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Category: Faculty/Staff

  • Prof Weinschenk Interviewed about Brown County and the 2024 election

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    Prof. Aaron Weinschenk was recently interviewed by NBC 26 for a story about the role of Brown County in the upcoming presidential election and the increased attention Northeastern Wisconsin has recently received from the presidential campaigns.

  • Wolf co-author in Nature, Science papers

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    UWGB professor Amy Wolf and emeritus professor Robert Howe have co-authored recent papers in both Nature and Science. The Nature paper, published in March 2024, was led by Dr. Lisa Hülsmann of the University of Bayreuth in Germany (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07118-4.pdf); the Science paper, available online on October 4, 2024, was led by Dr. Lalasia Bialic-Murphy of…

  • Assistant Professor Alison Jane Martingano’s TEDx Talk is Available as an “Editor’s Pick”

    Assistant Professor Alison Jane Martingano’s TEDx Talk is Available as an “Editor’s Pick”

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    Dr. Martingano talks about her empathy research, which challenges the misconception that empathy is a fixed trait and offers hope and practical strategies for individuals seeking to broaden their empathic capacity. This talk was given at the UWGB TEDx event in April 2024 at The Weidner Center.

  • Professor Riaz Ahmed’s recent journal publication is focused on broadband frequency sensing

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    Dr. Riaz Ahmed, Associate Professor from the Mechanical Engineering discipline recently published a journal paper in the Journal of Applied Physics. The paper title is “Stiffness driven design of membrane sensors: For broadband and selective frequency sensing”. In this article, Dr. Ahmed proposed a broadband mechanical frequency sensor mimicking the functionality of the basilar membrane…

  • Dan Meinhardt (Human Biology) Featured in Exhibit at Art Garage

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    Dan Meinhardt, Associate Professor of Human Biology and Curator of the Richter Museum of Natural History, is part of the Art Garage’s group exhibition called “something of the marvelous.” Two floral photographs are Meinhardt’s contribution to the show, which showcases work inspired by nature. The exhibition runs from October 5 through October 26, with an…

  • Zorn (Chemistry) and Houghton (Biology) Receive Grant from Department of Commerce and NOAA

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    Congratulations to Michael Zorn (Professor, Chemistry), Chris Houghton (Assistant Professor, Biology) and Val Klump (UW-Milwaukee) on  receiving a $66,000 grant from the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS),  for “Monitoring algal blooms and dissolved oxygen concentrations around commercial fishing operations using optimized low-cost LoRaWAN buoy systems”. …

  • Dr. Ikizer’s empirical paper on stigma and culture published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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    Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dr. Elif Ikizer, recently published a paper titled Cultural Tightness-Looseness and Individual Differences in Non-Normativeness Predict Stigmatization of Out-Groups: A Multilevel Cross-Cultural Study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Across two preregistered studies, Dr. Ikizer examined data from 174,325 participants across 80 countries. She looked at stigma from a multilevel perspective…

  • Prof Weinschenk presents at 7th Circuit Bar Association

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    Professor Aaron Weinschenk recently presented to the Seventh Circuit Bar Association in Chicago. The Association held a conference focused on the question “Has Political Polarization Affected The Legitimacy of The Courts?” Weinschenk’s panel focused on The Role of Money and Electioneering in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections. The panel was moderated by Diane Sykes, chief judge…

  • Professor Weinschenk quoted in The Guardian

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    Professor Aaron Weinschenk was recently interviewed by The Guardian’s Ian Sample for a story about the psychological and biological origins of political leanings. The full article can be found here.          

  • Strong Mind Psychological Skills Training Series

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    Dr. Jo Morrissey, Chair of the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Program, is facilitating a psychological skills training series for athletes and performers. This three-part series is in collaboration with Synergy Sports Performance in Hobart, WI. October 30, 2024, 6:00-7:15pm: You Got This!: Managing Pre-Performance Anxiety November 20, 2024, 6:00-7:15pm: Digging Deep for Motivation December…