Campus Stories

  1. Driving change, meaning business: UW-Green Bay’s Master’s in Public Administration is shaping the future of service

    Photo of UW-Green Bay Masters of Public Administration student Gage Beck speaking with a co-worker at the Greater Green Bay YMCA. Photo by Dan Moore, University Photographer

    May 20, 2025

    While it’s easy in our “return on investment” higher education landscape to prioritize fields like computer science and biomedics for their direct financial rewards, students like Gage Beck at UW-Green Bay are more drawn by the call to serve. Beck’s journey into the public sector is not solely driven by financial gain but by a […]

  2. Turning trauma into triumph: Social work grad Emily Casey

    May 19, 2025

    Most students expect to face some challenges during college, academically and otherwise. Nothing, however, could have prepared Emily Casey for the difficulties she faced in her first year at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire — physical and emotional struggles that nearly pushed her to give up her college dreams. “In the fall of my first […]

  3. An Epic class: Graphic design students collaborate with Epic Systems to improve UX in healthcare software, apps

    Photo of Professor Nagesh Shinde working with UW-Stout graphic design students. Within Professor Shinde’s Healthcare User Experience Design course, students are working with designers at Epic Systems, who serve as mentors for students as they create web, mobile app or kiosk products and services. / UW-Stout

    May 16, 2025

    Industry partnership with one of nation’s largest healthcare software companies aims to impact patients’ quality of life Graphic design and interactive media students at UW-Stout are collaborating with professionals from Epic Systems, one of the nation’s leading healthcare software companies, to improve the user experiences of patients and healthcare providers. Within Professor Nagesh Shinde’s Healthcare User Experience […]

  4. More than 1,000 middle/high students dive into UWO math contest, get a taste of college

    Photo of middle school students solving math contest problems (UWO)

    May 15, 2025

    The buzz started early at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. By 8 a.m., buses from 30 school districts across the state began unloading more than 1,000 middle and high school students on campus, their chatter and excitement echoing across academic buildings and hallways.   Students from Sabish Middle School, Fond du Lac, challenge themselves in a Face-Off […]

  5. Degrees within reach: UWL’s Win-Win Program helps 126 former students cross the college finish line

    Photo of UWL senior Ryan Sneath

    May 14, 2025

    Over the past four years, UW-La Crosse’s Win-Win program has helped 126 former students turn unfinished college business into a proud accomplishment. The annual outreach initiative reconnects with students who were close to completing their degrees but left before finishing — giving them a clear, supported path to graduation. The results speak for themselves: Since […]

  6. App under development at UW-Madison could make it easier, more affordable to ‘age in place’

    May 13, 2025

    University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are using augmented reality to make the homes of older adults safer. Their innovation will not only streamline a sometimes clunky process but also support a more affordable and community-based approach that can reach more people. It’s an urgent issue: Older adults in Wisconsin have the greatest chance of death after a fall. […]

  7. Sustainability Spotlight: UW-Parkside Community Garden expands impact through new grant

    Photo of UW-Parkside Community Garden

    May 12, 2025

    The University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s community garden expanded significantly in 2024, supported by funding from the Fund for Lake Michigan. The grant enabled improvements in stormwater management, biodiversity, and food security initiatives. New additions in 2024 included more leasable plots, as well as a compost bin, cold frame, fruit tree orchard, and Monarch Waystation-certified pollinator garden, […]

  8. UW-Whitewater Police Department earns national accreditation

    Photo of UW-Whitewater Police Department

    May 9, 2025

    After an intensive three-year review process, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Department received accreditation from a national program considered the gold standard within the profession. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA, has officially recognized the UW-Whitewater Police Department with its accreditation. It is one of only four departments in Wisconsin to hold the […]

  9. UW-Superior to add varsity women’s lacrosse, two club teams to athletic offerings

    Photo of UW-Superior stadium

    May 8, 2025

    The University of Wisconsin-Superior and Yellowjacket Athletics have announced the addition of three sports – one varsity sport and two club sports, to its current athletic offerings. UW-Superior will add one varsity NCAA sport, women’s lacrosse, which will debut in time for the 2026-27 academic year with sights set on competing in the spring 2027 season. Additionally, […]

  10. How AI-powered chatbots can make – or break – consumer trust

    Photo of Scott Schanke, an assistant professor in UWM’s Lubar College of Business, who studies the design of artificial intelligence agents for public-facing business interactions, and how different interfaces can make or break consumer trust. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    May 7, 2025

    Chatbots – those little text bubbles that pop up in the corner of so many consumer sites – have long been a fixture in the digital world. Now, the growing popularity of generative AI programs has only supercharged their presence, and their abilities. Conversations with ChatGPT and similar apps are getting more realistic by the […]

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