UW-River Falls

  1. UW-River Falls agriculture programs ranked first, second nationally in college ratings

    Photo of UWRF first day of agriculture class

    December 19, 2024

    Dairy science, animal science programs, along with others, recognized for excellent instruction and outcomes   Agriculture programs at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls have placed first and second nationally in recent college rankings, evidence of the university’s renowned agriculture coursework. The university’s dairy science program is the top program of its kind among U.S. colleges, according to College […]

  2. Paws for a cause: Veterans Day speaker highlights the positive impact of service dogs

    Photo of Lani Rethaber, executive director of Patriot K9s of Wisconsin, standing next to his German Shepherd Aisa as UW-River Falls student Michaela Hasapopoulos, left, sings the national anthem at the beginning of a Veterans Day ceremony at the university.

    November 26, 2024

    Patriot K9s of Wisconsin has assisted more than 100 veterans and continues to grow After stints in the Marine Corps and the Wisconsin Army National Guard, Lani Rethaber found himself feeling a mix of anger and depression, emotions that often prevented him from socializing. Then Rethaber found the emotional support he needed in the form […]

  3. UW-River Falls early childhood degree to move fully online in 2025

    Photo of UW-River Falls campus in fall

    November 12, 2024

    Change will allow for expansion to additional students The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will move its early childhood degree completion program fully online beginning in January 2025. The program’s change to an online delivery method is tailored to accommodate the diverse needs of working adults, transfer students and those who are balancing family commitments. The […]

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

    Photo of retiring UWRF coordinator

    October 31, 2024

    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, […]

  5. UW-River Falls faculty member, students lauded for research efforts

    Photo of WiSys President Arjun Sanga presenting Grace Lewis, assistant professor of animal and food science at UW-River Falls, with the Carl E. Gulbrandson Innovator of the Year Award during a ceremony Thursday at UW-Superior. The award honors the research efforts of Lewis and five of her students. Contributed photo.

    September 11, 2024

    WiSys award recognizes work to develop multiple food products A University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty member and five of her students are being recognized for their creative, award-winning research that has led to a pending patent for a tasty food product they created. Grace Lewis, assistant professor of animal and food science, and students Yihong […]

  6. UW-River Falls adds community and environmental planning degree

    Photo of former UW-River Falls student CJ Sycks speaks with an onlooker during an event in 2022 at the university at which conservation and environmental planning students solicited ideas about planning issues facing the city of River Falls. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved starting a new undergraduate community and environmental planning degree at UW-River Falls that will develop skills specific to urban planning. UWRF file photo.

    August 7, 2024

    Program to begin this fall will teach skills needed for high-demand careers Students seeking to design communities now and into the future will have the opportunity to learn those important, in-demand skills at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls following the addition of an undergraduate community and environmental planning degree at the university. The Universities of Wisconsin […]

  7. UWRF’s Humane Handling Institute secures $1 million gift from Rosen Family Foundation, Inc.

    Photo of Kurt Vogel, UW-River Falls professor of animal welfare and behavior and director of the Humane Handling Institute, speaks with meat industry employees during a training session on effective and humane restraint and stunning of animals at the university’s Mann Valley Farm in November 2023. The Rosen Family Foundation, Inc. has given a $1 million gift to support the Humane Handling Institute. UWRF photo.

    July 9, 2024

    Investment endorses institute’s innovative, impactful animal welfare initiatives The Rosen Family Foundation, Inc. has announced a $1 million gift in support of the internationally recognized Humane Handling Institute at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The transformational gift to the UW-River Falls Foundation establishes the largest program endowment in the university’s history: The Rosen Family Humane […]

  8. UWRF alum/New Richmond teacher named Wisconsin Teacher of the Year

    Photo of New Richmond High School agriscience teacher Rachel Sauvola shoveling corn from a gravity box as she instructs students, from left, Michael Mast, Jazzmira Traynor and Melany Rodriquez how to remove corn to be fed to animals at the school-operated farm that Sauvola began and oversees. Sauvola, a 1999 UW-River Falls graduate, was recently recognized for her teaching expertise by being named a 2025 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. UWRF photo.

    July 2, 2024

    Educator noted for her inspired education methods, development of school farm Whether developing a new program to produce beef for school lunch or training agriculture teachers across the nation to better instruct their students, Rachel Sauvola comes up with innovative ways to convey knowledge, a process she credits in part to her time as a […]

  9. UW-River Falls program engages youth in water science, stewardship

    Photo of local high schoolers learning about water science with university faculty and students.

    May 10, 2024

    Offering 22 miles of world-class trout fishing and other recreational activities, the beloved Kinnickinnic River runs through the city of River Falls and the UW-River Falls campus. The community and the campus are invested in its health. So, it was no surprise the Youth Water Stewards pilot program, funded by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, […]

  10. Leaving a legacy: New scholarship at UW-River Falls will assist aspiring teachers

    Photo of Ann and Manley Olson

    April 22, 2024

    Scholarship named for two Hudson sisters who had longtime careers as educators The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has received funding for a new endowed scholarship designed to benefit students from Hudson with a love of education. The Blanche Hansen Nygard and Meta Hansen Elementary Education Scholarship will provide $1,200 annually to an elementary education major […]

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