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WLUK Fox 11
“M” 75th anniversary - July 16, 2012
---The 75th anniversary of the completion of the famous “M” was celebrated in 2012.
This link is from WLUK Fox 11 in Green Bay. Several media outlets, including TV stations in Wisconsin ran this information.
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/wisconsin/uw-plattevilles-m-marks-75-years
Newspapers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UW-Platteville experiences enrollment boom – Jan. 2, 2012
---The fastest-growing campus in the University of Wisconsin System has a tri-state advantage.
Wisconsin State Journal
On Wisconsin: Platteville’s Manx Museum dedicated to Isle of Man immigrants – Aug. 12, 2012
---The Cornish get much of the publicity in this neck of the wooded and crop-covered hills of southwest Wisconsin. But the Cornish, who came here from Cornwall, England, to mine and farm, had company in their migration from Europe.
UW-Platteville draft hopeful Ryan McWhethy - April 24, 2013
---Former UW-Platteville football player might be the best non-Badger hopeful to be taken in the 2013 NFL Draft. Here's our conversation with Ryan at last month's UW Pro Day.
Telegraph Herald
Platteville’s ‘M’ is Magnificent! – Sept. 9, 2012
---It stands more than 150-feet high and is marked with an iconic, 241-foot high “M,” the world’s largest.
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_da52aee9-b1e5-5ce4-996e-74119d4ab9f2.html
Platteville, Wis.: Renovations planned at UW-Platteville buildings – Nov. 20, 2012
---Over the summer of 2013, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Dobson and Melcher halls will undergo renovations.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_6d54fdf1-b893-5ce6-b106-2046446d561f.html
UW-Platteville class exhibit features photographs - Dec. 4, 2012
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Nohr Gallery, in the lower level of Ullsvik Hall, is hosting the Photo III class exhibit, “Captured,” through Friday, Dec. 21
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_1a273bd0-bceb-55ba-a823-a5236a8acfc2.html
Professor records rare compositions - UW-Platteville’s Barry Ellis will showcase the works of James Clifton Williams in a concert and on a CD - Dec. 5, 2012
---The recording of one man’s all-but-forgotten music is the capstone of a Platteville music professor’s years of work.
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_d3aa27ae-2358-55a5-a291-5dcf16838048.html
Learn about the nuances of nanotechnology – The director of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville center explains what’s ahead for the budding technology - Dec. 10, 2012
---In December 2008, the university of Wisconsin-Platteville unveiled the Nanotechnology Center for Collaborative Research and Development
http://www.thonline.com/news/business/article_15cc5abd-1241-5b87-a506-b1a7e96ae97b.html
Lomax reflects on criminal justice career – Jan. 3, 2012
---With the holidays over, Joe Lomax plans to settle into serious retirement mode.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_3762a996-5515-11e2-adf1-0019bb30f31a.html
UW-Platteville professor selected as Teaching Fellow - Jan. 3, 2012
---Dr. Melissa Gormley, associate professor of history in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Department of Social Sciences, has been selected by the UW System Office of Professional and Instructional Development to serve as a Wisconsin Teaching Fellow for the 2013-14 academic year.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_f0faa95c-f98b-5100-a648-f8c077dd5129.html
Residence hall work progresses – Bridgeway Commons, a 416-bed facility, is expected to be completed in August - Jan. 14, 2013
---Work is progressing on Bridgeway Commons, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s newest residence hall.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_31a40b6c-916d-578d-b09f-684c8566c4a8.html
Nurturing that entrepreneurial spirit – UW-Platteville kicks off program that links the business aspect with every major – Jan. 13, 2013
---Like a cold-water trickle emerging from a limestone outcropping and growing into a sustainable, life-giving waterway, so too is the concept of entrepreneurship.
http://www.thonline.com/news/business/article_c9502e4b-c068-5d51-9aa6-ab5ecb96bf2c.html
Learn UW-Platteville’s role in South Pole science - Jan. 18, 2013
---Wisconsin has played a major role in the construction and management of one of the world’s largest, most interesting pieces of scientific equipment: the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the South Pole in Antarctica.
