Campus Stories
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UW-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute receives nearly $8 million in funding
May 11, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) recently received a five-year cooperative agreement and funding for the first year at a level of $7,965,000 from the United States Department of Transportation Maritime Administration. The funding is intended to further current efforts that address curtailment of aquatic nuisance species within the Great Lakes associated with ballast […]
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UW-Platteville Bee Squad discusses importance of honeybees and native pollinators
May 10, 2022
The beekeeping season is underway, and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Bee Squad is ready to observe honeybees and native pollinators across campus. The Bee Squad, which consists of nearly a half dozen students, is advised by Dr. Becky Doyle-Morin and Dr. Jeffrey Huebschman, both professors of biology. The club, which formed nearly five years ago, constructed the pollinator “P” […]
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UW-Parkside to offer STEAM Programs
May 9, 2022
STEAM-based summer programs for youth ages 11-17 will be offered by the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Professional and Continuing Education Department, July through August. The weekday programs focus on creativity and exploration through coding, technology, and bioscience, placing a premium on one-on-one instruction and ensuring small class sizes. As part of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering Art […]
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UWO sustainability efforts earn US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools honor
May 7, 2022
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is celebrating Earth Day in a big way. UW Oshkosh learned Friday it has earned the prestigious U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Postsecondary Sustainability Award. UWO is one four postsecondary institutions across the country—and the only one in Wisconsin—to receive the 2022 honor. The recognition is for schools, […]
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Afghan refugees start a new journey at UW-Milwaukee
May 6, 2022
As they waited in their bus at the airport in Kabul last August, Samira and her friends kept watch out the windows in case someone might be approaching the bus with a bomb. That was just one moment in a long, harrowing journey from Afghanistan to Milwaukee for a group of young women now enrolled […]
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UW–Madison’s ultra-efficient carbon capture tech earns top 60 spot in global XPRIZE challenge
May 5, 2022
For a planet increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a desperately needed turn in the right direction. Innovators worldwide participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition are racing to develop technologies that can harvest that carbon dioxide efficiently and lock it away. Now, from an initial […]
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Prairie preservation: UW-La Crosse alum Taylor Prill puts her degree to work through restoration project
May 5, 2022
UW-La Crosse alum Taylor Prill has returned to her hometown to make her geography degree flourish. Prill is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore a retired, three-acre hayfield in Clintonville, Wisconsin, into a native prairie. It will have a public walkway where people can learn more about the plant and animal […]
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UW-River Falls: Food Ready Space opens at St. Croix Valley Business Incubator Center
May 4, 2022
When the new 3,000-square-foot Food Ready Space opened in February at the St. Croix Valley Business Incubation Center, it required no marketing before all seven spaces were filled with entrepreneurs ready to launch or grow their businesses. State and local licensing laws require that most food products publicly sold must be produced in commercial-grade kitchens, […]
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Leader of the Pack: Brian Gutekunst’s path from UW-La Crosse to general manager in Titletown
May 3, 2022
In 1994, a shoulder injury seemed to spell the end of Brian Gutekunst’s time with the UW-La Crosse football team. Coach Roger Harring had other ideas. “It was evident my career as a player was over. I was thinking about transferring to a school in North Carolina, so I could be closer to family,” Gutekunst […]