Campus Stories

  1. Watch the Video: Chemistry Major loves to ‘blow things up’

    Photo of UW-Green Bay chemistry major

    August 12, 2024

    Meet Nora, a Chemistry Major at UW-Green Bay. While attending the UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus, she fell in love with chemistry after taking a General Chemistry class with Prof. Amy Kabrhel. “Her teaching style is infectious. The way she taught just made me want to learn more. Formula on the board, she’s going to show you how […]

  2. UW-Parkside well represented at Olympic Race Walk Trials

    Photo of the first-place finisher, Robyn Stevens (center), who attended UW-Parkside between 2001 and 2003. Class of 2011 Alumna Miranda Melville (left) earned second place during the trials. And Michelle Rohl, a 1989 graduate of UW-Parkside, finished third. (Photo by Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard)

    August 9, 2024

    The University of Wisconsin-Parkside was well represented during the U.S. Olympic Trials for Women’s Race Walking on June 29 in Eugene, Oregon. All three of the top finishers attended UW-Parkside with two being UW-Parkside alumna. The first-place finisher, Robyn Stevens, attended UW-Parkside between 2001 and 2003. Class of 2011 Alumna Miranda Melville earned second place […]

  3. UW-Eau Claire students, faculty collaborate with Wisconsin industry on defense contract

    Photo of (from left) Dr. Deidra Gerlach, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, working with students Jackie Bradley and Connor Koepp.

    August 8, 2024

    University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students and faculty are working with a small Wisconsin manufacturer on a Department of Defense contract to develop a more environmentally friendly, anti-corrosive product for use in military equipment. The two-year, $231,709 government subcontract received by Dr. Deidra Gerlach, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is the first of its kind […]

  4. 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 […]

  5. UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield hosts summer STEAM program

    Photo of students at camp: UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield will host Full STEAM Ahead, a free Science, Technology, Art, Engineering and Mathematics summer educational camp, from Aug. 13-15.

    August 6, 2024

    Dive into the world of science and mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield Full STEAM Ahead camp this August. Full STEAM Ahead, a free Science, Technology, Art, Engineering and Mathematics summer educational opportunity, will be held Aug. 13-15 from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The three-day camp will offer opportunities for middle school girls […]

  6. Bringing delight by investigating a no-melt ice cream

    Photo of Cameron Wicks, a PhD student in UW–Madison’s Department of Food Science, working on a new technology that adds naturally occurring compounds to ice cream to prevent it from melting quickly on a hot summer day. (Photo: Michael King/University of Wisconsin–Madison)

    August 5, 2024

    On a hot summer day, nothing hits the spot quite like ice cream, especially here in the Dairy State. But while a frozen treat can help you cool off, it also puts you in a race against the clock to finish your scoop before it becomes a puddle — or worse, a sticky mess coating […]

  7. LEAPing forward: How UWL’s new program transforms lives of amputees and PT students

    Photo of Walter Van Roo, of La Crosse, walking around the UWL Fieldhouse track with physical therapy student Casey Breunig, a volunteer for the LEAP program. Breunig was hooked after his first session assisting amputees with exercise plans. “This program shows there is a real need for the degree we are pursuing,” says Breunig.

    August 2, 2024

    Walter Van Roo faced significant challenges after losing his legs to a brown recluse spider bite in 1995 and later being struck by a drunk driver while in his wheelchair. Despite medical predictions that he would probably never walk again, Van Roo has defied the odds. On a Thursday afternoon in May, he finished three […]

  8. Federal funds awarded for biohealth, with UW–Madison leading the way

    Photo of downtown Madison and UW-Madison campus, aerial view. The $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub is expected to drive transformative medical innovation, workforce development and critical job growth across Wisconsin. Photo: Bryce Richter

    August 1, 2024

    The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Tuesday announced $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, a groundbreaking initiative set to drive transformative medical innovation, workforce development and critical job growth across Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of 18 members of the Biohealth Tech Hub consortium, was a key partner in […]

  9. UWM undergraduate students get involved in research

    Photo of undergraduate researcher Spencer Smolen and mentor Carolyn Esswein from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning discussing their work to make school playgrounds safer and better for play and learning while also improving stormwater management.

    July 31, 2024

    Providing opportunities for undergraduates – not just graduate students – to do research is an important part of UWM’s mission. Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research supports over 500 undergrads every year to engage in research collaborations with faculty. They do things such as assessing a building’s vulnerability […]

  10. Eighty-six engineering students work to improve quality of life for people in rural Cambodia

    Photo of Cambodian village. Teams of engineering students designed solutions for the Bunong people in the rural village of Pu Ngaol, Cambodia. Photo by Engineers Without Borders Australia.

    July 30, 2024

    Cross-disciplinary teams present prototypes at Research Day, Engineers Without Borders’ U.S. Grand Finals design challenge Cross-disciplinary students in the Impacts of Engineering course at UW-Stout this spring investigated ways to improve the quality of life for people in the remote forests of eastern Cambodia. Through the Engineers Without Borders’ Design for People Challenge, they worked in teams […]

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