Campus Stories

  1. Architecture seminar brings a pop of big art to Milwaukee lakefront

    Photo: Associate Professor Whitney Moon (left) and UWM student Kirsten Josefchuk are surrounded by inflatable art inspired by designs by students in a seminar taught by Moon. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    November 26, 2025

    This summer, visitors to Milwaukee’s McKinley Beach were greeted by an unexpected sight: a massive, colorful inflatable sculpture rising against the skyline. The installation, first conceived by UWM architecture students as HydroBloom, was further developed by FuzzPop Workshop into a final piece titled Threshold. The work debuted as part of ArtBlaze, a series of art and music […]

  2. $1 million gift opens doors for STEM students at UW-Green Bay

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    November 25, 2025

    Dr. Paul Schilling honors long-time UW-Green Bay professor with transformational scholarship supporting access, excellence and opportunity The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is proud to announce a transformative $1 million scholarship gift from alumnus Dr. Paul J. Schilling ’82, aimed at expanding access to STEM degrees for high-achieving students with financial need. The newly established “Dr. […]

  3. Learning to thrive and survive: students use high-tech to build the ultimate in survival accommodations

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    November 24, 2025

    College is designed to prepare students for the next step in their lives; however, one class in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Health and Human Performance program takes that idea literally. In HHP 3390: Lifetime and Outdoor Activities, students are learning survival skills in a hands-on way. Combining creativity, teamwork and high-tech tools, they partnered with the Huff Family […]

  4. UWO tapped by Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for pilot ambassador program

    Photo: Pictured from left, Wendell Ray, UW-Oshkosh radio TV film instructor; Michelle Vetterkind, WBA president and CEO; Kyle Geissler, ‘01 WBA vice president; Jacob Link and Dylan Przybylski, UWO students; and Justine Stokes, RTF instructor and Titan TV general manager.

    November 21, 2025

    The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) has selected the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh to launch a new statewide pilot program designed to connect college students with broadcasting professionals and develop the next generation of media talent. The initiative introduces WBA student ambassadors who will help strengthen the organization’s presence on campuses, promote engagement with professional broadcasters and […]

  5. BenthicNet: How an Aquatic Insect Project Is Revitalizing Biomonitoring in Wisconsin

    Photo: Students and faculty collect collect aquatic insects at Treehaven during their first on-site training session with BenthicNet.

    November 20, 2025

    Andrew Malacara raves about “Bug Camp,” the informal name for training workshops that are part of a new project funded by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. Malacara is one of six students from UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Madison who are participating in BenthicNet. The training program includes experts from the three universities as well as […]

  6. Biomedical engineering student uses AI to analyze medical data

    Photo of UWM student Georgina Monese, who is pursuing her bachelor's in biomedical engineering, driven to use new technology to help people and improve medicine. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    November 19, 2025

    UW-Milwaukee wasn’t Georgina Monese’s first choice. She started her college journey at UW-Madison to study astrophysics, but in the back of her mind was biomedical engineering. She’d been introduced to the subject through a high school program, and Monese loved the idea of using technology to help people in a hands-on way. Biomedical engineers typically work […]

  7. The ink in their quill: How a passion for food and family propelled Yia Vang to culinary stardom

    Photo: Yia Vang is the award-winning chef and creative force behind the Minneapolis restaurant Vinai. After countless accolades, Vang still sees himself as a shy kid from rural Wisconsin — one who is still inspired by his parents. Photos from PBS

    November 18, 2025

    When talking with Yia Vang — the widely known Twin Cities chef with a myriad of accolades — he’ll be the first to tell you he’s still just a shy kid from a small town in Wisconsin. Vang, ’10, still gets excited about free snacks on flights — not out of necessity, but nostalgia. “I’m […]

  8. UW-Eau Claire research team featured in National Geographic and BBC documentaries

    Photo: Dr. Harry Jol, professor of geography, and a team of research students are featured in a National Geographic documentary that highlights the team’s use of ground-penetrating radar to locate mass graves of the Holocaust at sites across Eastern Europe.

    November 17, 2025

    Students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have rare and unique research opportunities. We discover examples of this every semester. From therapeutic gloves for Parkinson’s disease patients to building a robotic dog or tracking the changing landscape in a Minnesota flood plain, Blugolds do it all. But this is a first: Dr. Harry Jol, professor […]

  9. Parkinson’s treatment tested at UW-Madison showing promise in first clinical trial

    Image: Parkinson’s Disease as a progressive neurological disorder affecting body movement and coordination as neuron cells losing function in the substantia nigra section of the human brain as a degenerative illness. ILLUSTRATION: iSTOCK/ WILDPIXEL

    November 14, 2025

    Parkinson’s patients are receiving a new investigational treatment after a successful study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison helped demonstrate the cell therapy’s safety in non-human primates and refine the method for its delivery. Now, the biotechnology company running the trial is reporting encouraging results. Aspen Neuroscience recently announced they would enroll a third group of patients […]

  10. Mycologists on a mission: UWL researchers explore little-known world of truffles, make exciting discovery

    Photo: UW-La Crosse graduate student Mariah Rogers (kneeling) is part of a small team of researchers working to document Wisconsin's population of truffles, a fungi prized for use in luxury cuisine. An exciting discovery this fall brought to light a truffle that was previously unrecognized by science.

    November 13, 2025

    Underground, all across Wisconsin, an entire world of undescribed organisms is waiting to be discovered. And a small team from UW-La Crosse is leading the way. Assistant Professor of Biology Arthur Grupe and graduate student Mariah Rogers have been traveling the state to identify, research and document Wisconsin’s population of truffles, a type of underground fungus sometimes found […]

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