Campus Stories

  1. UW-Green Bay Alumna, Dr. Tina Sauerhammer Dean Breaks Ground on Innovative New Facility

    Photo of Dr. Tina Sauerhammer, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Mike Alexander, and Becky Bartoszek, President and CEO of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, posing with shovels and ceremonially throw dirt to mark the groundbreaking of the new Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery & Dermatology facility at 4100 N Lightning Drive. From left to right: Becky Bartoszek, President and CEO of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Tina Sauerhammer, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Mike Alexander. Photo Credit: Katie Hammerton, Office of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce.

    September 6, 2024

    Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery & Dermatology Breaks Ground on Innovative New Facility The Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery & Dermatology (WIPS) celebrated the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art facility today, marking a transformative moment for healthcare in the Fox Cities. Held at4100 N Lightning Drive, this event highlights a commitment to elevating medical care, […]

  2. First plasma marks major milestone in UW–Madison fusion energy research

    Photo of Elliot Claveau, honorary fellow in the Department of Physics and experimental scientist at Realta Fusion, raising his hands in celebration of achieving a plasma from the control room at the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror Project (WHAM) experiment being conducted at the Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory in Stoughton on July 16, 2024. Photo: Bryce Richter

    September 5, 2024

    STOUGHTON, Wis. — A fusion device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison generated plasma for the first time Monday, opening a door to making the highly anticipated, carbon-free energy source a reality. Over the past four years, a team of UW–Madison physicists and engineers has been constructing and testing the fusion energy device, known as WHAM […]

  3. Food and nutrition sciences: UWL launches new major within growing industry

    Photo of UWL academic building: UWL's new major in food and nutrition sciences will support the next generation of dietitians, nutritionists and food scientists in this fast-growing field.

    September 4, 2024

    A new major at UW-La Crosse will prepare students for careers in the fast-growing field of food and nutrition sciences. Building on the success of UWL’s existing nutrition minor, the new major in food and nutrition sciences will expand learning and research opportunities in food science, food safety, food systems and more — while meeting a critical workforce development need […]

  4. Blugolds assist effort to add 143-year-old bridge to historic register

    Photo of the 900-foot-long High Bridge that spans the Chippewa River just downriver from Dell’s Dam, which is officially named the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Bridge, but is referred to locally as the High Bridge because its deck is approximately 80 feet above the normal river level.

    September 3, 2024

    An effort that started seven years ago in a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire history class culminated this spring when Eau Claire’s oldest railroad bridge was added to the State Register of Historic Places. The Wisconsin Historical Society named the 143-year-old High Bridge to the state register in May after it was determined to be significant […]

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