Campus Stories

October 15, 2024

The Olson Museum of Natural History at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will increase its community engagement through displays and programming for all audiences with help from a federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Inspire! Grant for Small Museums totals nearly $75,000 for more than two years with a primary focus […]

October 14, 2024

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside and ArtRoot unveiled the Wall Poem design work of a UW-Parkside student and a Racine resident poet on Sept. 15. A brief history of the project and future projects were shared, and the featured poet recited her poem. This installation is the seventh in the series. Wall Poems of Racine No. 7 […]

October 11, 2024

Were there Oscars for experiential learning, you might say Jacob Lefeber is a shoo-in. Lefeber, a senior majoring in Radio TV Film at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is still reeling from the success of his debut short film Cappuccino, which he wrote and directed. The six-minute family drama won Best Student Film at the Star City Film Festival […]

October 10, 2024

It’s not often that high school students have the opportunity for paid internships that provide them hands-on career experience before heading to college. The High School Freshwater Summer Scholars internship program at UW-Green Bay does exactly that. What began as a pilot program with one intern in 2022 grew to 10 interns in summer 2024. […]

October 9, 2024

The weeklong celebration of The Sonnentag’s opening was highlighted by the Sept. 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $122 million facility on the banks of the Chippewa River. “This project has far exceeded my expectations,” John Sonnentag says. “Thank you to everyone who helped in any way with building this marvelous complex.” Construction on the building […]

October 8, 2024

For 40 years, mathematicians around the world grappled with a challenging problem in knot theory. Today, that problem has been solved, thanks to the groundbreaking work of Isaac Sundberg, a 2016 graduate of UW-La Crosse’s mathematics program. Sundberg, now a post-doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Germany, has made significant strides […]

October 7, 2024

Peter Daly was a fourth-year student at UW–Madison in fall 2020 when he took the first Computer Sciences capstone course taught by Amber Field. Field had selected Daly and 25 other CS majors to participate in this pilot experiential learning class, pairing companies with self-selected teams of students to work on real-world problems. Daly found […]

October 4, 2024

Ezmae, a 1-year-old golden retriever, has joined the UWM Police force as its first K-9 officer. She was sworn in at a ceremony with her handler, Officer Mindy Wucherer, at the UWM Student Union’s Fireside Lounge earlier this month. Ezmae is a certified facility-trained dog, a type of service dog specializing in an educational environment. […]

October 3, 2024

Seven current or former members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball programs won gold medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, continuing a strong tradition of Warhawk success on the sport’s international stage. John Boie, AJ Fitzpatrick, Nate Hinze, Talen Jourdan, Jeromie Meyer and Jake Williams were each part of the Team USA […]

October 2, 2024

“Well, at your age, that’s to be expected.” “How are we today sweetie?” “Are we ready for our checkup?” Those are comments older adults sometimes hear from medical professionals, and they reflect ingrained ageism, according to Andrew Steward, assistant professor of social work in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. His research focuses on […]