Campus Stories
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UW-Eau Claire to offer new major in professional studies
April 2, 2024
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer a bachelor of science in professional studies major starting in fall 2024 to promote bachelor’s degree completion for students who have either earned an associate degree or have significant college credits. The UW System Board of Regents on Feb. 9 approved the new major that will provide a […]
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From ICU nurse to the hospital’s president: UWO alum shares his journey of growth, leadership
April 1, 2024
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Shane Carter, ’01, began his health care career as an ICU nurse at the hospital now known as Ascension NE Wisconsin – Mercy Campus. Today, just 20 or so years later, Carter has stepped forward as president of that same facility located just a few miles from […]
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The College Tour television program to feature UW-Stevens Point
March 29, 2024
Last September, a film crew came to spend a week at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the goal of highlighting current students, programs and locations to create a comprehensive guide to the university to share with prospective students across the globe. The College Tour, an award-winning TV series that offers an insider view of […]
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Big cheese: Successful cheddar production means UW-River Falls dairy plant is up and running
March 28, 2024
New, much-anticipated $9 million facility will serve as site to train students, dairy industry employees River Falls, Wis. – With one slice, then another and another, Sam Galgowski cut a large block of cheddar cheese at the bottom of a metal vat into smaller chunks. Galgowski – cheesemaker at the Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence at […]
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UW-Parkside student receives Newman Civic Fellowship mini-grant
March 27, 2024
As the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Newman Civic Fellow, Grant Pitts, feels a responsibility to serve as a civic leader for his peers and the campus community. As part of the Fellowship, Pitts has received a mini-grant from Campus Compact to help facilitate a new digital democracy wall. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a year-long position […]
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Strings and service: UW-Whitewater’s Charlie Shilhavy earns national music award
March 26, 2024
What started as a hobby became a lifestyle for University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Charlie Shilhavy. “I wake up and I think about music, I go to sleep thinking about music,” said Shilhavy, who plays bass. “It’s something that brings me joy and gives me purpose – to be able to create, perform and learn. It’s […]
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UW-Eau Claire, Mayo Clinic Health System launch innovative Medical Academy Program to begin April 1
March 25, 2024
Learning about the complexities of the human body and state-of-the-art health care is at the heart of the innovative Medical Academy Program, offered this spring thanks to a collaboration between Mayo Clinic Health System and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Medical Academy Program offers a unique learning opportunity for anyone who wants to better […]
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UW–Madison researchers first to 3D-print functional human brain tissue
March 22, 2024
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists has developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue. It’s an achievement with important implications for scientists studying the brain and working on treatments for a broad range of neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. “This could […]
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Driving change, meaning business: UW-Green Bay’s Master’s in Public Administration is shaping the future of service
March 21, 2024
While it’s easy in our “return on investment” higher education landscape to prioritize fields like computer science and biomedics for their direct financial rewards, students like Gage Beck at UW-Green Bay are more drawn by the call to serve. Beck’s journey into the public sector is not solely driven by financial gain but by a […]
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Environmental science: New UWL major to prepare students for fast-growing field
March 20, 2024
UW-La Crosse has launched a new major designed to prepare students for careers in the critical, fast-growing field of environmental science. UWL students are now able to declare an Environmental Science major after the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the program in December. The major, housed in the newly renamed Department of Geography and Environmental […]