Campus Stories
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UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests
February 25, 2025
Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today. “There are days when the choices aren’t always good, and you’re making the least bad choice,” he says. “But we’ve survived well. I’m proud of what we do here.” The […]
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UW-Milwaukee Zilber College research project aims to address needs of dementia patients and caregivers
February 24, 2025
A grant from Bader Philanthropies will help fund a research project that aims to address the unmet need for self-care guidelines among Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. The project is led by Priya Nambisan, associate professor of biostatistics and health informatics at the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health at UWM. The project will use […]
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Getting their feet wet: UWL partners with J.F. Brennan, providing hands-on experience in hydrographic surveying
February 21, 2025
J.F. Brennan, a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm based in La Crosse, specializes in environmental remediation, dam construction, commercial diving, harbor management and submarine cable services. It is also a top employer of UW-La Crosse students. Students in Colin Belby’s Geospatial Field Methods course (GEO 410) recently gained hands-on experience in hydrographic surveying through a unique […]
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UW-Whitewater’s “Mascots on Main” initiative showcases industry and community ties
February 20, 2025
UW-Whitewater Chancellor Corey King and university mascot Willie Warhawk recently visited eight Whitewater area businesses/organizations, expressing gratitude for their support of the university and the Universities of Wisconsin. These visits — documented on video and being shared on social media this week — demonstrate the mutually beneficial relationships that exist between the university and the […]
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Pursuing Dreams from a Distance: Megan Glaser’s online journey at UW-Superior
February 19, 2025
For Megan Glaser, the path to the University of Wisconsin-Superior was filled with twists and turns, but it’s a journey she is glad she traveled. An exercise science major with a minor in psychology and a self-designed minor in advocating wellness – Glaser had a difficult start as a full-time student at UW-Superior. “My dad and my family dog were both […]
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Gentle Jumps: UW-Platteville engineering students craft a life-changing toddler’s chair
February 18, 2025
Emma Gunderson is a lively, happy one-and-a-half-year-old who, despite her blindness and limited hearing, finds comfort in one place: her bouncy chair. “It’s hard to put into words just how important this chair is for Emma,” said her mother, Rachel Gunderson. “She spends about a third of her day in it—it’s her safe space. She […]
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UW-Whitewater chemistry student helps land U.S. patent
February 17, 2025
Foster Boom traces his first memories of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater back to a field trip taken as an eighth-grade student at Mahone Middle School in Kenosha. “I think we extracted strawberry or corn DNA,” Boom said. “UW-Whitewater was always in the back of my mind.” After graduating from Libertyville High School in Illinois, Boom […]
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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 […]