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_ace62898-17f2-52fb-a7ef-7d11fa2db72b.html
UW-Platteville’s shuttle bus service off to successful start – The university reports that the service has provided more than 8,000 rides so far – Jan. 25, 2013
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s shuttle bus service, which began last fall, is off to a successful start in its first four months of operation.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_c552473e-5083-5a8c-84a3-dda0bc1dc754.html
Funds to aid police departments in Grant County – Federal grant will help ‘modernize’ management system for crime records - Jan. 31, 2013
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Department is sharing a $128,000 federal grant with seven Grant County law enforcement agencies.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_f9edf68e-96db-5f0f-917b-cda39667fc89.html
‘Like 4 or 5 holidays wrapped into 1’ - Festival at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year - Feb. 4, 2013
---An event Sunday combined Christmas with a birthday party and New Year’s Day with a family reunion – and had nothing to do with either the Ravens or 49ers.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_98bff081-575d-5132-a909-96c5343ed0de.html
Remembering MLK’s ‘dream’ – UW-Platteville professor also highlights 2 other men who played key roles in organizing the march - Feb. 7, 2013
---Although the 1963 March on Washington was made famous by Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the historic event would not have occurred without the efforts of two other African-American men.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_d8c09646-b996-571f-975c-00a08ed74d22.html
UW-Platteville student first to take over UW Twitter account - Feb. 12, 2013
---University of Wisconsin-Platteville student Jamie Procarione is the first individual from the 13 four-year UW institutions to take over the UW System’s Twitter account.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_dd9f40c8-6e69-5f84-bad1-8e4e4d41c722.html
Heartland to return, auditions schedule - Feb. 14, 2013
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_0bfaf23b-5d3f-5159-b529-2e0f585da5c9.html
UW-Platteville director bares some details about Nearly Naked Run – Organizers ask people to bring or wear clothes they are willing to donate to charity, then strip to ‘nearly naked’ attire for a half-mile jaunt. - Feb. 19, 2013
---Kim Schmelz shivers at the thought of Thursday’s weather forecast for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s inaugural Nearly Naked Run.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_43212310-fcc6-58f9-be98-58874c0609de.html
Nearly Naked Run draws big response – Feb. 26, 2013
---The inaugural Nearly Naked Run on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus attracted 100 participants on Feb. 21, most of them students, as well as a team of alumni.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_de8635d8-10bd-5d4b-a153-b6e2d50bac6c.html
Early Wisconsin huts topic of UW-Platteville event - Feb. 26, 2013
---“Badger Huts and Other Early Housing in the Lead Mine District” is the topic of a presentation Sunday, March 3 at the Rollo Jamison Museum, 405 E. Main St.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_4ba14360-2528-56b1-af55-e413715c8e01.html
UW-Platteville a finalist in broadcasting contest - March 2, 2013
--- TV-5, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's video production organization, is a finalist in the National Broadcasting Society's annual production competition.
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_5bb9693d-019a-5a72-bd46-6ec029002e6f.html
Professor publishes 4th textbook – March 3, 2013
--- For Aric Dutelle, "CSI" isn't just a TV show.
It's the University of Wisconsin-Platteville associate professor's life's work, and the topic of his fourth textbook, "An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation, Second Edition."
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_4f1d17e1-7b9a-5269-b152-5ffe083db9df.html
Former CIA agent to speak at UW-Platteville - March 5, 2013
--- A former CIA agent who found herself in the middle of a 2003 political firestorm will serve as the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's distinguished lecturer next month.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_80bd1f6a-d206-50eb-aa87-05f777b37fd6.html
UW-Platteville chooses Campus Read book– March 10, 2013
--- Last year, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville implemented Campus Read, a program designed to get students and faculty on campus engaged in reading a book that provokes thoughtful discussion and reflection.
