Campus Stories
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UW-Green Bay: Nonprofit professionals gain education and insight at inaugural spring conference
April 30, 2023
The inaugural Nonprofit Education & Development Network Conference, held on April 5, 2023, at Lambeau Field was a sold-out event! The event, ‘Nonprofit Resilience: Reset, Renew & Inspire,’ brought together more than 250 talented thought leaders and community members from the nonprofit sector to focus on building resilience and helping to inspire industry professionals. The one-day event […]
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UW-Milwaukee FlexRide proves microtransit can connect unemployed with jobs
April 28, 2023
Suburban employers have job vacancies they can’t fill. There are plenty of job seekers in Milwaukee County, but many don’t own a vehicle and the Milwaukee County Transit System can provide service only to the county line. To try to solve this mismatch, UWM urban planners partnered with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) […]
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Cecil Garvin, esteemed teacher of Ho-Chunk language, to receive honorary degree from UW–Madison
April 27, 2023
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will award an honorary doctorate degree this May to Cecil Garvin, a highly respected Ho-Chunk elder who has devoted much of his professional life to the preservation and promotion of the Ho-Chunk language and culture. Garvin is a primary author of many of the language materials presently used in K-12 education […]
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Students present research on reducing ammonia emissions and odors
April 27, 2023
Three University of Wisconsin-Platteville students are looking at biochar as a way to reduce ammonia emissions and odors off of manure storages, which many farms in Wisconsin use. According to the students’ research, manure storages are good for many environmental reasons, but are also a source of odor and greenhouse gas emissions. Jeffrey Smolinski, Zach […]
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UW-Whitewater professor wins Fulbright award to study desert ecology
April 26, 2023
For Andrea Romero, the rainforests of Costa Rica have become almost a second home. She has been conducting research on the wildlife ecosystem in the Central American country for nearly two decades. Lately, her focus has been on scavenging — how rainforest creatures use the carcasses of dead animals to maintain the circle of life […]
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Student research spotlight: Madeline Marchiafava at Research in the Rotunda
April 25, 2023
For recent University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduate Madeline Marchiafava, the benefits of collaborative faculty-student research didn’t end with commencement in December — they kept coming by way of a March invitation to present at Research in the Rotunda, the annual UW System event at the Capitol showcasing research activities across state campuses that contribute to […]
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UW-Parkside students present research at Research in the Rotunda
April 24, 2023
Eleven students represented the University of Wisconsin-Parkside among nearly 150 undergraduates across the University of Wisconsin System to showcase their outstanding research at the 19th annual Research in the Rotunda on March 8. Together with their faculty advisers, students shared their research findings on a variety of important topics with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, […]
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UWL, Viterbo students connect for hands-on health simulations
April 21, 2023
UW-La Crosse and Viterbo University students in health professions plan to make an “IMPACT” during an upcoming training. The 7th annual Interprofessional Model of Patient Care Training (IMPACT) runs from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in part at the Health Science Consortium, 1300 Badger St. With more than 150 students participating, some will be at Viterbo […]
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UW-Platteville, UW Oshkosh partner to introduce new pathway to nursing degree
April 20, 2023
In a ceremony today, officials from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh signed an agreement to offer a unique 3+1 dual bachelor degree program, providing UW-Platteville students with a pathway to earn a bachelor’s in nursing, while saving time and money. Through the new program, UW-Platteville students can receive a Bachelor of Science […]
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UW-Stout’s Child and Family Study Center looks to strengthen Wisconsin’s child care workforce
April 19, 2023
Center at the heart of Heritage Hall project provides critical career training through community service Families from around Wisconsin are facing significant shortages of quality child care programs, caused in large part by a shortage of licensed early childhood staff. UW-Stout is committed to building the state’s child care workforce through its Child and Family […]