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Community Food Drive Nov. 27 - Dec. 15. Many hands make light work Posted 10:19 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 UWL partnering with Great Rivers United Way, Rotary Lights to help those facing food insecurity Read more about Many hands make light work David Elzinga, UWL assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, combines approaches from Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science to address scientific questions based on biological topics such as how to protect sheep health in the wake of infectious disease outbreaks. Mathematics in motion Posted 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 Elzinga’s mathematical models answer farmers’ questions about infectious disease Read more about Mathematics in motion Story from Currents Jennifer Taylor leads a meeting of students and faculty at the research center in the Health Science Center. Advancing allied health Posted 9:22 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 New center connects researchers to support allied health projects  Read more about Advancing allied health Members of the CTA taking a La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility bus to tour public transportation facilities, March 2023. Credit Susan Gaeddert. Bridging policy and people Posted 2:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 UWL-hosted community collaboration to learn about policy becomes statewide model   Read more about Bridging policy and people 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

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