Campus Stories
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UW-Madison offers today’s middle school students chance to study yesterday’s people of Aztalan
October 17, 2018
Middle school students visited an archaeological site at Aztalan State Park in southeast Wisconsin to learn how people lived 1,000 years ago. Children’s interest in archaeology was piqued at various stations, where they saw artifacts […]
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Alumni share the delights of UW-Oshkosh with their grandkids
October 9, 2018
UW-Oshkosh’s Grandparents University is an educational program that brings grandparents and their grandchildren together for two fun-filled days of cross-generational exploration and learning. UWO alumni and other participants enjoyed sharing a chapter of […]
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UW-Eau Claire, Jamf offer coding camp to students in grades 6-12
October 2, 2018
UW-Eau Claire and local software company Jamf partnered in July to offer the Blugold Beginnings Coding Day Camp. The week-long camp taught youth in grades 6-12 to build websites, games, and […]
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UW-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm hosted Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast
September 25, 2018
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm hosted the 42nd annual Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast on June 9. Dairy breakfasts have long been a tradition in Wisconsin during June, […]
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UW-Fond du Lac Living Laboratory partnership with local children’s museum provides unique opportunities for students
September 20, 2018
Eyes sparkle and small hands clap in delight after moving the ball across a board to successfully make a series of lights turn on. There is pride in comprehension and […]
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UW-Stout students researching cyanobacteria in Red Cedar watershed
September 11, 2018
Naomi Albert, a UW-Stevens Point senior majoring in natural resource planning, enjoys the interdisciplinary approach LAKES REU offers to trying to solve environmental problems. Albert is one of eight college […]
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A UW-Madison video game can change the brain, may improve empathy in middle schoolers
August 30, 2018
A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of its damaged spaceship, it needs to build emotional rapport with the local alien inhabitants. The […]
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UW-Whitewater undergraduates win a first-ever international student competition
August 13, 2018
UW-Whitewater media arts and game development students won first place in an international competition held in Pisa, Italy. Under the mentorship of Nick Hwang, assistant professor of communication, students Luke […]
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UW-La Crosse provides birds-eye business view
August 8, 2018
In the last few years drones have become increasingly popular — not only as a techy new toy, but also as a tool to meet business needs in areas such […]
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UW-Milwaukee researchers use big data to solve big problems
August 6, 2018
Big data. On the one hand, it’s information overload. On the other, it’s gold in the quest for faster, smarter tools that can be applied to automation – and just […]