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As a health educator with La Crosse County, Maichor Lee, ‘02, runs three programs: The Wisconsin Well Woman program; a county employee wellness program, and a behavior health program that includes ACE training. A healthy, whole community Posted 11:23 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 Alumna Maichor Lee incorporates non-traditional approaches to build community health Read more about A healthy, whole community UWL Senior Katie Peterson prepares samples. To simulate entering the stomach, samples of rubber play surface, wood chips and sand are added to  acidic solutions, shaken up and heated at body temperature for two hours, the amount of time the sample would be in someone’s stomach. To simulate a being put in the mouth, a clean water solution is used instead of the acid solution. What’s in your playground? Posted 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 UWL chemistry researchers study trace metal contamination in playground surfaces Read more about What’s in your playground?  Forest bathing is the practice of immersing oneself outdoors while using multiple senses such as sight and touch to reconnect. New guided forest bathing walk Posted 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 Faculty, students partner with local organizations to create a new, self-guided forest bathing walk for community Read more about New guided forest bathing walk Donna Strickland A high-intensity laser lecture Posted 11:07 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 Nobel Prize Winning physicist shares the discovery that paved the way for the highest-powered lasers in the world Read more about A high-intensity laser lecture Logan High School on the North Side is one of the future sites for the Hear, Here project's expansion to the North Side of La Crosse. Share your North Side story Posted 2:51 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 UWL oral history project is looking for stories from everyday people at specific North Side locations  Read more about Share your North Side story During the International Youth Media Summit young people from around the world came to the UW-La Crosse campus. They produced seven short films over a two-week period, July 24-Aug. 6. Films for our future Posted 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 UWL staff mentor youth on global issues at International Youth Media Summit Read more about Films for our future Long-term UWL Instructor Mark Huesmann will serve out the remainder of former Judge Todd Bjerke's term as La Crosse County Circuit Court Judge. From podium to bench Posted 3:41 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 Long-term UWL instructor takes La Crosse County Circuit Court Bench Read more about From podium to bench UW-La Crosse is offering two, in-demand graduate certificates in digital marketing. New graduate certificates in digital marketing Posted 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 Stay ahead of the trends while elevating your career through this fully-online program  Read more about New graduate certificates in digital marketing Penelope Hardy, associate professor of history, conducts research on oceanic history globally. This summer she works with Visiting Scholar Gillian to create a collection of primary sources on freshwater waterways. Pictures, in addition to books, have helped the two researchers think of all of the different ways people have relationships with water from ice fishing to baptisms. History on the waves Posted 9:58 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Professor, visiting scholar dive deeper into freshwater history Read more about History on the waves While Grace Wittmann’s father never completed his college degree, Grace says it would make him proud to know that she will. A soon-to-be senior in UWL’s public health and community health education undergraduate program in fall 2023, she is well on her way.  ‘That foreign feeling’ Posted 1 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2023 UWL student’s collaborative, community podcast explores journeys and resources surrounding grief, loss and mental health   Read more about ‘That foreign feeling’

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