Campus Stories
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UW-Milwaukee developed app to help protect patients’ brains during surgery
December 21, 2017
The work of some UW-Milwaukee (UWM) students is literally helping make people’s lives better. The students in UWM’s App Brewery worked with doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin to […]
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UW-Stout receives national cybersecurity designation
December 19, 2017
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security want to ensure that the United States is prepared to defend itself from cybersecurity threats, one reason they support the […]
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Full STEM Ahead: UW-La Crosse McNair Scholars program continues with $1.1 million grant
December 14, 2017
The successful UW-La Crosse program that prepares first generation, low income and underrepresented students for graduate school will continue. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the university’s Ronald E. McNair […]
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UW-Eau Claire geography students gain geospatial skills, industry connections
December 12, 2017
UW-Eau Claire geography students in a field studies class recently spent a day flying drones and using other high-end geospatial technologies at an Eau Claire area sand mine thanks to […]
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New UW-Superior class helps veterans adjust to academic life
December 8, 2017
Setting foot on a college campus requires a great deal of adjustment for many students. Budgeting time for classes, studying, extracurricular activities and even just a few moments of rest […]
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UW-Platteville leads summit to address rural health care needs
December 6, 2017
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville hosted an inaugural Health Care Summit on Nov. 8, engaging major stakeholders in the region in order to explore issues and needs in […]
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UW-Madison students in Houston to aid post-Harvey mosquito control
December 4, 2017
As the floodwaters recede in Houston following Hurricane Harvey, millions of mosquitoes have emerged to blanket southeastern Texas, hampering recovery efforts and raising public health concerns about mosquito-borne diseases. To […]
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UW-Green Bay students excel with Gateways to Phoenix Success (GPS) program
November 30, 2017
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has seen a dramatic expansion of its Gateways to Phoenix Success (GPS) program over the last two years. The program now enrolls 234 students across […]
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UW-Milwaukee scientists played key roles in LIGO Nobel Prize victory
November 29, 2017
The names of UW-Milwaukee (UWM) scientists don’t appear in the announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize winners in physics, but they played major roles in the achievement for which the prize was […]
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UW-Parkside library named Wisconsin Library Association ‘Library of the Year’
November 29, 2017
The Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) named the UW-Parkside Library, Library of the Year for 2017 for “distinguished achievement in service.” The WLA cited the successful Big Read program, an event […]