UW-Whitewater

October 1, 2013

  After fleeing her native country of Vietnam, Nicki Vo found a home in Whitewater and university mentors who challenged her to achieve her dreams. She’s now an talented chemist, supplying products for industries across Wisconsin and beyond.  

August 26, 2013

All that sweet corn ripening in fields across Wisconsin produces an annual state economic impact of nearly $130 million when it’s processed, according to a new report from UW-Whitewater. “Value-added vegetables have an enormous economic impact in this state,’’ said Russ Kashian, a professor of economics and director of the Fiscal and Economic Research Center […]

July 29, 2013

It will serve as both a renewable energy plant and a learning and research laboratory. It promises a more sustainable future for the state’s evolving dairy industry. And it will prepare new waves of environmental and renewable energy scientists for the workforce, students who hail from the kinds of small, rural Wisconsin communities where similar […]

July 24, 2013

A logo is more than just a way to identify a company. It represents the brand, character and values of a business. With the help of a talented designer, four regional businesses affiliated with UW-Whitewater are identifying themselves with creative logos that have won international recognition. The logos were created by Renée Melton, an associate […]

June 19, 2013

Without a doubt, Mitchell Fiene’s invention is one of the coolest entrepreneurial ideas of the year. His quadcopter – a four-rotor helicopter with a wingspan of two feet and equipped with a video camera – can be controlled with a few touches on his iPad. It’s not a new toy or a hobbyist pursuit, however. […]

May 9, 2013

Business students and faculty members are immersing themselves in water activities as the UW-Whitewater College of Business and Economics expands its focus on the business of water. As Milwaukee positions itself as a world water hub, UW-Whitewater is providing innovative and creative contributions to the growing regional cluster of freshwater businesses. From the new water […]

March 15, 2013

Chris Brooks knows what it’s like to pull himself up over towering obstacles. The UW-Whitewater senior from Cross Plains has guided intrepid rock climbers across the quartzite bluffs at Devil’s Lake State Park in Sauk County for more than five years. But the most difficult ascent he’s currently facing isn’t a cliff or mountainside. Brooks […]

February 7, 2013

The professor knelt on the brightly carpeted floor to introduce herself to a small child. “My name is Dr. Fox and I’m going to be in your classroom today,” she said. Why is a college professor teaching kindergartners and first-graders? Because she’s “practicing what we teach’’ in an innovative program in the College of Education […]

January 14, 2013

When an inventor has a brainstorm, the Wisconsin Innovation Service Center is ready to help. “We get the tinkerers working in their basements or garages. We get engineers with extensive experience and capabilities who may have access to laboratories. We get the scientists. We get applications from federal labs,” said Ronald “Bud” Gayhart, director of […]

November 5, 2012

UW-Whitewater alumni Mark Johanneck and Melissa Gerke work at UW Health Clinical Simulation Program at UW-Madison, WI. They credit their UW-Whitewater education with helping them get where they are today.