Campus Stories

  1. 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 […]

  2. 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 […]

  3. Warhawk Hannah Smith earns ESPN Humanitarian Award

    Photo of Hannah Smith, a communication major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, second from left, who took the words of her mother to heart when she was recently recognized for her generosity in front of a national audience at a premium sports awards show.

    August 30, 2024

    Hannah Smith, a communication major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, took the words of her mother to heart when she was recently recognized for her generosity in front of a national audience at a premium sports awards show. On July 11 in Los Angeles, Smith was honored as a winner of the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award at […]

  4. What’s in a name? How the newly named Applied Engineering Technology Management Department is propelling student success in the tri-state region

    Photo of a student working in the Electronics and Automation Lab.

    August 29, 2024

    Enrolling in the Applied Engineering Technology Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville offers students a unique pathway to a dynamic and impactful career across three key disciplines: engineering technology management, construction management and technology and engineering education. Formerly known as the Department of Industrial Studies, it equips students with specialized knowledge and practical skills […]

  5. Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute: The promise of corporate-academic partnerships

    Photo of Ethan Gu, a PhD student in computer science at Marquette University, talking with Onochie Fan-Osuala, an associate professor at UW-Whitewater, at a Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute event. (Jaclyn Tyler photo)

    August 28, 2024

    In 2018, three influential local organizations – Northwestern Mutual, Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – united to form the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) with a shared focus on the ever-evolving and dynamic domains of data science and artificial intelligence. Today, the NMDSI remains committed to advancing research innovation, creating education pathways […]

  6. A field for all: Alumna Cadi Doyle receives National Teacher of the Year award for adapted physical education

    Photo of Cadi Doyle, ’16, far right, who was honored with the Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America)

    August 27, 2024

    From UW-La Crosse classrooms to national acclaim, Cadi Doyle, ’16, is making her mark on the adapted physical education field. In March, Doyle was honored with the Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America). This national recognition follows her being awarded the 2022 Virginia Adapted […]

  7. Serendipity reveals new method to fight cancer with T cells

    Photo of Krishanu Saha, right, working in a lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Submitted photo

    August 26, 2024

    A promising therapy that treats blood cancers by harnessing the power of the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells could now treat solid tumors more efficiently. Thanks to a recent study from Dan Cappabianca and Krishanu Saha at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery published in Molecular Therapy – Methods & Clinical Development, Chimeric Antigen Receptor […]

  8. UW-Green Bay students contribute to lake sturgeon conservation research

    Photo of Zach Nordstrom, part of the Lake Sturgeon conservation research at UW-Green Bay.

    August 23, 2024

    Lake sturgeon first evolved around 200 million years ago, around the same time as the dinosaurs. This unique fish species once numbered more than two million. Fish biologists estimate about 3,000 adult fish exist in the Great Lakes proper today. Wisconsin is an international leader in lake sturgeon conservation. The state’s efforts target sustaining populations that […]

  9. UW-Milwaukee athletes winning in the classroom too

    Photo of UW-Milwaukee tennis player Giorgia Cavestro, who is majoring in IT management and accounting and was honored as one of the top undergraduate students in the Lubar College of Business. She helped the team win the Horizon League’s Raise Your Sights award for 2023-2024, an honor given to the conference’s top athletic teams in academics, based on combined grade point average. (Milwaukee Athletics photo)

    August 23, 2024

    UW-Milwaukee student athletes excel even when they’re not competing. The UWM women’s tennis team recently received the Horizon League’s Raise Your Sights award for 2023-2024, an honor given to the top academic women’s and men’s teams based on combined grade point average for the academic year. The women’s tennis team led the league with a GPA of […]

  10. New camp introduces high school students to freshwater experiences

    Photo of high school students from Wisconsin and Illinois taking freshwater samples.

    August 22, 2024

    The UW Oshkosh Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) hosted 18 high school students from Wisconsin and Illinois for its inaugural residential “Freshwater High School Experience” on the UW Oshkosh campus. Along with the ERIC staff, professors from Biology, Environmental Studies, Engineering, and Geology ran sessions for the students. The goal was to introduce high school […]

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