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_be513382-05cf-5548-8249-30ed5ac85d4c.html
UW-Platteville blood drive breaks record for number of pints – March 10, 2013
--- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's recently concluded and final American Red Cross three-day blood drive of the academic year yielded 806 pints, breaking UW-P's spring record of 755 pints donated last spring.
http://www.thonline.com/news/feature_stories/article_56c1a9aa-0e25-5bc3-99e3-3017c3373376.html
Ambassador with Dubuque ties coming to UW-Platteville - March 15, 2013
--- A west Africa ambassador with Dubuque ties is visiting the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_0196474e-8da2-11e2-b542-001a4bcf6878.html
UW-Platteville program receives $45,000 grant - March 19, 2013
--- The Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance recently awarded a $45,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's forensic investigation program.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_2683b794-ec2d-5f23-93f0-80629821e6c3.html
Lancaster woman among three UW-Platteville finalists for Alice in Dairyland post – March 28, 2013
--- A Lancaster woman is one of four finalists for the 66th Alice in Dairyland, the state's agricultural ambassador. She and two other finalists are University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduates.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_d0c3fcd9-7e9b-5546-83ae-35770fcddd62.html
UW-Platteville Rocketry Team readies for April event – March 28, 2013
--- The UW-Platteville Rocketry Team will take to the skies Saturday, April 6, at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Richard Bong State Park outside of Brighton to test fly its self-designed rocket in the Collegiate Rocket Launch Competition.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_cded4f43-1d72-570d-b39b-a18b9e375839.html
UW-Platteville lecturer’s album reaches No. 1 - March 29, 2013
--- "Escape Is Not A Place," an album by Stephen Shepherd, a singer-songwriter and English lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has peaked at No 1. on the Top 50 U.S. Roots Music Internet Radio Airplay Chart in the True Country category.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_96fc539d-f0a8-5044-b512-638071428d60.html
Platteville looks to avoid confusion over parks - April 1, 2013
--- While the city of Platteville ponders changing the name of the downtown City Park to either Veterans Park or Veterans Memorial Park, there's already a park in town that memorializes veterans.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_f03f7bbf-9d79-5bbd-9a75-058d2f90dead.html
Plame Wilson discusses Iraq War, political fallout – April 18, 2013
---It's been 10 years, but Valerie Plame Wilson said she will never forget the chaos brought upon her family by the George W. Bush administration.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_a4f4cdff-23de-556c-ad8a-86fe64d073ff.html
Speaker: North Korea a world threat – April 23, 2013
--- Five major world powers have labeled Iran and North Korea as "serious challenges" to the world's nuclear security, saying they have defied U.N. sanctions.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_8ceaece0-93dc-5a43-9566-af528a542bb7.html
Platteville: Suzanne Traxler joins UW-P administration – April 23, 2013
--- Suzanne Traxler, who has spent the past 23 years supporting information technology in higher education, is the new assistant vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_c32cd2c4-23c5-5a37-9ece-d6562b180235.html
Fallen to be remembered in tribute at UW-Platteville - April 26, 2013
---Jesse Grindey, of Hazel Green, Jakob Roelli, of Darlington, and Christopher Splinter, of Platteville, are among 128 Wisconsinites honored by Remembering Our Fallen, a photographic traveling tribute of those who gave their lives in the service of their country since Sept. 11, 2001.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_630cc93a-2b4d-5633-a7a5-179d07bb1c42.html
Toil for a better soil - May 5, 2013
--- Working on his family's 75-cow dairy farm near Brodhead, Jordan Riemer always keeps his eyes and ears open for all things green.
http://www.thonline.com/news/agriculture/article_1f40408f-1987-5277-afb8-4a15863a4f3d.html
UW-Platteville top state recycling school – May 7, 2013
--- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's colors are orange and blue. For an eight-week period earlier this spring, they could have been green.
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_3e9fe16c-b785-5153-8305-dd593d9325bf.html
Rockford Register Star
Eichholtz presents research at conference – Dec. 3, 2012
---Miles Eichholtz of Byron was one of three University of Wisconsin-Platteville students who, along with their professor, Dr. Sabina Burton, presented research at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association in Chicago this fall.
http://www.rrstar.com/businessrockford/x1926894626/Miles-Eichholtz-presents-research-at-conference
Landon Jarzynski wins Chancellor Scholarship at UW-Platteville – Dec. 3, 2012
---Landon Jarzynski of Rockford was named a University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor Scholarship recipient.
