​News Release Archive

The following archive includes releases from September 2011 through March 2022.
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3/3/2022
 UW-Stevens Point researching hemp farming for economic, environmental benefits
Ten students and four faculty advisers in biology, chemistry and natural resources are collaborating to show how hemp could once again be a major crop – one that not only generates revenue for Wisconsin farmers but has positive effects on the environment.

2/11/2022
UW-Stevens Point to host natural resources speaker series
The 2022 Spring Seminar Series is sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for Wildlife and the CNR at UW-Stevens Point.

1/10/2022
Artists sought for UW-Stevens Point Native American memorial project
The project seeks to use this permanent marker to honor the members of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Potawatomi and Ojibwe tribes buried on campus grounds before the UW-Stevens Point was established.

10/1/2021
Celebrate UW-Stevens Point Homecoming, alumni awards Oct. 9
Enjoy in-person and virtual events as part of Homecoming festivities Oct. 9, including a virtual Alumni awards experience.

9/28/2021
Engineering partnership benefits students, Wausau area, UW campuses
A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and UW-Platteville creates opportunity for more students in north central Wisconsin to pursue engineering degrees without having to leave the area.

9/27/2021
UW-Stevens Point maintains enrollment, with transfers up
First-year students increased slightly to 1,571 on the Stevens Point campus compared to 2020, a year with the record-setting increase and the strongest gain in the UW System.

5/17/2021
UW-Stevens Point Soil Judging Team places second in National Soil Judging Contest
A team of 19 students placed second overall in the 2021 National Soil Judging Contest, the highest placement ever for the UW-Stevens Point Soil Judging Team.

4/22/2021
UW-Stevens Point childcare center nationally recognized for environmental education, practices
The Helen R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care Center (UCLCC) has been recognized among the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.

3/23/2021
Schmeeckle Reserve to offer in-person, outdoor programs this spring
Offered in April and May, the programs will be limited to 25 participants each, with face coverings and physical distancing required. All attendees must register ahead of time – no walk-ins will be allowed.

2/15/2021
UW-Stevens Point dietetics students use their kitchen skills to connect with the community
A partnership between UW-Stevens Point's CPS Cafe and Central Rivers Farmshed is bringing soup and food security into the community through the Buy A Quart, Donate a Meal program.

2/5/2021
UW-Stevens Point's College of Natural Resources marks 50 years with online alumni lecture series
Each presentation will be held via Zoom at 5 p.m. on selected Thursdays and one Friday.

1/11/2021
Chancellor Gibson now leads UW-Stevens Point
The new chancellor is focused on three key goals: enhancing academic excellence; expanding diversity, equity and inclusive excellence; and increasing enrollment and growth.

12/3/2020
Community donors make UW-Stevens Point Welcome Center reality
The Welcome Center in Partnership with Delta Dental will house members of the Admissions and Recruitment team and serve as a starting point for campus visits.

6/10/2020
UW-Stevens Point students create online nature program videos
Students created 30 videos that can be viewed free online for information on wildlife, outdoor navigation, foraging, birding and many other nature-based activities.

5/1/2020
UW-Stevens Point is cooking up something special for students
Senior Lecturer Deborah Tang has been cooking up videos in her own kitchen since COVID-19 required classes to shfit online.

2/3/2020
UW-Stevens Point to host natural resources speaker series, film screening
The 2020 Spring Seminar Series, "The Changing Climate of Natural Resources Management" includes six presentations held in February and March.

11/25/2019
Sentry Foundation donates $125,000 to support new trailhead facility in Schmeeckle Reserve
The trailhead facility will serve as a gateway for visitors exploring the 27-mile Green Circle Trail and five miles of trails in Schmeeckle Reserve.

10/17/2019
UW-Stevens Point named a Bicycle Friendly University
The League of American Bicyclists awarded the university with a bronze level designation in recognition of UW-Stevens Point's achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

7/19/2019
Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin, Inc. creates fisheries endowment at UW-Stevens Point
The endowment will fund scholarships for fisheries students, helping them become professionals who protect fisheries resources.

6/24/2019
HLC reaffirms accreditation for UW-Stevens Point
Reaffirmation of UW-Stevens Point's accreditation followed a comprehensive evaluation.

5/31/2019
Tomorrow River report may serve as stewardship guide
College of Natural Resources specialists compiled the report, which examines water quality.

5/23/2019
DNA research paves career path to Marshfield lab for UW-Stevens Point students
Under the guidance of UW-Stevens Point Molecular Biology and Genetics Professor Diane Caporale, the senior from Wausau was one of five students conducting research for PreventionGenetics, Marshfield.

4/11/2019
Environmental speaker, panel, fair highlight Earth Week 2019 at UW-Stevens Point
Earth Week related events offered April 14-27 are free and open to the public.

4/1/2019
UW-Stevens Point students volunteer to help with tax preparation
Serving their community drives 27 students to provide free tax preparation for low-income families.

3/26/2019
UW-Stevens Point faculty expert discusses critical thinking
 Learn more about how UW-Stevens Point is working to integrate purposeful critical thinking instruction throughout its curriculum in a free lecture offered by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

3/21/2019
New Junior Audubon bird programs offered at UW-Stevens Point's Schmeeckle Reserve
The free Junior Audubon bird programs will be offered April 6 and 20, May 11 and June 1 from 9-11 a.m., taught by birding experts from the Aldo Leopold Audubon Society.

2/28/2019
New Preschool Discovery programs offered at UW-Stevens Point's Schmeeckle Reserve
The free, public programs begin March 8 on select Fridays and offer nature actvities, crafts and games as well as snacks.

2/8/2019
Three-year degree among UW-Stevens Point proposed initiatives
UW-Stevens Point has proposed expanding capacity in several high-demand academic programs and piloting a three-year degree program. Chancellor Bernie Patterson presented UW-Stevens Point's request to the UW System Board of Regents today.

12/18/2018
Gifts of $1 million to UW-Stevens Point create first waterfowl graduate position
The gifts will create the Douglas and Carol Federighi Waterfowl Graduate Assistantship in the College of Natural Resources, representing the first fully endowed graduate assistantship in the university's history.

11/7/2018
UW-Stevens Point selected for only Great Lakes region Sea Grant award for salmon research
This award will help UW-Stevens Point's Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (NADF) in Bayfield support land-based Atlantic salmon production in the Great Lakes.


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