Campus Stories
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Journey to graduation: UW Oshkosh senior combines Pokemon passion with history degree
December 27, 2021
As a professional Pokemon card player, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior Caleb Gedemer, of Little Chute, gained new perspectives as he traveled the world to take part in competitions. Now […]
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UW-Milwaukee history alum forges cultural connections at Luxembourg museum
December 23, 2021
The only thing that Serena Stuettgen knew about Luxembourg was that it was a small country in Europe. Even so, she applied as a curator at the Luxembourg American Cultural Society […]
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UW-Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix Program Expands with Computer Science Pathway for Students Across the Region
December 22, 2021
Program addresses the computer science workforce shortage in Northeast Wisconsin The Rising Phoenix Early College High School Program is expanding through a new collaboration between UW-Green Bay and the Computer […]
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UW-Madison teams up with NFL on research designed to reduce head injuries in athletes
December 21, 2021
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are partnering with the National Football League (NFL) to study how on-field head impacts can inform injury reduction efforts […]
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A greener business model: How the private sector can lead where government hasn’t
December 20, 2021
Countries have debated how to combat climate change since the early 1990s. And yet little progress has been made as governments grapple with how to set and enforce emissions-reduction commitments. […]
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New UW-Eau Claire grad ‘pays it forward,’ works to make computer science field more equitable and inclusive
December 17, 2021
“Pay it forward” may have become a popular saying in recent years, but it’s long been a way of life for Alexis Lappe, a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior who […]
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UW-La Crosse student creates non-profit benefitting K-12 athletes
December 16, 2021
COVID-19 affected athletes in many ways — an abrupt end to competition, canceled and shortened seasons, fewer conference and national championships, and more. But UW-La Crosse football player Rusty Murphy […]
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UW-Stout’s Teach Day encourages high school students to explore teaching career
December 15, 2021
Pilot project allows a dozen Wisconsin high schoolers to learn from UW-Stout students About a dozen Wisconsin high school students visited University of Wisconsin-Stout on Nov. 15 to learn how […]
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“The implications are enormous”: UW-Madison graduate student’s innovative climate research could change building design
December 14, 2021
When she was young, Gesangyangji would stare at the peaks on the mountains surrounding Lhasa, her birthplace in the Tibetan Plateau. They were covered in snow. But as she grew […]
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UW-Milwaukee student takes an unanticipated path to becoming a water scientist
December 13, 2021
Tyler Kunze never anticipated a career as a water scientist. Yet in May, he became the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree in water science from UW-Green Bay. He’s […]