Campus Stories
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UWO math contest draws teams of young students eager to test problem-solving skills
May 31, 2024
It was a day of some serious thinking as more than 1,000 middle and high school students from 57 Wisconsin schools competed in the sixth annual UW Oshkosh Mathematical Problem-Solving Contest. The students came from as far as Fountain City, Wisconsin, about 3.5 hours away on the western border of the state, to participate in a […]
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Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat; nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help
May 30, 2024
Many pancreatic tumors are like malignant fortresses, surrounded by a dense matrix of collagen and other tissue that shields them from immune cells and immunotherapies that have been effective in treating other cancers. Employing bacteria to infiltrate that cancerous fortification and deliver these drugs could aid treatment for pancreatic cancer, according to newly published findings […]
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UW-Parkside student honored as Newman Civic Fellow
May 29, 2024
Alejandro Solis recognized for commitment to solving public problems Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico who will make up the 2024-2025 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Alejandro Solis, a student […]
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UW-Stevens Point internship creates path towards land conservation careers
May 28, 2024
An internship at the North Central Conservancy Trust (NCCT) in Stevens Point has given University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point junior Morgan Goff a variety of opportunities to learn about non-profit work. One of her special projects is updating service maps for the organization’s website, using what she has learned in the classroom as a minor in geographic information […]
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Persistence and vision are part of Alexa’s Story, as she pursues a Master’s of Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
May 24, 2024
Alexa has big dreams. Once she completes her Master’s of Sports, Exercise and Performance Psychology program at UW-Green Bay, her next step is working in the NCAA. Then, in professional sports. She discovered the field of sports psychology, and as a former UW-Green Bay student-athlete she knows the pressure and the feelings that student-athletes experience. With […]
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Sleep Number CEO, EC council president, honorary doctorate recipient provide inspirational send-off for 1,000+ UW-Stout graduates
May 23, 2024
Celebratory smiles lit up the faces of 1,037 graduates as they crossed the stage to receive a higher education degree on May 4 from Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, UW-Stout. Along with their diplomas, they departed the three commencement ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse with inspirational advice from three alumni speakers, who have become corporate and community leaders, […]
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$1.3 million gift moves UWM closer to new research vessel
May 22, 2024
The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences’ state-of-the-art Research Vessel Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of its goal of $20 million needed to begin the construction process. “For decades, the Kohler name has […]
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Exceptional meteorite, plowed up from a Dane County field, finds new home in UW-Madison Geology Museum
May 21, 2024
VIENNA, Wis. — It was a balmy spring day in May 2009 when Jim Koch’s plow kicked up an unusually hefty rock. Koch was prepping a field for alfalfa on his farm in the Town of Vienna just a short drive north of Madison. At first, he didn’t notice the rock. But after stopping the […]
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UW-Green Bay: Embracing Community Outreach
May 20, 2024
Brooke Lemke is a Parent Educator/Community Outreach Coordinator with the Sheboygan County Family Resource Center (FRC) and recently earned a certificate in Pediatric Mental Health. Brooke has embraced the community outreach requirement of the certificate and has so far given four (and counting) presentations. In her four presentations, Brooke has educated over 44 childcare employees. […]
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UW-Eau Claire recognized for its wellness program
May 17, 2024
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff are moving toward better health thanks to a globally recognized wellness program collaboration between the university and Mayo Clinic Health System. UW-Eau Claire is among 145 universities and colleges around the world honored by Exercise is Medicine, earning a silver-level designation in the community-impact initiative of the […]