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Kimberly Graham with UWL Chancellor Joe Gow during the 2013 graduation ceremony. At the right are her parents, Dawn and Gary.Today her story lives on with a scholarship awarded each year through The Kimberly D. Graham Extraordinary Scholarship Fund.

Kimpossible Posted 1:07 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 A young woman’s devotion to life, learning and the fight against cancer are unsinkable Read

As part of a First Year Seminar course led by Jennifer Taylor, students have been performing random acts of kindness such as giving people handmade flowers or leaving sticky notes with positive messages written on them. The course explores how you can create happiness not just for yourself — but for others as well.

A lesson in happiness Posted 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 Seminar course explores ways to spread joy Read

La Crosse area participants are sought for an upcoming walking study at UWL.

UWL seeking participants for fitness walking test Posted 11:31 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 Test includes three 45-minute sessions on campus Read

UWL student Christonna Shafranski describes the pain she was experiencing in her back, which turned out to be pyelonephritis in a video interview with a professor in her physical therapy program.

Learning can save lives Posted 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 Physical therapy class helps student realize she has a serious infection Read

UWL student Paige Coleman does a yoga pose on a wooden structure that students in a recreation management course added for quiet time and meditation among the pines on the Hickory Trail. This designated area for forest therapy is less than 1 mile into the woods on the Hixon Forest trail.

Back to nature with shinrin-yoku Posted 1:28 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 UW-La Crosse students prepare La Crosse trail for community forest bathing Read

Arthur B. McDonald, 2015 Nobel Laureate

Nobel Laureate Posted 2:01 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 2015 physics award winner to speak at UW-La Crosse Read

Medical Dosimetrist Patrick Melby graduated from UWL with a degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology in 2012, applied for the medical dosimetry program in 2014 and was in the program 2015-2016. He now mentors UWL graduate student Paige Solie. “It is fun to watch a student — to watch the light bulb go on when they understand the concept,” he says. Photo courtesy of Gundersen Health System.

Fighting cancer with calculations Posted 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 A mystery profession to most, medical dosimetrists target cancer from behind the scenes Read

Ryan Sands, a 2015 UWL graduate, says the new partnership of his alma mater with his employer J.F. Brennan Company will help students receive specific skills making them job-ready. “This should build networking with local employers and provide training on potential career fields for future students,” says Sands.

Powerful partners Posted 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 UWL, Brennan agreement strengthens college experience Read

Bug Hartsock with their artwork

The truth about house centipedes Posted 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 Biology grad student say to keep your friends close and your centipedes closer Read

Assistant Professor Tommy Means, Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation Department, standing, leads a 400-level assessment class therapeutic recreation student in helping run an assessment clinic and bike fitting with community members in Can’t Stop Me Parkinson’s Program. The new terra trike recumbent bicycle is available for students and community members to rent through UWL’s Outdoor Connection.

The right path Posted 3:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 New bike at UW-La Crosse will help students, community Read

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