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Capstone is an online magazine published twice annually for alumni and friends of UWL's College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities.

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The UWL College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities’ Capstone is published online in March and November, for more than 8,000 alumni and friends of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities.

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Penelope Hardy

Penelope Hardy, History, was interviewed by David Shiffman of Southern Fried Science on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Amid calls to cut U.S. government science funding, Hardy discussed the over-200-year history of federal government support for ocean science.

Submitted on: Feb. 19

Dean Vesperman

Dean Vesperman, History, co-authored the chapter "Contextualizing socio-cultural STEM through historical figures and events. " in . Socio-Cultural STEM for middle school: A model for student engagement and teacher collaboration and was accepted for publication by Rowman & Littlefield. In keeping with the focus of the chapter, we offer three lesson plans centered on the role of historical figures or events in the development of computer technologies over time, the development of food preservation over time, and the effects of public policies designed to inhibit the spread of contagious diseases on individual civil rights. Each of the lessons is embedded within the socio-cultural context of the period and provides opportunities for students to conduct guided inquiry into the topic.

Submitted on: Jan. 17

Gita Pai

Gita Pai, History, was interviewed by Dr. Meenakshi Anantram of The Meenamma Show for her Desi Dynamos: Stories of Indian-American Trailblazers on Nov. 1.

Submitted on: Dec. 9, 2024

Gita Pai

Gita Pai, History, authored the article "Screening photographs: Global tourism and cultural heritage in south India" in PLATFORM, published on Monday, Dec. 9 by the open digital venue for exchanging new ideas about working with, researching, teaching, and writing about buildings, spaces, and landscapes.

Submitted on: Dec. 9, 2024

Daniel Sambu, John Grider, Gary Gilmore and Paul Gardner

Daniel Sambu, Geography & Environmental Science; John Grider, History; Gary Gilmore, Public Health & Community Health Education; and Paul Gardner, Luther College; contributed to a Fulbright Presentation & Panel on Nov. 21 in La Crosse. Thank you for sharing your Fulbright experiences at this year's Fulbright chapter meeting of Seven Rivers Region Chapter during International Education Week. Gary Gilmore provided a warm welcome and then we moved into the three main presentation for the evening featuring John Grider's presentation, "Research Abroad: Navigating Maritime Archival Collections in Cape Town, South Africa"; Daniel Sambu's presentation, "Community Conservation and Resilience Amid Global Challenges: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration"; and Paul Gardner's presentation, "Teaching About the 2024 American Presidential Election in Romania." Following the three presentations, we rounded out the evening with a delightful panel Q&A and finally closing provided by Gary Gilmore. Thank you much for sharing your experiences with our in-person and virtual audiences!

Submitted on: Dec. 2, 2024