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UWL alum Amber Bydynkowski received a 2020 Governor's Service Award for helping lead WisCorp's response to COVID-19 and flash flooding in the Coulee Region. A job well done Posted 3:53 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 Amber Bydynkowski, ’18, receives Governor’s Service Award Read more about A job well done Eric Leis, a parasitologist and fish biologist at the La Crosse Fish Health Center, collects mussel samples from Lake Onalaska. Leis and his team are investigating high mortality rates among freshwater mussels locally and around the world. ‘A real-life game of Clue’ Posted 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 What’s killing all those freshwater mussels? Read more about ‘A real-life game of Clue’ UW-La Crosse senior Elyse Weber enjoyed painting in the outdoors earlier in October in rural La Crosse County when the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration opened the gate to 200 acres in Saint Joseph. The visit, along with others from UWL faculty and students, initiated future classes on the land, opening a new collaboration between the university and FSPA. Country class Posted 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 Students head to rural La Crosse County for COVID safe haven Read more about Country class UWL alums Jerrilyn (Jerri) and Bruce Brewer are retired educators from Western Technical College and the Bangor School District, respectively. Their gift to the UWL Foundation supports their value of education. Bruce earned a Bachelor of Science in 1978 and a Master of Education in Professional Development in 1990. Jerrilyn earned a Bachelor of Education in 1970 and a Master of Science in Reading in 1986 and a Doctorate in Education in 1995. Read more → Apprentice awarded Posted 3:08 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 Leaving a Legacy: Gift supports student dreams, recruitment of top students Read more about Apprentice awarded Read more → Top teachers of 2020 Posted 2:35 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 UWL honors outstanding educators Read more about Top teachers of 2020
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Tisha King-Heiden

Tisha King-Heiden, Biology, co-authored the article "The Importance of Diverse Mentors in the Sciences" in SETAC Globe published on Thursday, Jan. 14 by ET&C. This opinion piece was written with colleagues from SETAC North America in response to the recent Wall Street Journal op-ed condemning first lady elect, Jill Biden, for using her doctoral prefix and the now retracted Nature Communications article that used inappropriate analyses to suggest female mentorship has a negative impact on the careers of others in science. Our piece is intended to highlight the current data that actually supports the opposite findings, to identify data gaps that remain in this field, and to offer a call to action to increase diversity of mentors in the sciences.

Submitted on: Jan. 14

Tisha King-Heiden

Tisha King-Heiden, Biology, was named the At-Large Executive Committee Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - North American on Nov. 20.

Submitted on: Nov. 24, 2020

Jaclyn Wisinski

Jaclyn Wisinski, Biology, presented "Exploring the Role of Rap1b in Megakaryocyte Survival and Function" at Hamline University BioExSci Seminar Series on Sept. 18 in St. Paul, MN. Jaclyn held a one-hour question and answer session with over 80 Hamline University undergraduates and faculty following her virtual presentation.

Submitted on: Nov. 10, 2020

Alder Yu, Caleb Fitzmaurice and Tyler Jeschke

Alder Yu, Biology; Caleb Fitzmaurice, Biology: Cellular & Molecular; and Tyler Jeschke, Psychology BS; presented "Circadian Rhythm Disruption and DNA Repair Pathway Choice" at the 2020 Midwest Drosophila Conference on Oct. 24 in Online (Hosted by Indiana University Bloomington).

Submitted on: Nov. 4, 2020

Haley Castle, Teja Bhimavarapu, Alder Yu, Shianne Stacy, Travis Leuzinger and Paul Schweiger

Haley Castle, BIO: Biology BS; Teja Bhimavarapu, BIO: Biomedical Science BS; Alder Yu, Biology; Shianne Stacy, MIC: Clinical Microbiology; Travis Leuzinger, MIC: Microbiology BS; and Paul Schweiger, Microbiology; presented "Circadian rhythms in gut microbes of Drosophila melanogaster" at the 2020 Midwest Drosophila Conference on Oct. 24 in Online (Hosted by Indiana University Bloomington).

Submitted on: Nov. 4, 2020

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