DeForest Times-Tribune
Meinholz to be honored Dec. 15 by UW-Platteville - Dec. 5, 2012
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will honor four recipients of the Outstanding Alumni Award during commencement on Saturday, Dec. 15.
http://www.hngnews.com/deforest_times/news/local/article_ff4fdf68-3f22-11e2-98e3-0019bb30f31a.html
Dodgeville Chronicle
Dodgeville natives are published in UW-Platteville writing anthology - Nov. 22, 2012
---Two Dodgeville residents who are now sophomores at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville were selected to have their essays published in Stylus: An Anthology of Freshmen Writing.
http://www.thedodgevillechronicle.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=3297&TM=37721.05
Las Vegas Sun
Author strips down city to find ‘Everyday Las Vegas’ - April 27, 2013
---Urban geography professor Rex Rowley knows what it’s like to live in Las Vegas.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/27/author-strips-city-down-everyday-las-vegas/
The Platteville Journal
The Oregonian
UW-Platteville alumna Deborah Bouchette featured
"Pacific Art Experiment artist draws from inside her truck" (written by Emily Fuggeta at The Oregonian)
--- When it comes to her art, Deborah Bouchette is in the driver's seat — literally.
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2013/02/pacific_art_experiment_artist.html
The Portland Tribune
UW-Platteville alumna Deborah Bouchette featured
"A trucks tale: Chaucer as artist" (written by Cari Hackmann at The Portland Tribune)
--- What do you get when you cross an artist with an Intel employee?
The answer is hanging from the ceiling of Pacific University’s Kathrin Cawein Gallery: a labyrinth of wild and scribbly, colorful, map-like designs on 35 silk tapestries.
http://portlandtribune.com/fgnt/38-features/129770-a-trucks-tale-chaucer-as-artist
REEDSBURG TIMES-PRESS
Dells woman finalist for Alice in Dairyland
--- A Wisconsin Dells woman is a finalist to be the next Alice in Dairyland.
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_1574f2aa-9343-11e2-a6f4-001a4bcf887a.html
Cypress Creek Mirror
Lizette Saenz earns scholarship to summer camp at University of Wisconsin-Platteville - April 25, 2013
--- Lizette Saenz, from Houston, TX, a student in the Aldine Independent School District has been awarded an Aldine Summer Camp Scholarship to attend a summer camp on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in Platteville, Wis.
The Potpourri – Tomball, Texas
Lizette Saenz earns scholarship to summer camp at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
---Lizette Saenz, from Houston, TX, a student in the Aldine Independent School District has been awarded an Aldine Summer Camp Scholarship to attend a summer camp on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in Platteville, Wis.
Television
WMTV NBC 15 – Madison
Cheerleaders sparkle at local university - Feb. 4, 10 p.m.
---UW-Platteville is known as an engineering school, but lately, their cheerleading squad has been getting all the attention.
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Cheeleaders-at-Local-University-Sparkle-189679801.html
KCRG – ABC Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Former Intelligence Specialist Weighs-in on Evansdale Abduction Case – Nov. 15, 2012
---Dr. Sabina Burton is a former intelligence specialist with an emphasis in forensic psychology and terrorism.
College near northeast Iowa uses ‘forensics house’ to teach CSI – Nov. 15, 2012
---Tucked away 30 miles north of Dubuque, there’s a small white house surrounded by fields and farmland.
KCCI News 8 – Des Moines, Iowa
UW-Platteville Forensic Investigation Crime Scene House
---The house is the site of crime scene after crime scene. KCCI anchor Kevin Cooney takes you inside the CSI house to show you how students learn the science of solving crimes.
Promo: http://www.kcci.com/news/entertainment/Inside-the-CSI-House/-/9356786/19090388/-/233hlm/-/index.html
WISC TV 3 - Madison, Wis.
