Campus Stories

  1. UWM undergraduate students get involved in research

    Photo of undergraduate researcher Spencer Smolen and mentor Carolyn Esswein from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning discussing their work to make school playgrounds safer and better for play and learning while also improving stormwater management.

    July 31, 2024

    Providing opportunities for undergraduates – not just graduate students – to do research is an important part of UWM’s mission. Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research supports over 500 undergrads every year to engage in research collaborations with faculty. They do things such as assessing a building’s vulnerability […]

  2. Eighty-six engineering students work to improve quality of life for people in rural Cambodia

    Photo of Cambodian village. Teams of engineering students designed solutions for the Bunong people in the rural village of Pu Ngaol, Cambodia. Photo by Engineers Without Borders Australia.

    July 30, 2024

    Cross-disciplinary teams present prototypes at Research Day, Engineers Without Borders’ U.S. Grand Finals design challenge Cross-disciplinary students in the Impacts of Engineering course at UW-Stout this spring investigated ways to improve the quality of life for people in the remote forests of eastern Cambodia. Through the Engineers Without Borders’ Design for People Challenge, they worked in teams […]

  3. UWEC’s Academic Intervention Clinic serves community, trains Blugolds

    Photo of Blugold psychology graduate student Bryn Hermanson of Berlin working with an elementary school student under the supervision of Dr. Melissa Coolong-Chaffin, professor of psychology and co-director of the Academic Intervention Clinic.

    July 29, 2024

    Blugold undergraduate and graduate students are helping to improve academic skills for Chippewa Valley elementary and middle school students again this summer at the Academic Intervention Clinic in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Human Development Center. The clinic’s summer program has been operating for 15 years assessing reading skills for children in grades 1-8 and […]

  4. UWO anthropologist helps ID American WWII soldier in German mass grave

    Photo of work at the site of a mass grave in Normandy, France, in December 2023. UW Oshkosh associate professor Jordan Karsten hands off a bucket containing bones to be submitted for DNA analysis. Photo courtesy Anibas Photography

    July 26, 2024

    Jordan Karsten, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh anthropologist known for his work identifying human remains and helping police with “cold” cases, has helped identify an American soldier who disappeared in Normandy during WWII. Karsten was part of a team that worked with the German War Graves Commission and Israeli nonprofits to search for the burial […]

  5. UWM student entrepreneurs look to streamline construction projects

    Photo of Sidonie Dessoubret, a junior in information science, and Jeremi Lukos, a junior in architecture and urban planning, who won $1,000 in a UWM pitch contest in March for Insite, a platform designed to make construction projects simpler to manage. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    July 25, 2024

    Any building project involves architects, construction workers, project managers and others. As a result, possibilities for miscommunication and cost overruns are plentiful. Two UWM student entrepreneurs are developing a way to overcome these problems, especially in developing countries where language and technology barriers add to the challenges. Sidonie Dessoubret, a junior in information science, and […]

  6. Out of the classroom and into the stream: How fish sampling teaches UW-Platteville biology students conservation

    Photo of Dr. Kristopher Wright taking his students and the Chancellor and Provost into the Rountree Branch Stream.

    July 24, 2024

    Biology students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville stepped into chest waders and took to the water to conduct fish sampling. Fish sampling provides a straightforward method to assess fish populations or communities, particularly in their habitats. It’s part of a broader collaboration with Trout Unlimited, a national nonprofit organization that focuses on conserving, protecting and […]

  7. Parkside Athletics offers summer camps for young athletes

    Graphic of UW-Parkside Youth Camps

    July 23, 2024

    The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Athletics Department is proud to offer a variety of youth camps throughout the summer. The camps include soccer, basketball, and volleyball and provide a fun and safe environment for kids to develop their skills under the instruction of UW-Parkside’s experienced coaches and accomplished athletes. Nike Soccer Camp at UW-Parkside The Nike […]

  8. Cross-cultural care: UWL Physical Therapy students enhance skills through healthcare experiences in India

    Four, first-year UWL Physical Therapy students went to KLE Institute of Physiotherapy and also made local cultural trips in India in January. The students are from left, Sam Bach, Katie Hall, Anna Edsill and Kayla Lass.

    July 22, 2024

    They all remembered the waterfall, one of their first stops in India. As UW-La Crosse physical therapy students climbed the rock steps alongside the rushing water, they noticed a man walking on his hands down the jagged path, as he pulled his legs along behind him. The sight reminded UWL student Sam Bach of a […]

  9. A bachelor’s and master’s in 5: UWO Sociology & Public Administration launch innovative ‘4+1’ program

    Photo of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduates. UWO is launching a new, first-in-the-Midwest “4+1” program, a Sociology & Master of Public Administration (MPA) 4+1, to help learners earn two career-oriented degrees flexibly and quickly. (UW Oshkosh)

    July 19, 2024

    In as little as five years, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students could cross the graduation stage with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a new, first-in-the-Midwest “4+1” program. The Sociology & Master of Public Administration (MPA) 4+1 is the latest advancement from the now-fused UWO Sociology & Public Administration department. Faculty leaders joined forces to […]

  10. Enduring Heritage, Newfound Horizons

    UW-Green Bay alumnus Lolar Moua, who shares his journey and commitment to UW-Green Bay. Photos by Dan Moore, UW-Green Bay Photographer

    July 19, 2024

    Embracing his family origins, Lolar Moua rediscovers the threads of his heritage, weaving them into the tapestry of his American dream. For Lolar Moua, his journey from childhood to college and beyond spans over 8,000 miles and more than two decades—all adding up to a transformative passage from the life he knew as a child […]

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