Campus Stories
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Siren Shrub: Side hustle to multi-product, multi-flavor company
April 21, 2022
Siren Shrub Co., which takes drinks up a notch with an old-but-new concept, has taken its company up a notch in just a few short years. The women-owned business based in Stevens Point makes flavorful combinations with its shrubs — nonalcoholic syrups, not to be confused with small bushes. These concentrates are made from apple […]
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Biodegradable gel boosts immune system’s attack on several cancers in mice
April 21, 2022
A new biodegradable gel improves the immune system’s ability to keep cancer at bay after tumors are surgically removed. The gel, tested in mice, releases drugs and special antibodies that simultaneously deplete immune-blocking cells called macrophages from the surgical site and activate T cells so they can attack cancer. University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists tested the […]
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UW-Parkside students meet with members of U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee
April 20, 2022
On Monday, April 11, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth met with UW-Parkside students in an informal meet and greet to discuss issues surrounding pathways and obstacles to college success. Visit the full gallery of Monday’s Congressional events. Link to original story: https://www.uwp.edu/explore/news/congress_students.cfm
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UW-Platteville to offer summer coding camps to high school students
April 18, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering is offering three interactive summer coding camps for high school students. The first camp, Computer Games Programming, will run from Wednesday, June 8 through Friday, June 10. Cyber Defense, will take place from Monday, Aug. 15 through Friday, Aug. 19. The series wraps up on Saturday, Aug. 20 with the Hackathon, […]
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UW Oshkosh partners with Fauna Bio in search of new treatments for human disease
April 18, 2022
A new research collaboration between the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and the California-based biotech company Fauna Bio seeks to translate disease resistance strategies found in the animal kingdom into new treatments for human disease. Fauna Bio has provided a $500,000 sponsorship that increases UW Oshkosh’s capacity for biomedical collaborations and helps establish the University as […]
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UWM brain study provides insight into how pandemic is affecting adolescents
April 14, 2022
How much worse was the mental health of “tweens” – children between the ages of 10 and 14 – during the height of COVID-19, compared to before the pandemic? Did adolescents who experienced loss, family strife and social isolation suffer more from depression and substance use than those with fewer pandemic-related stresses? Curious Campus, UWM’s […]
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UW-Green Bay Public Opinion Poll is rising in prominence
April 14, 2022
The student-led research is model for other colleges and universities It’s unusual for a professional, peer-reviewed journal to feature the work of undergraduate students, so the fact that 14 students in Aaron Weinschenk’s young political science research lab were prominently featured as co-authors gives you a clue about the quality and ambition of the work being done […]
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UW-Platteville’s Getz joins elite group of forensic anthropologists with highest professional certification
April 14, 2022
Dr. Sara Getz, assistant professor of forensic investigation at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville earned the highest professional certification available in her field and is now a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (ABFA). According to the ABFA, a forensic anthropologist applies specialized knowledge of the human skeleton and its cartilaginous structures, as well as archaeological […]
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Blugolds leading new dance class for Eau Claire area children and teens with disabilities
April 13, 2022
Olivia Schmidt and Scarlett Prock love their weekly dance classes, where they leap and twirl as they practice a new dance routine that they’ll perform during their first-ever recital this spring. “Scarlett doesn’t speak but we can tell when she’s excited,” Jack Mickelson says of his 6-year-old daughter. “When we’re pulling in, she’s beaming.” Olivia, […]
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UW-Stout’s School of Education working to fill statewide need for teachers
April 8, 2022
Shortages grew during pandemic; university offers seven undergraduate programs Help wanted: Teachers. Across the United States the teaching profession, one historically considered critical to the future of the country, has been struggling to find the next wave of educators or simply to fill existing positions. The number of students going into college teacher education programs […]