Students get hands-on training in crime scene house - May 2, 2013
--- Students study crime scene investigation in a special house built for a program at UW-Platteville.
http://video.channel3000.com/watch.php?id=49483
Radio
Energy FM – Isle of Man radio station
---The North American Manx Society has announced the opening of the first North American Manx Museum in Wisconsin. - Aug. 14, 2012
http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_228066.html
Lazer 103.3 – Des Moines, Iowa
---KCCI’s Kevin Mooney discusses UW-Platteville’s Forensic Investigation Crime Scene House - Feb. 27, 2013
http://lazer1033.com/moose/kevin-cooney/
Website specific
The Country Today
A white letter year: ‘M’ on Platteville hilltop celebrates 75th anniversary – June 20, 2012
---If the “M” on the side of the Platte Mound could talk, it would undoubtedly have lots of stories to tell from its 75 years of overlooking the southwest Wisconsin countryside.
UW-Platteville senior builds soil business – April 3, 2013
--- In spring 2011, Jordan Riemer heard his renewable energy professor Tim Zauche mention a new potting mix he and agriculture professor Michael Compton had developed and patented. He couldn’t help but stay after class to ask about it.
Platteville to host national soils judging contest - April 9, 2013
--- UW-Platteville will host the 53rd annual National Collegiate Soils Contest from Sunday through Friday, April 21-26.
http://www.thecountrytoday.com/farm/article_e42c4cf2-a152-11e2-a10a-001a4bcf887a.html
Rain holds off for national soils contest at Platteville – April 30, 2013
--- After an unseasonably wet and cool spring, UW-Platteville associate professor of soil and crop science Chris Baxter said organizers of the National Collegiate Soils Contest were fortunate that the tap finally shut off during the competition at the school last week.
http://www.thecountrytoday.com/farm/article_5d001b9a-b1d4-11e2-9490-0019bb2963f4.html
Agriculture.com
University of Wisconsin’s Schuler named 2012 National Guernsey Queen - July 11, 2012
---For the next year, Kami Schuler of Platteville, Wis., a junior animal science major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be serving as the National Guernsey Queen.
http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/cattle/university-of-wisconsinplattevilles_276-ar25145
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
UW-Platteville’s Schuler earns National Guernsey Queen title - July 16, 2012
---For the next year, Kami Schuler of Platteville, Wis., a junior animal science major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be serving as the National Guernsey Queen.
http://wfbf.com/ag-newswire/uw-plattevilles-schuler-earns-national-guernsey-queen-title/
Issuu.com
Great time to be a Platteville Pioneer - Dr. Michael Compton guest column – Jan. 4, 2013
---The calendar year 2012 is coming to an end and we anticipate the excitement that a new year will bring.
http://issuu.com/wfbf/docs/ruralroutedecjan2013
Forensic Magazine
Crime Scene House Advances Forensic Science Education – July 17, 2012
---Since its doors first opened in May 2012, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Forensic Investigation Crime Scene House has served as an important resources for students, faculty, safety and law enforcement officials and others.
http://www.forensicmag.com/news/crime-scene-house-advances-forensic-science-education
Forensic Investigation Program to Graduate First Three Students – Dec. 6, 2012
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Forensic Investigation Program, which first offered a major focused on the documentation and collection of physical crime scene evidence in 2011, will graduate its first three students this month.
http://www.forensicmag.com/news/forensic-investigation-program-graduate-first-three-students
DEA makes $160,000 equipment donation to Forensic Investigation – Dec. 19, 2012
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Forensic Investigation Program and UW-Platteville Department of Chemistry and Engineering Physics were the recent recipients of a generous donation of equipment from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
http://www.forensicmag.com/news/dea-makes-160000-equipment-donation-forensic-investigation
Manx.net – Isle of Man News
President of Tynwald attends 51st NAMA convention – Sept. 3, 2012
---President of Tynwald Clare Christian MLC has written top convey expressions of appreciation to the North American Manx Association (NAMA) as well as to the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the Governor of the State of Wisconsin on her return from the United States where she attended the 51st NAMA convention.
http://www.manx.net/isle-of-man-news/6806/president-of-tynwald-attends-51st-nama-convention
US News and World Report
Colleges Encourage More International Student Engagement – Students’ desire for inclusion has spurred new campus initiatives across the United States - Oct. 10, 2012
---Many American college campuses are mini melting pots, bringing together students from countries across the world.
