1. Sprinting toward greatness: UWL’s Sam Blaskowski balances family, academics and a passion for track

    Photo of Sam Blaskowski, who shares about his track and field journey, Olympic trials debut, NIL deal with Kwik Trip, and keeping family a priority. (Photo courtesy of Blaskowski)

    Being a student-athlete opens doors to unique opportunities, and Sam Blaskowski has made the most of each one that has come his way.  Blaskowski, a junior majoring in exercise and sport science: sport management, is also a member of the men’s track and field team. His athletic career gained momentum during his senior year at […]

  2. UW-Whitewater AMA, Enactus students support business development in Guatemala

    Already among the nation’s most successful college student organizations, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s American Marketing Association and Enactus chapters continued to build on their legacies of entrepreneurship and service over the summer in 2024. Five Warhawks traveled to Antigua, Guatemala, from July 20-27 to continue their work with ProChapina, a nonprofit organization that serves to support, educate, uplift, and empower […]

  3. Granted ACCESS: UW-Stout $125K award will improve cybersecurity in U.S. Defense supply chain

    Photo of UW-Stout cybersecurity students

    In the U.S., 50% of small- and medium-size manufacturers lack basic cybersecurity controls. It’s a major national concern for those companies that work with the U.S. Department of Defense. A valuable new resource, thanks to a $124,555 federal grant awarded to UW-Stout, will help. The 12-month award for 2025 from the U.S. Department of Defense […]

  4. Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium opens to rave reviews, victories

    Photo of ribbon-cutting for Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium at UW-Superior

    A project six years in the making finally came to realization with the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s new Superior Choice Credit Union (SCCU) Stadium. “It’s been a long time coming, but we’re excited that the day is finally here,” Nick Bursik, UW-Superior director of athletics said. “We’re excited for the community to […]

  5. Go Big Read author reflects on disability, kindness, independence

    Photo of Taussig answering questions from the audience during UW-Madison's Go Big Read keynote conversation. (Photo by Althea Dotzour)

      It was a simple, everyday interaction, but it was significant to Rebekah Taussig. The author couldn’t reach the paper towels she needed from her wheelchair, and a woman nearby spoke up: “They didn’t put these paper towels where you can reach them. Want me to grab one for you?” The woman’s framing recognized the […]

  6. UW-River Falls coordinator of move-out collection effort leaving a legacy

    Photo of retiring UWRF coordinator

    Don’t Throw It, Donate It! program has saved tons of items from landfill, offered to people in need A dinner conversation in spring 2005 has turned into an effort that has saved nearly 60,000 pounds of items from a landfill and has given them another use while helping people in the process. In May 2005, […]

  7. Prioritizing patients: UWL students drive innovation in healthcare with Gundersen Summer Research Fellowship

    Photo of UW-La Crosse students who participated in a Gundersen Summer Research Fellowship, which helped them gain invaluable hands-on experience in medical research and clinical care.

    Behind the scenes at Gundersen Health System, two UWL students are contributing to research that will benefit the future of patient experiences.  Anna Meilahn and MacKenzie Caya recently completed the Gundersen Summer Research Fellowship, gaining invaluable hands-on experience in medical research and clinical care. The fellowship, established in 1985, has fostered the research skills of […]

  8. Blugold artists celebrate Chippewa River aquatic life in new public mosaic installation

    A six-panel, stained-glass mosaic enclosure was designed by UW-Eau Claire Jyl Kelley, professor of art, and fabricated by art students Theron Christiansen, Erin Phelps and Anmarie “Rie” Roos.

    The historic Water Street portion of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus near the Haas Fine Arts Center has a new public art installation that beautifies a bus stop while educating riders and passersby about the subaquatic life of the nearby Chippewa River. The six-panel, stained-glass mosaic enclosure was designed by Jyl Kelley, professor of […]

  9. Touchdown! UW-Green Bay celebrates 85,883 annual continuing education and workforce training learners, enough to fill Lambeau Field

    Graphic of more than 85,880 UWGB continuing education learners, enough to fill Lambeau Field

    Green Bay, Wis.—It’s one thing to fill a professional football field with fervent fans of the green and gold on a Sunday afternoon in fall. It’s another to surpass that same stadium’s capacity of 81,441 by filling it with learners.* That’s just what happened over the last year when 85,883 learners —more than enough to […]

  10. UW-Stout M.S. school counseling program to go online to help meet high state demand for trained professionals

    Photo of Assistant Professor Riley Drake, center, with master's students in a practice and theory course / UW-Stout

    Wisconsin projected to need 1,500 more counselors within five years; need in rural schools is critical, professors’ research shows School counselors provide a variety of services for students in the prekindergarten to grade 12 setting, supporting both students’ mental health and academic achievement. However, ongoing challenges across the nation to recruit, hire and retain qualified […]