studies) who specializes in medieval history. Right now, [...]

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UW-Green Bay Prof. Ray Hutchison (Urban and Regional Studies) helped organize the Everyday Life in the Segmented City conference in Florence, Italy held last week. Prof. Peter Marcuse (Columbia University) gave the keynote speech to participants from nearly two dozen countries spanning four continents. Hutchison was asked to organize the conference, sponsored by the Del [...]

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Those are the flavors for the “Get the Scoop” deal on the University Union patio from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday (July 28). Only $1 for two scoops! The inside scoop is waffle cones are “plentiful” this week.

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