1. UW students dive into hands-on research in Bacalar, Mexico

    Laguna Bacalar, Mexico’s second largest natural lake, is one of the most unique freshwater lakes on Earth. Part of an important ecological corridor, ranging from tropical forest to the Caribbean […]

  2. UW-Eau Claire art students collaborate with local business on welding project

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire student welding

     As Brittany Harp puts the finishing touches on her metal sculpture — a creation made with shapes and colors to represent the sun — the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire […]

  3. After storied communications career, UWO ’73 alumnus Tom Luljak finds coda leading WPR

    Photo of Tom Luljak, a 1973 radio TV film and speech education graduate, who was named interim head of Wisconsin Public Radio in October. (Tom Krueger Photography)

    Tom Luljak has come a long way since his shaggy hair and mustache-affixed smile made the pages of the Advance-Titan to promote his rock show on WRST-FM. The 1973 graduate of the […]

  4. Still running: Agreements keep WIAA state track meet at UWL

    Photo of the WIAA State High School Track & Field Meet, which brings thousands to the La Crosse area each spring. This was the event in 2019. The WIAA has agreed to five-year contracts with UWL and Explore La Crosse to host the State Track and Field Championships in La Crosse through 2026.

    The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association agreed to five-year contracts with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Explore La Crosse to host the State Track and Field Championships in La Crosse through […]

  5. UW-Stout’s limnology center helps bring clear water back to region’s lakes

    Photo of (from left) intern Heidi Lieffort, CLRR Director Bill James and CLRR Manager Mai Lia Vang sampling water from Horse Creek, which flows into Cedar Lake in Polk County. / UW-Stout

    Analysis, treatment planned again this summer, including at Half Moon in Eau Claire and lakes in Polk County This summer, people who use Half Moon Lake in Eau Claire, Long […]

  6. UW-Milwaukee walkway installation spotlights the problem of electronic and construction waste

    Photo of “Circuit Boardwalk” featuring 200 square feet of tiles made primarily of discarded circuit boards and concrete composed almost entirely of recycled materials. (Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Stern)

    Unusual walkway tiles created at UW-Milwaukee using 95% recycled materials now form an inspiring path in front of the engineering building at a New York university: a pedestrian stroll that […]