Knowledge Powers Wisconsin
Pioneer Farm helps Grant County 4-H Livestock team advance to third national contest – Dec. 7, 2012
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm has long since been a source of educational opportunities for students and the university as well as community members, in particular, the Grant County 4-H Livestock Team, which competed in Kansas City, Mo. In early November at the American Royal Competition.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind presents National Science Foundation grant - Nov. 7, 2012
---Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 31) was decidedly full for United States Representative Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin), but that’s to be expected for the Third Congressional District’s representative.
http://www.uwpowerswi.com/u-s-rep-ron-kind-presents-national-science-foundation-grant/
Pioneer Launch Lab looking for growth in its second semester - Nov. 6, 2012
---With one semester of experience, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Launch Lab is off to a great start in its second semester
http://www.uwpowerswi.com/pioneer-launch-lab-looking-for-growth-in-its-second-semester/
Bringing the Universe to Wisconsin presents at UW-Platteville - Feb. 18, 2013
---Six University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduates returned to campus to present their experience living in Antarctica and working on the $280 million project, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center for the National Science Foundation.
http://www.uwpowerswi.com/bringing-the-universe-to-wisconsin-presents-at-uw-platteville/
Forensic investigation program to graduate first three students - Dec. 6, 2012
---The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Forensic Investigation Program, which first offered a major focused on the documentation and collection of physical crime scene evidence in 2011, will graduate its first three students this month.
http://www.uwpowerswi.com/forensic-investigation-program-to-graduate-first-three-students/
UW-Platteville nano lab serves quality education – March 19, 2013
--- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville prides itself on administering quality education using state-of-the-art classrooms and equipment for students to receive hands-on experience, eventually guiding them to successful careers. The engineering physics department has been doing just that.
DEA donates $160,000 for UW-Platteville forensic, chemistry equipment – April 8, 2013
--- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Forensic Investigation Program and UW-Platteville Department of Chemistry and Engineering Physics were the recipients of a generous donation of equipment from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Received were six balances and a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer with a combined value of $160,000.
Society to benefit from increased popularity of ag degrees at UW-Platteville – April 30, 2013
--- “I knew that having an agricultural degree would give me the chance to make a difference, whether that is on a local level by helping farmers to grow healthy crops, or a global scale in helping to feed our growing population,” said Laura Kanis of Viroqua, Wis., who will graduate in May from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in soil and crop science.
Agriview.com
RWDCA welcomes Troester as assistant manager - Dec. 20, 2012
---The Red and White Dairy Cattle Association has hired Anna Troester as their full-time Assistant Manager.
WisPolitics.com
UW-Platteville Foundation receives $7,000 AT&T award to enhance cyber security course and develop new online graduate course – Specialized Class Trains Students on How to Recognize and Pursue Perpetrators of Cyber Crime - Jan. 29, 2013
---The UW-Platteville Foundation was presented with a $7,000 Innovation & Investment Award from AT&T today to enhance its cyber security course and develop a new online graduate course in cyber security in the university’s Department of Criminal Justice.
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=288650
UW-Platteville: Former CIA agent selected as UW-Platteville Distinguished lecturer – March 4, 2013
--- Valerie Plame Wilson’s experiences as a covert CIA operations officer and subsequent outing from the agency were made into a Hollywood movie.
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.Iml?Article=291404
ESPN W.COM
Sarah Cronk spreads cheer through Sparkle Effect - March 28, 2013
--- Quick: What comes to mind when you think of high school cheerleaders? The catfighting smack-talkers in "Bring It On?" Sue Sylvester's conniving Cheerios on "Glee?" That awful Pamela chick who kept trying to steal Michael J. Fox away from Boof in "Teen Wolf?"
It's time to start seeing cheerleaders differently.
THE SPARKLE EFFECT
University of Wisconsin-Platteville cheer and stunt team
--- The Sparkle Effect loves trailblazers, and we're so excited to Spotlight the first Sparkle Effect team at the collegiate level: the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Cheer and Stunt team!
http://www.thesparkleeffect.org/index.php?pg=31
Wisconsin Agriculturist
UW-Platteville Sigma Alpha Alumni Chapter Chartered - May 8, 2013
---There's a new women in agriculture group at University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
http://farmprogress.com/story-uw-platteville-sigma-alpha-alumni-chapter-chartered-9-97971
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