Campus Stories
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UW-Platteville alumni, faculty, and student research project pays tribute to Vietnam veterans
June 10, 2021
Telling the stories of soldiers killed in war started as a small, personal project for Mac Kolar, a 1969 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. About five years ago, the retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel began researching and writing about family members and residents of his hometown of Fennimore, Wisconsin. The efforts led him […]
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UW-Green Bay Manitowoc faculty and students bring ‘Cool Chemistry’ show to the masses with a video version
June 10, 2021
For years, faculty members at UW-Green Bay’s Manitowoc and Sheboygan campuses (formerly UW-Manitowoc and UW-Sheboygan) have been putting the “cool” in chemistry with Cool Chemistry shows each year to get kids (and their parents) excited about science. The shows have been wildly popular since Prof. Kate Bichler first initiated them in 2003 at UW-Manitowoc. Later, […]
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UW-Stevens Point graduate finds passion, purpose in art
June 9, 2021
It has been a long journey to becoming an artist for Karen Drewry – one that took her to three institutions of higher education, through a military career, across several states and countries, and finally, on a path to finding art as a way to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and share her life experiences […]
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Recent UW-Green Bay Health and Wellness master’s graduate sees experience as a path to progress
June 8, 2021
What does fitness have to do with freight? Spring 2021 Master of Science in Health and Wellness Management (MSHWM) graduate Sarah McKenna Rogers has the answer. For a leadership capstone project through the UW-Green Bay program, she found a partner company (Paper Transport, Inc.) that wanted to improve the health of its truck-driving population. Rogers examined their […]
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UW-Eau Claire students work together to capture stories about life during COVID-19 for Spanish-speaking populations
June 7, 2021
A team of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire faculty and undergraduate and graduate students who are studying public history, Latin American and Latinx studies, Spanish and nursing are working together to capture stories about what life has been like during COVID-19 for western Wisconsin’s Spanish-speaking populations. Documenting and preserving their experiences through oral histories will help […]
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No evidence of COVID-19 spread to local community after UW-Madison residence hall outbreak
June 3, 2021
A study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s prevention efforts likely helped contain an outbreak of COVID-19 in two large residence halls in the fall of 2020. The outbreak, marked by a high number of cases among undergraduate student residents as the semester began, did not […]
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The power of “Yes” – Madison Hale ’21 embraced opportunities while at UW-Superior
June 2, 2021
“I just started saying, ‘Yes, I’m going to do anything that’s getting thrown my way,’” she said. The philosophy revealed opportunities that fit perfectly with her major: social work. She chose it because she loves giving back. “I wanted to help people,” Hale said. “I really like the idea of just being able to spend my […]
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Three bachelor’s degrees in four years — no problem for motivated, first-generation UW-Stout student
June 1, 2021
Gardiner is using her new communications and marketing skills to expand part-time photography business into career Abi Gardiner became the first in her family to receive a bachelor’s degree when she graduated May 8 from University of Wisconsin-Stout. Beyond the distinction of being a first-generation graduate, Gardiner, of DeForest, achieved something else that anyone would […]
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Global perspective: International experiences help shape UW-Eau Claire grad
May 28, 2021
Hannah Javoroski traveled the U.S. extensively with her family while growing up in Milwaukee, but it was a high school trip to China that sparked a love for international experiences. “From there on, I knew I would incorporate studying abroad or traveling abroad some way or another during my collegiate career,” Javoroski says. “I am […]
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Award-winning UW-Milwaukee architecture student working to make design more inclusive
May 27, 2021
Imagine being 6 years old, blind, on the autism spectrum and nonverbal. That’s Alex, a child who needs a well-designed environment to learn and thrive. In response to that challenge, UWM architecture student Roe Jing Draus designed a space for Alex, who is imaginary but reflects the challenges that many children and adults face in […]