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Steve “Rocky” Donovan, founding executive director of Parkside Works, announces retirement KENOSHA, Wis. – Steve “Rocky” Donovan, the founding executive director of Parkside Works at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, plans to retire at the end of August after helping launch the university’s partnership and workforce-innovation office. Dr. John Skalbeck will succeed Donovan as Executive Director, UW-Parkside […]

Matthew Friedel is transforming the way Wisconsin thinks about innovation. As teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and co-founder of its Disruptive Technologies Lab, Friedel’s work bridges academia and industry, empowering students and local technology startups to thrive. “I would describe myself as three things: educator, entrepreneur and investor,” Friedel said. “My job is to […]

Afton Nelson, a May graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, didn’t have long to wait to get started on her career after graduation. The double major in dairy science and animal science from Owatonna, Minn., was able to step right into a job as an embryo export coordinator for GenOvations in Lodi.   “I heard about the company because we went on a field trip there fall semester for one […]

Muralists from around the U.S. and world join university artists and volunteers for public art event Menomonie, Wis. – From an artistic portrayal of the journey of Hmong refugees from Laos to Menomonie to an eye-catching image that captures the past, present and future of Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, students and staff members from UW-Stout Polytechnic had […]

Seeing is believing when it comes to water. That’s why a special workshop at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is empowering educators across Wisconsin to better explain the difficult subject of groundwater flow and its impact. Dr. Sarah Vitale, associate professor of geology and environmental science, guided her second group of K-12 educators through a […]

When classical guitarist Leonela Alejandro stepped onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall recently to perform a solo recital, she was not nervous. Instead, she said, she felt eager to celebrate her hard work and play for the many family members and friends in the audience. “Before the concert, I kept thinking to myself, I really […]

Aspiring journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater take advantage of multiple opportunities to tell stories and cover newsworthy events as they hone their craft and prepare for their profession.    Chase Keller, editor-in-chief of the Royal Purple, a student-run, independent newspaper supported by the university, was honored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association with the 2026 Collegiate Journalist […]

At a dinner table inside Evergreen Retirement Community, the conversation moved from prom dates to college curfews, from music and childhood memories to the way life has changed across generations.  University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh students listened as Evergreen residents shared what college was like in the 1950s and 1960s. Residents asked students about school, relationships, social media and […]

The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA) honored University of Wisconsin-River Falls Assistant Professor Grace Lewis as the 2026 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Early Career Award: Dairy Foods Division Tuesday during an awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Milwaukee.  The ADSA Foundation Early Career Award was created to recognize two young scholars (one from the Dairy Foods Division and […]

Over 700 industry leaders, educators, researchers and policymakers gathered recently for an inaugural manufacturing summit focused on strengthening Wisconsin’s position as a national manufacturing leader, leveraging rapidly evolving technologies like artificial intelligence, digital twins, smart automation and autonomous manufacturing. As a co-sponsor of the Wisconsin Drives Manufacturing Summit, UW-Milwaukee played a key role in bringing together […]