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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.
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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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