Campus Stories
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UWM engineers aim to bring down fuel cell costs
November 2, 2012
“Fuel cells are capable of directly converting fuel into electricity. With fuel cells, electrical power from renewable energy sources can be delivered where and when required, cleanly, efficiently and sustainably.”
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Graduating with a UWM degree, and a company
November 2, 2012
“The intent is to transform our campus into one with an entrepreneurial culture. The program takes advantage of innate student creativity in order to ramp up the state’s pool of young business owners and serial entrepreneurs.”
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UW joins national cybersecurity effort to strengthen software infrastructure
November 2, 2012
“We’re excited about the potential of this project to reinforce our nation’s cybersecurity. We have assembled a powerful team of software and security researchers and experts who will enable us to establish and operate a unique software assurance facility.”
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Study shows UW-Stout economic impact nearly $300 million a year
November 2, 2012
UW-Stout student can expect to earn $23,100 more a year than a high school graduate, as well as $14,400 more than a student with a two-year degree. For every dollar that a student spends to go to UW-Stout, he or she can expect to receive $5.50 in future income.
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Transportation and Logistics Management program leads graduates to rewarding careers
November 2, 2012
Each student in the program must complete an internship. Most of the local companies that currently employ the program’s graduates also offer student internships, along with other local employers like Hallett Dock Company, CN, Menard’s,Saratoga Liquor, Jeff Foster Trucking, and the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.
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Center for Dairy Farm Safety Receives OSHA Grant
November 1, 2012
The Center for Dairy Farm Safety (CDFS) has been awarded a $127,000 OSHA grant through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. This is the second year the CDFS has been awarded this grant. During the first year of the grant the CDFS was established with collaboration between UWRF and UW-Extension. A comprehensive employer level dairy […]
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Downtown Oshkosh hotel officially under new ownership
October 31, 2012
Oshkosh’s City Center Hotel is under new ownership, and the local partnership holding the keys is reenergizing revitalization plans. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation and local hoteliers Richard Batley of RB Hospitality in Neenah and John Pfefferle of Pfefferle Companies, Inc. in Appleton announced their new ownership of the hotel, finalized Feb. 14. The […]