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Strength in connection: La Crosse Exercise and Health Program helps students grow and relationships thrive
Sometimes the smallest gesture can change the trajectory of a person’s day: a warm smile, a handshake or a genuine connection. For 55 years, the La Crosse Exercise and Health Program (LEHP) has provided the opportunity for those day-altering interactions to happen. Comprising several exercise and health programs, including adult fitness, cardiac rehabilitation and continuing education, LEHP provides medically supervised programming on the UW-La Crosse campus. […]
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Milwaukee entrepreneur highlights the impact of Universities of Wisconsin small business resources
Natasha Broxton, owner of Select Auto Parts & Sales in Milwaukee, partnered with the Universities of Wisconsin’s Office of Business & Entrepreneurship (OBE) to access resources and support to grow her business. As Milwaukee’s only indoor auto recycler, Select Auto Parts & Sales has a unique position in the local automotive industry. Broxton saw significant […]
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From UW-Madison to the World Series
Alumni contribute to the Milwaukee Brewers’ pennant-winning season It’s true: a UW–Madison degree can get you to the World Series. Granted, no UW grads are currently suiting up for the pennant-winning Milwaukee Brewers. But Badgers fill key slots throughout the Brewers organization, including top business executives, marketers, software engineers, videographers, finance managers and analytics specialists. […]
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Iconic logo created by a Blugold set to make its second World Series appearance
It’s one of the most iconic logos in all of sports, and it’s about to celebrate its 50th anniversary and second World Series appearance. It’s the ball-in-glove logo of the Milwaukee Brewers. Or, for some, it’s the m-and-b logo. They are, of course, one in the same. The logo is familiar to millions of baseball […]
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All the World’s a Stage at the American Players Theatre: How UW-Parkside prepares students for careers in the Theatre Arts
The American Players Theatre (APT) is currently running its 47th season as a language-based theater company. Originally producing exclusively Shakespeare, APT has expanded over its 47 years to incorporate classic plays from the past and contemporary works. The company operates on a rotating repertory model. At the peak of its season, APT runs five shows […]
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The Nemadji Review offers UW-Superior students a platform for creativity and publication
For students looking to share their creative work, gain publishing experience and become part of a vibrant literary community, The Nemadji Review continues to serve as a cornerstone of artistic and academic expression at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Published annually each spring, The Nemadji Review is a student-run literary magazine that showcases creative and scholarly […]
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Falcon Futures: UW-River Falls grad serves his community while pursuing master’s degree
When Sasha Resig of Minneapolis began his college career at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, he wasn’t sure where it would take him. He initially planned to be a teacher and majored in math education. But after a month or so, Resig felt there might be a better fit. “A lot of my passion and […]
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Enlisting AI in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria
UW–Madison researchers identify new ways to address bacterial infections, which could accelerate alternatives to traditional antibiotics Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are using AI to tackle one of modern medicine’s most pressing challenges: the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Using data collected in their lab, biochemistry professor Vatsan Raman and his team built an […]
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From a swab to a save: Cadence Cordova’s blood stem cell journey
As students sat in classroom chairs to start the new semester at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Cadence Cordova sat in a donation chair. The nationally recognized Goldwater Scholar and All-American gymnast chose to carve out time from her busy schedule to fly to Kansas City, Missouri, and donate peripheral blood stem cells for a […]
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Video: High school students and recent UW-Green Bay graduates spend summer solving real water challenges
For high school students interested in science, Freshwater Scholars offers an opportunity to move beyond the classroom and into hands-on research. At UW-Green Bay, scholars spend the summer working alongside mentors to investigate freshwater science and water quality issues while building professional skills before college. Through the program, students are matched with a mentor and […]