by News Bureau | May 4, 2021 | Features, Math and Natural Science, Research, Sustainability
Three environmental studies seniors are being celebrated for their academic success and student activism in support of sustainability—one of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s core values. Alyssa Reinke, Samantha Sprenger and Erin Thompson earned Chancellor’s...
by Patrick Flood | Apr 26, 2021 | Features, In Video, Math and Natural Science, Research
This spring, Trevor Carlson, a senior computer science major from Berlin, is a student research assistant in the engineering technology department. He’s worked with a mobile robot called a Qbot, made by a company called Quanser Inc., that was purchased in 2020....
by Laurie Schlosser | Apr 21, 2021 | Features, Headlines, Humanities, Research, Stories
A few small animal bones and a tree root were unearthed early this week as University of Wisconsin Oshkosh anthropology students began excavating a possible burial site of 1983 murder victim Starkie Swenson. So far, there has been no sign of Swenson’s burial...
by Laurie Schlosser | Apr 13, 2021 | Features, Humanities, Research, Stories
A professor and his anthropology students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh are digging into a case that has perplexed authorities for decades—hoping to locate the body of a man presumed murdered on Aug. 13, 1983, in Winnebago County. Associate Professor Jordan...
by Natalie Johnson | Mar 31, 2021 | Business, Headlines, Research
As the COVID-19 vaccination rate increases, business owners still face uncertainty as the Wisconsin summer tourism season nears. This and other findings from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s yearlong COVID-19 economic impact survey project will be considered at a...
by Natalie Johnson | Mar 9, 2021 | Business, Headlines, Math and Natural Science, Nursing, Research, Social Science
Four University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students took top honors in the March WiSYs Quick Pitch Showcase in which they impressed judges by racing against the clock to give three-minute presentations about the importance of their research to society. Brianna Roberts, a...