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Second cousins Lauren Gruber, ’17 (left), and McKenna Gruber, ’16 (right), have created a scholarship to honor their late grandfathers. The Nodz and Peewee Gruber Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to a UWL sophomore, junior or senior planning to pursue a career in healthcare.

Grateful for their grandfathers Posted 8:55 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2021 Alums honor grandfathers with new healthcare scholarship Read

Brian Kumm-Schaley, an assistant professor of recreation management and therapeutic recreation, is one of six UWL faculty to earn this year's Eagle Teaching Excellence Award.

Finding joy in teaching, learning Posted 8:45 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2021 Brian Kumm-Schaley wins 2021 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award Read

UWL student Maggie Lombardi reacts during one of the sessions with a resident at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. The “Happiness Project” helped students learn more about telecommunicating with older residents, while making those residents feel more comfortable meeting virtually with the students and family members during COVID visit restrictions.

A happy project Posted 6 a.m. Sunday, May 23, 2021 UWL students, Westby nursing home residents benefit from telehealth Read

Mai Chao Duddeck’s “Embracing and Relearning,” a mixed media piece, is one of 11 pieces that will be on display in “Redefining Hmong American Women” at the Pump House May 19-July 17.

'Redefining Hmong American Women' Posted 10:37 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2021 Pump House show to feature UWL’s Mai Chao Duddeck Read

Dick Hebert, ’83, retired from the Chippewa Falls Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department in March after a nearly four-decade career. “Parks and recreation is not for everybody,” he says. “It’s a lot of work, and occasionally, you have to work nights and weekends. But I really enjoyed making the community I grew up in a better place to live, work and play.”

Passion for parks Posted 2:57 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2021 Hebert leaves lasting mark on Chippewa Falls parks system Read

UWL Chancellor Joe Gow, second from right, and Paul Mueller, regional vice president for Mayo Clinic Health System, third from right, talk with UWL students in a Prairie Springs Science Center Lab following the research agreement announcement in November 2019. The two organizations have released the first projects in the Collaborative Seed Grant Program.

Seed grants Posted 10:09 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 UWL, Mayo program funds new research projects Read

Associate Professor John Greany watches his students provide virtual rehabilitation services to local community members — part of UWL's Exercise Program for Adults with Neurologic Disorders. The assignment gave students firsthand experience within the growing field of telehealth.

Virtual rehab Posted 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2021 UWL Physical Therapy Program embraces shift to telehealth Read

UWL’s Student Affairs Administration Master’s Program is shifting to a fully blended/online format — a move intended to improve learning outcomes, create equitable opportunities and provide students greater flexibility to navigate the program.

Innovative instruction Posted 2:03 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Student Affairs Master’s Program shifting to online/blended model Read

Shayla Michel, a master's biology student at UW-La Crosse, took first place in this year’s 3 Minute Grad Project event. Her research explores how an insecticide commonly used in agriculture is affecting zebrafish and fathead minnows.

Science in a snap Posted 10:13 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Shayla Michel’s pithy presentation earns top honor Read

UWL’s Adapted Physical Education Program holds programs for area children, like this one in 2018. Hands-on training programs like these for UWL graduate students are key for those learning the discipline. This spring two alums are earning the two national scholarships available to doctoral candidates in physical education.

An Adapted distinction Posted 9:13 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021 UW-La Crosse alums earn prestigious national scholarships Read

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