Campus Stories
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New UW-Platteville director looks to reinvigorate orchestral music in the community
October 18, 2022
Megan Maddaleno is beginning her first full academic year as director of orchestral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and said she is looking forward to expanding the UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra and enhancing its presence in the Platteville community. Maddaleno joined the UW-Platteville Department of Performing and Visual Arts last February. As a trained violinist, she earned her undergraduate […]
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UW-Parkside Ranked #4 in Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report
October 17, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been named a top performer among public Midwest regional colleges and universities for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report, a metric that recognizes Parkside’s success in supporting economically disadvantaged students throughout their journeys to graduation. UW-Parkside is the fourth ranked public higher education institution across 12 states in […]
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Camp Offers River Adventures, Water Education and Leadership Opportunities
October 14, 2022
Nadalee Thao, a high school junior from Milwaukee, had heard that the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse was a good science school, and she was interested in checking it out. She had the opportunity to do so as a participant in My River Adventures Camp (MRA), a pre-college summer camp at UW-La Crosse supported in part […]
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Relationships built at UW-Stevens Point send alumnus on a musical world tour
October 14, 2022
On July 2 of this year, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2018 alumnus Zachary Finnegan found himself on the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England, playing trumpet for a crowd of 11,000. It was raining, but as the first song began, the clouds parted and a full a rainbow appeared above the crowd. It was […]
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UW-Green Bay workshop provides freshwater education to K-12 educators
October 13, 2022
UW-Green Bay, Atlas Science Center, NEW Water and the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin partnered to offer K-12 educators a half-day workshop in August that promoted freshwater education. The goals for the summer teacher workshop were to 1) inform teachers about the NERR (National Estuarine Research Reserve) while experiencing a boat ride on Green Bay, 2) allow teachers to examine transformational restoration work at Ken […]
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UW-Eau Claire geology majors gain skills, confidence by working on a remote mountain range above the Arctic Circle
October 12, 2022
Photo caption: Geology majors Bryanna Rayhorn (left) and Lindsey Henricks spent their summer living on a mountain range above the Arctic Circle while working for a geological consulting firm in northern Alaska. The area was so remote that they had to take a helicopter to get to work every day, something the Blugolds say added […]
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New Warhawk Marching Band uniforms take wing
October 11, 2022
For the first time in 13 years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Marching Band soared into Perkins Stadium with new uniforms, thanks to Glenn Hayes, professor of music, and uniform designer and alumnus Michael Cesario. The new uniforms, which feature a design that evokes the wings of a hawk, is the latest the two have collaborated on over […]
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UW-River Falls lands grant to research robotic milking
October 10, 2022
Falcon faculty to lead feasibility study by five U.S. universities A research project led by a pair of University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty members has the potential to change the face of the signature industry in America’s Dairyland. Assistant professors Luis Peña-Lévano and Shaheer Burney from UWRF’s Agricultural Economics Department were recently awarded a $250,000 […]
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UW-Green Bay future nurses recognized by Aurora BayCare Medical Center
October 7, 2022
Thanks to generous support from Aurora BayCare Medical Center, aspiring nurses selected to receive Aurora BayCare Medical Center scholarships this fall were recognized at a reception on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the STEM Innovation Center on the Green Bay campus. “Something that inspired me to be a nurse is I know that the Hispanic community […]
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Central European Travel Seminar: A unique study abroad opportunity
October 6, 2022
As a high school student searching for the right place to land in a secondary education program, Megan Henning was very interested in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, given the excellent reputation of the teacher preparation programs. However, she also had other criteria to consider. “Coming into my college search, I had a strong desire […]