Campus Stories
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UWM alum opens children’s bookstore focusing on people of color
November 30, 2022
When Ashley Valentine was a child, she loved to read but was disappointed that few of the characters in books looked like her. “Books were kind of a haven for me,” said Valentine, a UWM alumna who just opened her own bookstore and tutoring center, Rooted MKE, focusing the needs of Black, Indigenous and other people […]
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New way forward: Collaboration on community transportation course set
November 29, 2022
How we get to work, school and home is important: It impacts health, climate, economy, opportunity, housing and safety. But transportation decisions are often technical, with complicated processes and time-consuming meetings. How can the public participate in these difficult decisions? UW-La Crosse will hold the first-ever collaboration with a statewide land use and transportation policy […]
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Wearable sensor can help unlock the potential of exosuits in real-world environments
November 29, 2022
Wearing an exosuit could help people rehab from an injury or even give them extra oomph if they’re carrying something heavy. But, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University researchers, not everyone who dons a wearable robot today can immediately reap benefits from the assistance. For the first time, the research team harnessed a […]
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Construction begins on UW-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute Floating Classroom
November 28, 2022
After a year and a half of planning, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Floating Classroom is entering the construction phase. The state-of-the-art catamaran designed with a hybrid engine will be used for education and research on Lake Superior. The UW-Superior Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) will operate the boat in Superior, Wisconsin. The plan for a […]
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Stoutward Bound honored with state Educational Diversity Award
November 23, 2022
A highly successful program at UW-Stout that supports students each year from historically underrepresented and underserved backgrounds has been recognized with a state award. During a ceremony Oct. 21 in the Assembly chambers attended by Gov. Tony Evers, Stoutward Bound received the 2022 Ann Lydecker Educational Diversity Award from the State Council on Affirmative Action. Stoutward […]
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Driven by data: UW System data science program producing career-ready graduates
November 22, 2022
UW-La Crosse graduate student Caleb Waack is ready to launch his career in data science — and he will be joining a fellow program alumnus. Waack, who will complete UWL’s data science master’s program in December, was recently hired by Epsilon, a media company that is part of the France-based Publicis Groupe. In his new role, Waack […]
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American Players Theatre credits UW-Platteville senior design team with renovation project
November 21, 2022
In 2020, four University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior design civil engineering students were tasked with the project of solving the parking lot concerns at the American Players Theatre (APT) in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Together Ryan Henning, Drew Archie, Keegan Flynn and Josh Hendrickson presented their findings to the company, not realizing a couple years later APT would be receiving a […]
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UW-Madison grad students work with climatologist on tool to alert communities to dangerous heat levels
November 18, 2022
As dangerous heat levels are breaking records across the United States and the world, three University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students are collecting data to inform a heat warning system based on health outcomes — a tool they hope could eventually save lives. Nelson Institute Environment & Resources PhD students Elizabeth Berg and Becky Rose and […]
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UW-Stevens Point senior sets sights on improving nutritional health for fellow veterans
November 17, 2022
U.S. Navy veteran Randi Miranda joined military service to follow in the footsteps of her “favorite human,” her grandfather, Thomas J. Lawrence. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior from Abbotsford was inspired by his U.S. Navy service in Vietnam, and that of her Uncle David, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, a “Green […]
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UWO partnership with Agra Energy yields new facility to convert dairy waste into biofuel
November 16, 2022
Marked by a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh launched a new effort with biogas partner Agra Energy to build Wisconsin’s first commercial facility to turn dairy farm waste into renewable biofuel. The $20 million facility, located at Dairyland Farm in New Franken, will use pioneering technology to convert biogas waste into an […]