UW-Platteville
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UW-Platteville collaborates to launch women in criminal justice mentor program
November 15, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently rolled out its first women-focused mentoring program for criminal justice majors, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the UW-Madison Center for Law, Society, and Justice. The University of Wisconsin Women in Criminal Justice Mentoring Program provides students with mentors from multiple agencies at the federal, state and local levels. The […]
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Back to the past: UW-Platteville advising manager embarks on archaeological mission abroad
October 24, 2022
There’s more to Becca Bartusewich than meets the eye. In addition to being an instructor, most know her as the advising manager for the Office of Professional Program Support at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville – but these titles only form part of the picture. Outside of overseeing a team of advisors and their 1,100 distance students, […]
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New UW-Platteville director looks to reinvigorate orchestral music in the community
October 18, 2022
Megan Maddaleno is beginning her first full academic year as director of orchestral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and said she is looking forward to expanding the UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra and enhancing its presence in the Platteville community. Maddaleno joined the UW-Platteville Department of Performing and Visual Arts last February. As a trained violinist, she earned her undergraduate […]
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NSF grants UW-Platteville $1.5 million for new civil and environmental engineering scholarship program
October 4, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is the recipient of a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, which will create a unique scholarship program for civil and environmental engineering students and help bring an increased focus on equity in infrastructure to the field. The Sociocultural and Place-Aware Civil and Environmental Scholars, or SPACES, program will establish […]
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UW-Platteville wraps up inaugural summer coding camps, introduces high school students to growing field
September 29, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently wrapped up its inaugural summer coding camps and hackathon, introducing nearly 60 high school students to the rapidly expanding computer science and cybersecurity fields. The camps – focusing on computer games programming, esports, and cyber defense – were the first of their kind to be offered in the region. “We […]
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UW-Platteville engineering alumnus turns imagination into reality with custom playgrounds
September 22, 2022
University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumnus Tommy Jacobs spends his days bringing people’s imagination to life. As a custom lead design engineer at Landscape Structures, in Delano, Minnesota, it’s his job to take clients’ most creative ideas for playgrounds and turn them into reality. “Every day is always different,” said Jacobs. “We are building a brand-new product in […]
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Bormann set to lead new UW-Platteville innovation center, spark creativity on campus and in region
September 12, 2022
When the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s newest engineering building, Sesquicentennial Hall, opens next week, it will be home to one of the largest makerspaces in the Midwest – the Huff Family Innovation Center – and Joe Bormann, the center’s newly appointed director, is looking forward to fostering innovation, among both students and the business community, in Southwest Wisconsin. […]
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UW-Platteville’s Nollen part of U.S. soil judging team taking first place at world contest
September 8, 2022
University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior Isaac Nollen was on the four-person American soil judging team that took first place at last month’s International Soil Judging Competition, hosted by the 20th World Congress of Soil Science in Glasgow, Scotland. “The contest was an amazing experience for me,” said Nollen, a soil and crop science major from Pontiac, […]
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UW-Platteville faculty, student researchers to create microgrid cybersecurity testbed
August 31, 2022
A group of faculty and student researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville are working to contribute solutions to the increasing threat of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. With the help of the UW System Ignite Grant Program and several industry partners, including ABB Inc., UW-Platteville will soon be home to a smart microgrid cybersecurity testbed. Microgrids typically serve […]
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Recent UW-Platteville grads set to make an impact in growing field of plant breeding and biotechnology
August 16, 2022
Garrett Larsen had a passion for plant biotechnology even before he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Thanks to the Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Program through BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute and Promega, he had his first real exposure to research before college, which validated his decision to pursue it professionally. Larsen said that UW-Platteville’s Soil and Crop […]