Campus Stories

December 20, 2024

More than 360 companies looking to fill hiring needs, helping students reach career goals About 2,000 students at UW-Stout connected with recruiters from more than 360 companies from across the United States during the four-day Career Conference Week. Leading employers in engineering, packaging, plastics, design, hospitality and more were on campus in September for five […]

December 19, 2024

Dairy science, animal science programs, along with others, recognized for excellent instruction and outcomes   Agriculture programs at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls have placed first and second nationally in recent college rankings, evidence of the university’s renowned agriculture coursework. The university’s dairy science program is the top program of its kind among U.S. colleges, according to College […]

December 18, 2024

Parkside Athletics is thrilled to announce a $200,000 commitment to support the women’s basketball program. This generous contribution, provided by a donor who has chosen to remain anonymous, will create a new long-term fund dedicated to advancing special initiatives within the women’s basketball program and enhancing the experience of its student-athletes. “This impactful gift is […]

December 17, 2024

Water bears, an ancient group of microscopic animals known for their pudgy, ursine appearance and their uncanny ability to survive under extreme conditions, are helping researchers uncover the basic forms and functions of life’s molecular building blocks using modern technology. Also known as tardigrades, these aquatic microorganisms can endure blistering heat and severe cold thanks […]

December 16, 2024

The subtle sounds of daily life can be debilitating for some people. Shane Kinson saw family members and his circle of friends struggling. Kinson’s brother lives with autism. He has friends who also manage a disorder called misophonia. For them, noises like chewing or even breathing aren’t just unpleasant or annoyances. They are proverbial nails […]

December 13, 2024

Program will mirror Wisconsin program that has certified 4,000 caregivers in 15 months Beginning mid-November, members of the state of New Hampshire interested in providing invaluable direct care services will be trained through the same instruction model offered in Wisconsin. This collaborative training model, developed by UW-Green Bay’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) program in […]

December 12, 2024

A collaborative initiative focused on adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) through workforce training and industry integration across central and northcentral Wisconsin will launch this week in Wausau. The Central Wisconsin AI Center (CWAIC) will bring together its partners for a media event at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, in the Timberwolf Conference Center, room D100, […]

December 11, 2024

This past summer, Nic Burgdorf, a nursing student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, found himself immersed in the heart of healthcare policy advocacy in Washington, D.C. As a government affairs and policy intern at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Burgdorf, a UW-Eau Claire senior from New Berlin, worked on high-impact projects aimed […]

December 10, 2024

Two students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater embraced the power of shared experiences — and a resulting fast friendship — to make the most out of their time as Warhawks. Alma Diaz-Cosme and Maribel Rodriguez met as students at UW-Whitewater at Rock County in the fall of 2021. They had each made last-minute decisions to enroll at […]

December 9, 2024

E-fraud is increasingly a threat to people in Winnebago County. And University of Wisconsin Oshkosh criminal justice and psychology student Abigail “Abi” Thede has been digging into the data to better understand and strategize how to help the county sheriff’s department and residents shield themselves from the risks and the fraudsters. “By working on this […]