Campus Stories

  1. UW-Eau Claire marketing alumna finds award-winning success in economic development

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire alumna Melissa Meschke

    February 7, 2025

    When Melissa Meschke graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in marketing in 2012, she was excited to explore the broad spectrum of career paths that her education offered her. And explore she did, across a wide range of industries and business types. It was not until 2017, with a move back […]

  2. UWM underwater archaeologist appears on History Channel show

    Photo of UW-Milwaukee underwater archaeologist Ashley Lemke

    February 6, 2025

    When the History Channel looked for an expert to talk about some of the world’s biggest underwater mysteries, they found one in Milwaukee. At UW-Milwaukee, in fact. Ashley Lemke, an associate professor of anthropology who is an expert in underwater archaeology, flew to New York City over the summer to appear on “Mysteries Unearthed,” a […]

  3. Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies

    Image of placenta research

    February 5, 2025

    A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life. In humans, placental insufficiency restricts the growth of developing fetuses and […]

  4. UW-Stevens Point students receive an opportunity to teach English internationally

    Photo of UW-Stevens Point students Kylie Newton (left) and Morgan Hansen (right), who will travel to Spain to teach English to native Spanish speakers.

    February 4, 2025

    Two University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students are waiting to learn where they will live and work in Spain next fall. Spanish undergraduate senior Kylie Newton and junior Morgan Hansen have been accepted into the RVF International program to teach English to native Spanish speakers. It won’t be their first time living in Spain. The pair […]

  5. CLRR choice: UW-Stout limnology center research supporting work on Green Lake water quality

    Photo of duckweed, which covers the Silver Creek Estuary, right, where the creek flows into Green Lake under the County Highway A bridge. / Photo by Phil Burkart

    February 3, 2025

    Association for state’s deepest natural inland lake seeking answers through scientific analysis of phosphorus in its estuaries Covering more than 7,600 acres, Green Lake is one of Wisconsin’s largest and best-known natural, inland lakes. It’s also the deepest such lake in the state, at 236 feet. The 1,000 members of the Green Lake Association rightly […]

  6. The evidence of success: UWO graduating senior pursuing forensic anthropology career

    Photo of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior Hannah Vang using calipers to measure a model of a human skull alongside anthropology associate professor Jordan Karsten.

    January 31, 2025

    Hannah Vang can’t conceal her excitement when she talks about investigating blood spatter patterns or searching for human remains in a dense forested area.   “I love every aspect of it,” Vang says. “The scientific methods, the investigation, and the profile you build—it’s like solving a complex puzzle. And knowing that your work can bring closure […]

  7. ‘A weight off my shoulders’ – December grad shares how Jungbluth Scholarships helped shape her future

    Photo of UWL graduate

    January 30, 2025

    Rarely does opening an email spark genuine excitement.  But Alissa St. Louis remembers how it felt receiving that message four years ago, telling her she had been selected as a recipient of the Eric & Kristin Jungbluth Scholarship in the College of Business Administration.  “It felt surreal that someone who hardly knew me believed I was […]

  8. Data Driven: UW-Superior student Tamami Igeta found her career path at UW-Superior

    Photo of Tamami Igeta, an international student from Japan triple-majoring in marketing, supply chain management, and business analytics.

    January 29, 2025

    Data is everywhere and powers everything that we do. People with the skills to properly analyze and display data to inform managerial decisions are highly sought in nearly every industry. For Tamami Igeta, an international student from Japan triple-majoring in marketing, supply chain management, and business analytics, the numbers played an important role in her decision to attend […]

  9. UW-River Falls, others partner to receive National Science Foundation grant to boost regional economy

    Photo of UWRF instructor

    January 28, 2025

    Three-year, $550,786 grant will be used to bolster computer science education, boost region’s economy High school students in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota will learn the latest advancements in computer science, thanks to a $550,786 National Science Foundation grant received by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and two partner universities. UWRF partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Eau […]

  10. Rising Higher at UWGB: Watch ‘Meghan’s Story: Master’s in Nutrition and Integrated Health’

    Photo of Meghan, a UW-Green Bay graduate student who is passionate about helping people through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

    January 27, 2025

    Meghan, a UW-Green Bay graduate student is passionate about helping people through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. While working there as a Dietetic Technician, she realized that she wanted to rise higher in her career and decided to enroll in UW-Green Bay’s Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrated Health program. Learning more about food […]

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