by Natalie Johnson | Mar 2, 2022 | Business, Features, Research
Workers’ perspectives on women’s role in society may explain a gender gap in job burnout, according to a new study led by a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh economics professor. “Women are more likely than men to report physical and emotional exhaustion related to paid...
by Laurie Schlosser | Feb 17, 2022 | Features, Headlines, Math and Natural Science, Research
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Associate Anthropology Professor Jordan Karsten will tackle another cold case—this time trying to get answers for northeast Wisconsin parents who have wondered 30 years about their missing daughter. Laurie Depies was last seen Aug. 19,...
by Natalie Johnson | Feb 1, 2022 | Headlines, Math and Natural Science, Research
A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen advances the understanding of the role continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth’s oceans, with implications for understanding atmospheric oxygenation and global climate...
by Laurie Schlosser | Dec 22, 2021 | Features, Headlines, Math and Natural Science, Research
A stunning announcement Wednesday confirmed the human remains found at High Cliff State Park Sept. 29 are those of Starkie Swenson—a Neenah man who disappeared and was presumed murdered in 1983. “I was there and helped identify him,” said University of Wisconsin...
by Natalie Johnson | Dec 8, 2021 | Headlines, Math and Natural Science, Research
Some folks are recognized when a grandchild bears their name or a scholarship is created in their honor. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh biology professor Greg Adler’s legacy gets solidified this week as a new species of opossum he collected a decade ago is described...
by Laurie Schlosser | Dec 8, 2021 | Headlines, Humanities, Research
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh anthropology department is getting quite a reputation for its efforts in the identification and analysis of human skeletal remains. Jordan Karsten, department chair of anthropology, global religions and cultures, and his former...