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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

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UWO Assistant Dining Director Brian Warzynski stands next to a Tower Garden. The Harvest Room can produce 200 pounds of lettuce and 15 pounds of herbs a month.

The Harvest Room grows greens and herbs by the pound

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer March 31, 2021

UW Oshkosh’s Reeve Union dining room contains a futuristic-like garden that could lead to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way of growing produce on-campus. The “Tower Gardens”...

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Young adults critical to vaccine efficacy

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor March 31, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccination eligibility increases across the state, health officials emphasize the importance of vaccinations among young adults and continued compliance to safety measures to make the return...

DHS confirms third variant strain of COVID-19 virus in state

March 26, 2021

On March 25, 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and laboratory partners confirmed a third variant strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in Wisconsin. This variant...

County to start testing outdoor warning sirens April 3

March 25, 2021

Winnebago County’s outdoor warning sirens will be tested every Saturday at noon starting April 3, 2021, and will continue through September 2021 or possibly longer, depending on weather. Tests will...

COVID-19 testing, vaccination updates

March 19, 2021

Surveillance COVID-19 testing will continue on the UW Oshkosh campuses, but students, faculty and staff who have been vaccinated and are not sick or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms will be granted exemptions...

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COVID-19 vaccine history

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer March 17, 2021

In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner first demonstrated the concept of a vaccine when he inoculated a 13-year-old boy with the vaccinia virus, or cowpox. The young boy eventually became immune to smallpox,...

George Albee

This week in UWO history

Advance Titan, Advance Titan March 17, 2021

March 18, 1890 — The daily morning scripture reading and prayer sessions led by President Albee came to a halt. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in the Edgerton Bible Case that religious instruction...

Live commencement slated for spring

Live commencement slated for spring

Lexi Langendorf and Kelly Hueckman March 17, 2021

UW Oshkosh will hold in-person graduation this May that will include four ceremonies and allow each graduate to request two tickets for guests. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two commencement...

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UWO moved its Titan LeadHERship conference online amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Titan LeadHERship conference moves online

Mattie Beck, Staff Writer March 17, 2021

With COVID-19 still present, many previously in person activities were forced to move online, and while many struggled, one program has still found a way to thrive in the virtual atmosphere. The...

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COVID-19 Memorial in Reeve Union will honor lost loved ones

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer March 17, 2021

The Division of Academic Support of Inclusive Excellence (ASIE) is inviting members of the Oshkosh community to commemorate their loved ones that they have lost due to COVID-19 in a "COVID-19 Memorial,"...

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