Campus Stories

  1. UW-Superior Department of Education announces more student choice

    Photo of UW-Superior student-teacher

    September 18, 2024

    The University of Wisconsin-Superior Department of Education announces more student choice while earning an elementary education, early childhood, special education, or early childhood special education license. In the past, these licenses have required testing related to candidate content area knowledge centered solely on the Praxis assessment. Recent changes give teacher candidates their choice using content area GPA (based on specified courses embedded in […]

  2. Local foundation’s gift will enhance music programs, scholarships at UW-Stevens Point

    Photo of members of the Copernicus Foundation Board of Directors including (from left) Lawrence Leviton, John Kolinski, Chrismary Pacyna, Paul Anderson and Tom Mrozinski, as well as Aber Suzuki Center Director AnnMarie Novak, Music Chair and Professor Mathew Buchman, COFAC Dean Valerie Cisler and Music Associate Professor Andrew Moran.

    September 17, 2024

    The Aber Suzuki Center and students within the Department of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit from gifts from a local foundation funded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt. The Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point gifted the UW-Stevens Point College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) with $130,000, with $80,000 […]

  3. Lululemon for the gold: UW-Stout alum helps develop Canada’s Olympics apparel

    Photo of Kirby Hanson, with her husband and fellow alum, Tyler, and their sons / Kirby Hanson

    September 16, 2024

    Kirby Hanson proud to see her team’s product come to life on international athletics stage As UW-Stout alum Kirby Hanson watched the Summer Olympics in Paris from her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, she and her family had a more personal reason to cheer on their nation’s athletes. Hanson, an apparel design and development 2007 graduate, is the […]

  4. UWM alum uses art to promote mental health awareness across the country

    Photo of the work of UWM alum Sarah McGinnis showcased on Kleenex boxes nationwide, carrying uplifting messages of hope. (Submitted photo)

    September 13, 2024

    The next time you reach for a tissue, you might see an uplifting message and cheery artwork on the box thanks to UWM alum Sarah McGinnis. Work by McGinnis is showcased in Target stores nationwide as a featured artist in an ongoing collaboration between Kleenex and Self Care is for Everyone, a collective working to […]

  5. UW-Platteville School of Agriculture receives grant from CHS Foundation to enhance precision agriculture curriculum

    Photo of UW-Platteville researcher demonstrating precision agriculture. “Precision agriculture is all about software and mapping the field,” said Dr. Joseph Sanford, assistant professor of soil and crop science. “We aim to introduce common industry software to give our students familiarity with it, so they’re well-prepared when they start their new jobs.”

    September 12, 2024

    The University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Agriculture faculty Dr. Joe Sanford, Dr. Chris Baxter and David Heimerdinger have been awarded a substantial grant from the CHS Foundation to advance the university’s precision agriculture initiatives. The grant will specifically support the enhancement of the precision agriculture course curriculum and the potential development of a precision agriculture […]

  6. 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 […]

  7. UW-Stevens Point welcomes a new kind of champion

    Photo of the UW-Stevens Point Esports Club, which took home its first title with a national championship from the Overwatch 2 Purple Team.

    September 10, 2024

    The global phenomenon of esports has evolved video games from a recreational household activity to a $1 billion industry that rivals the likes of traditional sports. With the help of the tools in their new Esports Center, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Esports Club is proving they are here to compete – and win. Six members from […]

  8. New UWM master’s degree in Connected Systems Engineering prepares students to ‘future proof’ their careers

    Photo of aerial view of UW-Milwaukee

    September 9, 2024

    The UW-Milwaukee (UWM) College of Engineering & Applied Science is now enrolling students for the fall launch of its new master’s of science degree program in Connected Systems Engineering. This first-of-its-kind program in Wisconsin combines engineering, business and data science with real-world applications in advanced manufacturing. Coursework includes topics that are increasingly relevant to manufacturing, […]

  9. UW-Green Bay Alumna, Dr. Tina Sauerhammer Dean Breaks Ground on Innovative New Facility

    Photo of Dr. Tina Sauerhammer, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Mike Alexander, and Becky Bartoszek, President and CEO of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, posing with shovels and ceremonially throw dirt to mark the groundbreaking of the new Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery & Dermatology facility at 4100 N Lightning Drive. From left to right: Becky Bartoszek, President and CEO of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Tina Sauerhammer, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Mike Alexander. Photo Credit: Katie Hammerton, Office of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce.

    September 6, 2024

    Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery & Dermatology Breaks Ground on Innovative New Facility The Wisconsin Institute of Plastic Surgery & Dermatology (WIPS) celebrated the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art facility today, marking a transformative moment for healthcare in the Fox Cities. Held at4100 N Lightning Drive, this event highlights a commitment to elevating medical care, […]

  10. First plasma marks major milestone in UW–Madison fusion energy research

    Photo of Elliot Claveau, honorary fellow in the Department of Physics and experimental scientist at Realta Fusion, raising his hands in celebration of achieving a plasma from the control room at the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror Project (WHAM) experiment being conducted at the Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory in Stoughton on July 16, 2024. Photo: Bryce Richter

    September 5, 2024

    STOUGHTON, Wis. — A fusion device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison generated plasma for the first time Monday, opening a door to making the highly anticipated, carbon-free energy source a reality. Over the past four years, a team of UW–Madison physicists and engineers has been constructing and testing the fusion energy device, known as WHAM […]

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