1. Software Sparks

    Photo of UW-Green Bay engineering students

    Engineering is more than high-level tinkering—it’s the art of imagining what doesn’t yet exist and building it into reality. It’s a bold blend of imagination and precision, where ideas leap off the page and into the world. No longer limited to mechanics or chemicals, today’s ever-expanding engineering universe spans everything from aerospace to biomedical—and at […]

  2. Touchdown! UW-Oshkosh launches women’s flag football with kickoff as soon as spring 2026

    Photo of UWO flag football

    UW-Oshkosh will introduce women’s flag football as its 21st sport, creating new opportunities for student-athletes and positioning the Titans at the forefront of a game growing rapidly nationwide.  Manohar Singh Chancellor Manohar Singh announced the addition of the sport to UWO’s athletic program at the 2025 Fall convocation.  “This is an exciting addition to Titan […]

  3. The Ethan Effect: Engineering student and gifted pianist inspires Steinway piano campaign

    Photo of Ethan Squires rehearsing at the piano before a recital in Brodbeck Concert Hall.

    Ethan Squires was a busy mechanical engineering major and computer science minor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, holding down a campus job and routinely taking over eighteen credits a semester. He was also a gifted pianist and trombone player who performed in multiple ensembles, composed and arranged music and played for guest artists. Ethan was […]

  4. A molecule with medical promise

    Photo: Roman Domashevsky, a junior majoring in biology with a biomedical concentration, was part of the Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship program this summer. He is pictured working with organic solvents under the fume hood in the Prairie Springs Science Center’s chemistry lab, alongside his faculty mentor, Robin Grote.

    Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship supports life-changing student experience — and potentially, life-saving science When Joe Toce ran a biochemistry company in St. Louis over two decades ago, one elusive molecule stood out. His team had long sought to synthesize it — a small organic compound with big potential to revolutionize blood-thinning medications used to prevent strokes, […]

  5. UW-Stevens Point’s DPT program finds success with community engagement

    Photo of DPT graduating class, UWSP

    Since its creation in 2022, the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point grew to 133 students in four cohorts, with its first class of 31 graduating in December 2024, and 36 students joining the program this June. “Since the beginning, our vision has stayed the same,” said Kathy Zalewski, director. “We […]

  6. UW-Green Bay launches criminal justice bachelor’s degree to empower future leaders and strengthen communities

    Photo of UW-Green Bay

    In response to a growing regional need and call for more community-minded justice professionals, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is excited to announce the launch of a new Criminal Justice major—a bold step toward broadening public safety and community service in Northeast Wisconsin. This new program builds on the success of UW-Green Bay’s high-enrollment Criminal Justice […]

  7. Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. UW-Madison engineers have figured out why.

    When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel — as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009 — Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series of commands that move its wheels or reverse its course in a delicate, time-consuming effort to free it and continue its exploratory mission. While Spirit remained […]

  8. UW-Eau Claire student helps preserve supercomputing history

    Photo: Dylan Helwig, a senior history major at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, is researching the history of Cray Inc., a company credited with building the first true supercomputer in 1976. In this photo, wiring tools hang from the ceiling to prevent damage, a practice recommended by Cray employee Sonja Gardner and still used today. (Historic photo provided by the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology)

    Inspiration comes in surprising places sometimes, and for Dylan Helwig, a senior history major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the inspiration to pursue a college degree as a 23-year-old came in part from his grandfather. Helwig, who went straight into the workforce and then the Army after high school, had a conversation with his […]

  9. UW-River Falls staff, recent grad join trip to Thailand to explore Wisconsin dairy export opportunities

    Photo: University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty and staff, along with a recent UWRF graduate traveled to Thailand as part of a larger group this summer to learn about the country’s growing dairy industry and explore opportunities to collaborate.

    Wisconsin dairy products are known worldwide, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still opportunities to spread the word a little further. University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty and staff, along with a recent UWRF graduate traveled to Thailand as part of a larger group this summer learn about the country’s growing dairy industry and explore opportunities […]

  10. Recycling lithium from old electric vehicle batteries could be done cheaply with new electrochemical process

    Photo: Chemistry Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi’s research lab has developed an electrochemical method to recycle lithium that’s catching the attention of electric vehicle makers. Photo: Jeff Miller / UW–Madison

    With ever more electric vehicles on the road, regulators and automakers are considering what can be done with the millions of batteries that power EVs after they’re spent. Even when their useful life is over, EV batteries contain valuable lithium that could theoretically be recycled and used in new batteries, but coming up with a […]