Human & Social Sciences

Teachers of the Year, from left, Kevin Mason, Karen Ostenso, Amanda Barnett, Mary LaRue, Kathryn Hamilton, Julie Maves-Bates, Carol Johnson and Matthew Giguere.

Sixteen students receive Potential for Excellence Scholarship

The College of Education, Hospitality, Health and Human Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Stout recently awarded scholarships to 16 students.

May 9, 2018

UW-Stout student Kennedy Navis, at left, strives to find services from student Celine Bornbach to help feed her family during a hunger simulation to learn about poverty.

Hunger simulation helps UW-Stout students learn about poverty

UW-Stout student Alyssa Willett felt helpless as she faced feeding three children on $1 a day during a hunger and poverty simulation on campus.

March 30, 2018

A UW-Stout employee gives blood during the 2017 Wellness Fair on campus.

Wellness Fair April 4 to feature 60 area vendors, student research

Approximately 60 health, wellness, food and other vendors will be at UW-Stout’s Wellness Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4.

March 30, 2018

National speakers March 27 will address speech, censorship, minorities

The intersections of free speech, political censorship and minorities will be the topic of a presentation and discussion at UW-Stout.

March 14, 2018

UW-Stout senior Sydney Timmerman is working on a survey of Dunn County Meals on Wheels recipients to help improve the service as part of an internship she is doing at the Dunn County Aging and Disability Resource Center

Student enjoys hearing stories, helping people via internship

Sydney Timmerman, a senior at University of Wisconsin-Stout majoring in human development and family studies, enjoys hearing people’s stories and helping them.

March 12, 2018

Professor to discuss frac sand mining book Feb. 22 on campus

A UW-Stout associate professor who spent several years researching the impact of frac sand mining in west-central Wisconsin, will discuss his new book.

February 16, 2018

Associate Professor Amanda Barnett works with students in a human development and family studies class at UW-Stout.

Professor praises new national Family Caregivers’ Act

As an associate professor in human development and family studies at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Amanda Barnett’s career is built around improving lives.

February 12, 2018