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With many men headed to war in 1918, there wasn't enough interest from the La Crosse Normal School to form a band, so La Crosse Normal President Fassett Cotton recruited young men from Central High School. They are posing for a practice session in front of the unfinished physical education building, which was eventually named Wittich Hall. While construction started on the building in 1916, it was stopped during WWI, later opening in 1920. The university closed in mid-October 1918 due to the 1918 flu epidemic. Photo taken from the 1919 yearbook, courtesy of UWL Murphy Library Special Collections.

How do pandemics change us? Posted 4:15 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024 Professors share history lessons that could predict shifts in our post-pandemic lives. Read

Peter Wilker, associate professor of microbiology, lectures during an immunology class at UW-La Crosse.

Q & A addresses vaccine concerns, misconceptions Posted 8:37 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024 UW-La Crosse infectious disease expert answers common questions about vaccine safety, efficacy and more Read

Student holds a sticker reading

Q & A: The Delta variant and coronaviruses Posted 10:17 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 Immunology expert discusses vaccine efficacy, future boosters and concerns about the Delta variant Read