Campus Stories

July 24, 2013

A logo is more than just a way to identify a company. It represents the brand, character and values of a business. With the help of a talented designer, four regional businesses affiliated with UW-Whitewater are identifying themselves with creative logos that have won international recognition. The logos were created by Renée Melton, an associate […]

July 22, 2013

EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been awarded a $294,341 “College Ready” grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp. (Great Lakes) to expand the number of area students served by Blugold Beginnings, a program designed to give area youth access to higher education through precollege outreach. Blugold Beginnings pairs UW-Eau Claire […]

July 15, 2013

Menomonie, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, can hang a new banner from its rafters: National video game champion. Flash Frozen, a video game created by a team of UW-Stout game design and development students, was declared national co-champion Thursday, June 13, at the Entertainment Software Association E-3 conference in Los Angeles. UW-Stout’s […]

July 12, 2013

PLATTEVILLE, Wis.­­­ — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Women in Engineering, Mathematics and Science Mentor Center was recently recognized as one of the top mentoring EMS programs for women in the country, according to a report released by NerdScholar. The report highlighted six nationwide programs that cultivate mentorship for women entering the science, technology, engineering and […]

July 9, 2013

Sporting sleek cases, sensitive touch screens, and an ever-increasing array of features, today’s smartphones and tablets provide consumers unparalleled mobile computing capability. Yet, these and many other technologies are critically dependent on sophisticated new materials that can solve challenges in areas ranging from clean energy and national security to human health and well-being. And currently, […]

June 25, 2013

May graduate Wyatt Hrudka discovered a market for single speed bikes while adjusting gears and greasing chains at UW-La Crosse’s outdoor equipment rental service. With help from UW-L business classes and the university’s Small Business Development Center, Hrudka built a single-speed bike business from the ground up, Wyatt Bicycle Co. “From the moment I sold […]

June 19, 2013

Without a doubt, Mitchell Fiene’s invention is one of the coolest entrepreneurial ideas of the year. His quadcopter – a four-rotor helicopter with a wingspan of two feet and equipped with a video camera – can be controlled with a few touches on his iPad. It’s not a new toy or a hobbyist pursuit, however. […]

June 12, 2013

SOMERS, Wis.—Many Wisconsin rural and urban communities have something in common – a shortage of physicians and other health-care professionals. Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health, or RUSCH, is designed to meet that growing need. The goal of this initiative from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is to select […]

June 10, 2013

In January, more than 1,900 virtual classmates began solving linear equations and adding exponents in UW-La Crosse’s first massive open online course (MOOC). It was a new venture for UW-La Crosse and the University of Wisconsin System. “We learned a great deal, we believe that a large number of students learned some or all of […]

June 3, 2013

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire brings hundreds of millions of dollars, thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenues into the Chippewa Valley each year, according to UW-Eau Claire’s most recent regional economic impact analysis. Each year, UW-Eau Claire generates more than $317 million in spending in the Chippewa Valley, resulting in nearly […]