1. How UW-Platteville is committing to make rural healthcare first in its class

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    As a new year begins, many people set resolutions to improve their health, often by scheduling a visit to their healthcare provider. But for those living in rural areas, like Southwest Wisconsin, finding a local provider can be a challenge. This is a reality the University of Wisconsin-Platteville is working to change. With the first […]

  2. No problem: UWO midyear grad, aspiring professor, relishes complex math

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    University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh graduating senior Fatima Muñiz is not afraid to ask lots of questions, especially when it comes to higher math problems, and to work hard to find the answers.   McNair Scholar Fatima Muniz presents her research at the 2024 UWO McNair Showcase.  After graduating from UWO in the Midyear Commencement Dec. 14, Muñiz, […]

  3. UWSP at Marshfield looks to the future

    Photo of Olivia Spencer, a first-year 1+2+1 nursing student at UWSP at Marshfield, who found the right fit at the smaller campus that is close to her home and work.

    For University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield student Olivia Spencer, her campus offers the best of both worlds – a quality four-year educational experience yet affordable with small class sizes and a close-knit campus family. “It’s been a really positive experience,” said the Marshfield resident and first-year nursing student. “I didn’t feel ready to move from home […]

  4. UW-Eau Claire grad Kaitlyn Riehle is ready for business

    Photo of Kaitlyn Riehle, a recent marketing graduate from Athens, Wis., who decided that making a big impact could start long before graduation. As a student consultant in UW-Eau Claire’s Small Business Development Center, Riehle has been working on behalf of area small business for the last year. (Photo credit: UW-Eau Claire)

    As graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire know, the desire to get out into the world and start making a positive impact is fierce, and alumni prove every day that change is theirs for the making — locally, nationally and globally. Kaitlyn Riehle is a recent marketing major graduate from Athens, Wis., who decided […]

  5. From Prison to the Podium

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    It’s hard to fathom what words of wisdom someone with nearly a quarter-century behind bars could have for a college graduating class. Turns out, a lot, especially if you’re a person who considers the Green Bay Correctional Institution your alma mater. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates, friends, family and faculty took in the worlds of […]

  6. New tool makes quick health, environmental monitoring possible

    Image of a small molecule of naltrexone, an opioid mimic, nestles neatly into a cavity — called a binding site — of a protein selected for just that purpose by UW–Madison researchers using a new quick and inexpensive way to create test kits for drugs, environmental toxins and other substances. Image by Raman Lab/UW–Madison

    University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemists have developed a new, efficient method that may give first responders, environmental monitoring groups, or even you, the ability to quickly detect harmful and health-relevant substances in our bodies and environments. Small molecules that interact with proteins can initiate, enhance, and inhibit vital biological processes. Some small molecules, like vitamins or […]

  7. UW-Platteville history students explore rare artifacts

    Photo of (from left) Jacob Barrix, Dr. Andrey Ivanov, Lucas Carlson, Merlin Larsen, Broderick Livermore, Amanda Dent and Langdon Everson.

    Six University of Wisconsin-Platteville students recently had an opportunity to view rare, medieval and early modern Slavic icons at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison. The fieldtrip was organized as part of the History 4110 course on Medieval/Early Modern Russia and Ukraine taught by Dr. Andrey Ivanov, associate professor of history at UW-Platteville. During […]

  8. Co-worker gives a lifesaving gift with kidney transplant

    Photo of Tom Bjornstad’s friend and co-worker, Bobbi Zeise, “literally (gave) me back my life,” he says, by donating her kidney to him. “Where would this world be if everyone had the same courage and faith in humanity as Bobbi?” (Photo courtesy of Tom Bjornstad)

    On July 10, UWM staff member Tom Bjornstad had a lifesaving experience when he received a kidney from a coworker. For more than eight years, Bjornstad, 55, had been on dialysis due to kidney failure. The reality of living with this condition meant more than four hours a day hooked up to a machine, feeling […]

  9. Find Parkside on the Common App

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    Students applying to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside for 2025-2026 school year now have the ability to do so through Common App, a powerful online college application platform that serves more than three million applicants, teachers, counselors and advisors across the United States and the world each year. Common App is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to […]

  10. Blugold grows from high school dropout to college graduate

    Photo of Coey: On Dec. 21, Coey was among the first graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s new professional studies major that started this fall. The major promotes bachelor’s degree completion for students who have either earned an associate degree or have significant college credits. (Photo credit: UW-Eau Claire)

    Jeremiah Coey admittedly was a challenging student who dropped out of high school after being told by teachers and family that college was not a viable option for him. “Everyone knew I was smart and told me I had all this potential, but all I was doing was wasting it,” Coey recalls. “I actually loved […]