Campus Stories
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UW-Platteville enhances engineering presence in Fox Valley
November 7, 2012
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. —The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has enhanced its partnership with UW-Fox Valley with the grand opening of a building dedicated to engineering in Menasha, Wis. The two institutions collaborate on the UW-Platteville/UW Colleges Collaborative Engineering Program. With the support of Winnebago and Calumet counties, UW-Platteville and UW-Fox Valley have been able to expand the […]
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U.S. Rep. Ron Kind presents National Science Foundation grant
November 7, 2012
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 31) was decidedly full for United States Representative Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin), but that’s to be expected for the Third Congressional District’s representative. What made today unique for the congressman were the impacts and outcomes coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Kind also presented a check from the National […]
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Students gain ecology research experience
November 7, 2012
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Platteville biology professor Dr. Rebecca Doyle-Morin uses her ecology background to give students real-world research experience. As a freshwater community ecologist, Doyle-Morin is conducting research to look for ecologically friendly solutions for excessive algae growth. Doyle-Morin has been studying local lakes since 2011, including a former cattle watering pond at […]
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Pioneer Launch Lab looking for growth in its second semester
November 6, 2012
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — With one semester of experience, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Launch Lab is off to a great start in its second semester. The Pioneer Launch Lab is one of the latest entrepreneurial initiatives offered by the UW-Platteville Pioneer Academic Center for Community Engagement. It is an entrepreneurial center for students and alumni […]
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Fond du Lac transplant experiences deep local connections and firmly rooted life
November 6, 2012
Home and community resonate deeply for Ger Xiong. She relishes her roots in Fond du Lac – perhaps because her connections have blossomed so fully after transplantation. You wouldn’t know it when meeting the vivacious and articulate Xiong, but she wasn’t born in this country and English is not her first language. She was born […]
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UW-Baraboo/Sauk County Research Connects Campus and Community
November 6, 2012
At the bottom of a reservoir at an abandoned Army base, local researchers just may have found a fountain of youth. Living in a cement holding pond at Badger Army Ammunition Plant are adult tiger salamanders that still look like juveniles – they age, but don’t undergo metamorphosis. A University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County research project […]
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Marsh lead contamination studies continue with $60,000 EPA grant
November 6, 2012
A $60,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant will help UW-La Crosse researchers further investigate high levels of lead in the La Crosse River marsh and partner to educate the community about the marsh ecosystem. Four UW-La Crosse professors — two from Geography & Earth Science and two from Biology — collaborated in writing the grant […]
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Health and Wellness Online Degree Grows to Meet Demand
November 6, 2012
“The skills I’m learning will give me the ability to help people take the initiative, to get involved with health programs, and gain control of their own well-being. My co-workers helped me get healthy. Now I’m helping them.”
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National grant will target classroom research, Lake Menomin
November 6, 2012
Two University of Wisconsin-Stout biology instructors plan to examine the value of research in the classroom while, at the same time, study water quality in Lake Menomin. Stephen Nold and Scott McGovern have received a National Science Foundation grant for $176,818 called CRIUSE, or Classroom Research to Invigorate Undergraduate STEM Education. The grant, for the […]
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Plan could result in substantial savings for Department of Corrections
November 6, 2012
“I’m excited about this. This has great promise.” When Wisconsin State Senator Bob Wirch came to campus Friday, April 27, saving taxpayer money was on his mind. After viewing research done by University of Wisconsin-Parkside students Chris McMahon and Trevor Severson on potential changes to healthcare delivery at state correctional institutions that could save millions […]