Campus Stories
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UW-Eau Claire: Helping shape the future of commercial drone use
November 24, 2015
Syler Behrens won’t graduate from UW-Eau Claire until May 2016 but she’s already helping to shape how geospatial technologies will be used in the booming commercial unmanned aircraft systems industry. […]
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Labor relations ‘get real’ in this unique UW-Milwaukee program
November 23, 2015
In the case of the School of Continuing Education’s Labor Relations Management certificate – those who can, also teach. And what they teach, it turns out, can’t be taught by […]
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State investments in brownfields yield 14-fold return, UW-Whitewater study finds
November 18, 2015
Efforts to investigate, clean up and redevelop Wisconsin brownfields, fueled by $121.4 million in state grants and leveraged by local and federal incentives, have cumulatively recouped $1.77 billion, a more […]
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UW-Milwaukee lands share of $20 million NSF grant to help make safer nanoparticles
November 16, 2015
Man-made nanoparticles are bits of material included in hundreds of products ranging from sunscreen to sporting goods. But what happens when something so small gets into the environment? Scientists still […]
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Learning by growing: Students dig into sustainability at UW-Sprout Campus Garden
November 13, 2015
Menomonie, Wis. — On a recent summer morning, sun shining, University of Wisconsin-Stout students picked cucumbers, patty pan summer squash, dragon tongue bush beans, parsley and other items from a […]
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Positive partnering: UW-La Crosse students analyze labor market for area businesses
November 12, 2015
UW-La Crosse (UWL) business student Shaun Fleischhacker helped solve a problem for a La Crosse business: how to expand its applicant pool in a competitive market. He learned how to […]
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UW-Eau Claire: Great Lakes grant to fund 225 new STEM internships in Chippewa Valley
November 5, 2015
As college students approach graduation, many realize that landing a job in their field will require more than what they’ve learned in the classroom. On top of a college degree, […]
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Healing powders: UW-Stout Discovery Center helps new business bring products to market
November 3, 2015
Menomonie, Wis. — When Kay Widule was a young mom, her baby daughter had a painful diaper rash. Widule and her mother tried several over-the-counter and prescription products with no […]