The Universities of Wisconsin News Service is a free news and information service for Wisconsin media. Each week, the UW News Service provides up to three text and visual content packages about public higher education in Wisconsin for publication online and in print.
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News Packages for February 24, 2025
UWL adds two high-impact majors: Programs will meet growing need in engineering physics, data science
UW-La Crosse is launching new majors in two high-impact fields, bolstering the university’s longstanding reputation for excellence in science and workforce development.
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Art and Engineering forge partnership for practical learning in Art Department foundry
UW-Madison mechanical engineering students gained practical experience casting screwdriver handles this fall in the Art Department’s foundry in a collaboration between the two departments.
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New UW-Superior library space fosters community, professional growth
The Jim Dan Hill Library at the University of Wisconsin-Superior is proud to announce the opening of a new Learning and Gathering Space designed to support faculty development and enhance collaboration. The new space is dedicated to long-time library supporter Barbara J. Schaal (1950-2024), an alumna of UW-Superior.
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News Packages for February 17, 2025
Mark Stephen Cosby Honors College will enhance program for high-achieving Blugolds
The establishment of a new honors college at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer distinctive and enriched academic experiences for the university’s most talented and high-achieving students.
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How a tabletop robot may revolutionize physical therapy delivery
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UWO geology student among 100 out of 30,000 to score NASA research internship
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh senior geology major Jonah Habeck’s love for prehistoric life and the natural world set him on a path towards a career in geology, culminating in a significant opportunity: a prestigious summer internship at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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News Packages for February 10, 2025
UW-Platteville, UW-La Crosse announce innovative 3+2 dual degree agreements
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse announce an innovative set of articulation agreements establishing 3+2 dual degree programs. These agreements offer students a seamless pathway to earn a Bachelor of Science in physics from UW-La Crosse and a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, or mechanical engineering from UW-Platteville.
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UWO nursing students learning, practicing, leading advances in telehealth delivery
At a time when telehealth appointments are becoming increasingly common, nursing students at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh have been mastering skills needed to connect with patients in today’s health care environment—especially with those living in the state’s less populated areas who could benefit from a remote visit option.
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Students across Wisconsin helping the DNR to repopulate forests
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s LEAF – Wisconsin’s K-12 Forestry Education Program and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – Division of Forestry’s Reforestation Program have been collaborating to get Wisconsin’s School Forests more involved in tree seed collection.
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News Packages for February 3, 2025
Automated solutions: Engineering teams present capstone prototypes to industry sponsors
UW-Stout School of Engineering students teamed up to complete senior capstone projects, several collaborating with industry sponsors.
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Why do birds make so many different sounds? A new UW–Madison study gets at the underlying factors
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have conducted the first-ever global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world.
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Lab-grown talent: UWL student explores the frontiers of biochemistry at Argonne National Lab
UW-La Crosse Junior and Biochemistry Major Ellie Schneider spent her summer at one of the world’s foremost research facilities, helping a startup company create the first, lab-grown, sustainable elastic fabric. Walking into work every day at Argonne National Laboratory was a “dream opportunity,” she says.
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