During a research project in Borneo, UW Oshkosh Professor Stephanie Spehar and student Eric Fell discovered and documented the existence of Miller’s Grizzled Langur, a primate species thought to be nearly, if not completely, extinct.

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Education and Human Services Reading Department, in partnership with the United Way, the Wisconsin State Reading Association and the Oshkosh Public Library, is conducting a formal, multi-year research study on how Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library affects a child’s literacy development and family literacy interactions.

Heading into the 2012 election year, a new random phone survey of more than 500 New North residents, developed and executed by UW Oshkosh’s Business Success Center and Department of Political Science, finds consumer optimism and division on recalls as an accountability process.

While they may be a long way from zeroing in on the smoking gun, a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student and faculty research collaboration is hunting for compounds responsible for antiviral activity in cranberries, other Wisconsin fruits and juices and some more exotic varieties.

As a child growing up, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Russell Balda ’61, took to closely watching the birds that lived in a nearby park and on a farm across the street from his house in Oshkosh. But when Balda first stepped foot on the Wisconsin State College at Oshkosh, he had no idea that he could turn his boyhood passion for birds into a career.

On May 6, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh faculty members will present their research, which focuses on two areas of education, during Research to Reception at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Susan Bonis, a nursing professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is currently working on a reflective journaling project with parents of children on the autistic spectrum (ASD), to help them understand their own needs and achieve a contented quality of life.

School was in session Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, complete with lively discussions and engaging research presentations.

The fifth volume of “Oshkosh Scholar,” showcases the research of nine exceptional undergraduates with topics ranging from “Trade and Poverty in the Developing World,” to “The Benefits and Limitations of Pet Therapy for People with Dementia.”

After being heavily edited before its release in 1953, the archival soundtrack of Dr. Seuss’ only live action film, “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,” has been restored with help from Alan Lareau, German professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.