Over 500 students and community members gathered at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the 2025 Tiny Earth in Titletown Winter Symposium to share and gain knowledge about antibiotic resistance and discovery. Wisconsin Tiny Earth Partner Instructors (TEPIs) from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, College of Menominee Nation, and St. Norbert College organized the symposium.  

“I think the strong reason [Tiny Earth in Titletown] matters is with community buy-in because it’s at a place that is nationally recognized,” said Tiny Earth in Titletown committee member and TEPI Angelo Kolokithas (Northeast Wisconsin Technical College). “We can discover antibiotics all day long, but until we can connect the community with why antibiotic stewardship is so important, this [antibiotic resistance] crisis will continue.”

A record-breaking 218 students from nine institutions presented their research over two poster sessions during the symposium. Several speakers addressed the students and highlighted the importance of Tiny Earth in Wisconsin, including: 

  • Anindo Choudhury, Interim Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Saint Norbert College
  • Christopher Caldwell, President, College of Menominee Nation
  • Kristen Raney, President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
  • Michael Alexander, Chancellor, UW-Green Bay
  • Sarah Miller, Executive Director, Tiny Earth, UW-Madison
  • Savannah Hackey, Student, College of Menominee Nation

Frederick Appelbaum, Executive Senior Vice President of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and a professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Washington, presented the keynote, “Don Thomas, Marrow Transplantation, and the Cell Therapy Revolution.” Appelbaum encouraged the audience of students to continue pursuing research roles. 

Congratulations to the many hard working students who shared their research at this symposium!

Tiny Earth students conduct authentic research and disseminate findings to different audiences via summer and winter symposiums and the Tiny Earth Virtual Research Showcase. Want to bring a symposium to your region? Tiny Earth encourages TEPIs to coordinate with other instructors or institutions to host regional events.