Campus Stories
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UWO talent vital to nonprofits responding to community challenges
February 14, 2025
Name the community challenge: addiction, abuse, food insecurity, housing instability, neighborhood cohesion… In Oshkosh, often not too far from the physical borders of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus, Titans are helping agencies in the community confront them. And, in several cases, UWO graduates are leading these organizations, teams and missions. A quick scan of the […]
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Food recovery program repackages leftovers for hungry students
February 13, 2025
A food recovery program that repackages leftover food from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire dining services is expanding in spring semester to help feed more students. The program, piloted in fall 2024, provides repackaged meals to Campus Harvest Food Pantry, where they are frozen and available for free to students. The program is a collaborative […]
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UW-Green Bay: Navigating the course of supply chains
February 12, 2025
Two centuries ago, intrepid sailors transported barrels of pork, whiskey, fish and flour on the slow, uncertain journey to military outposts along the Great Lakes. Soon, drones will be dropping purchases at the feet of customers. Supply is no longer a chain but a complex, interconnected network of suppliers, warehouses and distribution centers, all working […]
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UW-Platteville and WCC Brands showcase powerful partnership
February 11, 2025
The energy was palpable as UW-Platteville Chancellor Tammy Evetovich and the university’s mascot, Pioneer Pete, travelled off campus to visit a local business with deep university roots: WCC Brands Custom Apparel. The visit marked the launch of the Universities of Wisconsin’s “Mascots on Main” campaign, a statewide initiative highlighting the vital connections between UW universities […]
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Carly Nieman’s journey from business student to missionary leader
February 10, 2025
From Classroom to Community: UW-Parkside Graduate Carly Nieman’s Journey to Serve South Africa On Saturday, Dec. 14, over 400 University of Wisconsin-Parkside students officially completed their degrees and celebrated the beginning of the next part of their journey. Carly Nieman’s path combines business acumen with a passion for international service. While deciding what to do […]
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UW-Eau Claire marketing alumna finds award-winning success in economic development
February 7, 2025
When Melissa Meschke graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in marketing in 2012, she was excited to explore the broad spectrum of career paths that her education offered her. And explore she did, across a wide range of industries and business types. It was not until 2017, with a move back […]
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UWM underwater archaeologist appears on History Channel show
February 6, 2025
When the History Channel looked for an expert to talk about some of the world’s biggest underwater mysteries, they found one in Milwaukee. At UW-Milwaukee, in fact. Ashley Lemke, an associate professor of anthropology who is an expert in underwater archaeology, flew to New York City over the summer to appear on “Mysteries Unearthed,” a […]
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Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies
February 5, 2025
A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life. In humans, placental insufficiency restricts the growth of developing fetuses and […]
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UW-Stevens Point students receive an opportunity to teach English internationally
February 4, 2025
Two University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students are waiting to learn where they will live and work in Spain next fall. Spanish undergraduate senior Kylie Newton and junior Morgan Hansen have been accepted into the RVF International program to teach English to native Spanish speakers. It won’t be their first time living in Spain. The pair […]
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CLRR choice: UW-Stout limnology center research supporting work on Green Lake water quality
February 3, 2025
Association for state’s deepest natural inland lake seeking answers through scientific analysis of phosphorus in its estuaries Covering more than 7,600 acres, Green Lake is one of Wisconsin’s largest and best-known natural, inland lakes. It’s also the deepest such lake in the state, at 236 feet. The 1,000 members of the Green Lake Association rightly […]