Campus Stories
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Student composers lead Hollywood-style recording session
June 5, 2025
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls brought a Hollywood-style recording session to life on April 26, offering student composers a career-launching experience inside Abbott Concert Hall. Benjamin Garcia, Sam Nesbit and Landon Zientara conducted a Cinema Symphony composed of UWRF students, faculty, alumni and local teachers. Each led the orchestra in recording original scores for video […]
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Health care partners, UWO nursing students team up in ‘crucial conversations’ role-playing workshop
June 4, 2025
In freshly launched careers, new nurses are bound to find themselves in pressure-filled situations and sometimes difficult conversations with patients, patient families or even co-workers. To prepare nursing students for that reality—and to facilitate a welcome dose of experiential learning alongside representatives from a spectrum of regional and state health care partners, including ThedaCare, Aspirus […]
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Breaking gridiron ground: UW-Stout triumphs in first-ever women’s flag football league sponsored by Minnesota Vikings
June 3, 2025
Blue Devils finish with 8-3 record, becomes first four-year university in Wisconsin to field a sponsored team Just a handful of months after being recruited for a brand-new team in a brand-new league, the members of the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s flag football team hoisted a championship trophy April 26 on the field at the […]
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Mystery solved: Biology students identify unknown plant for City of La Crosse
June 2, 2025
Over the spring semester, students in Adam Schneider’s plant taxonomy course tackled a real-world challenge for the City of La Crosse — and the results of the experiment are in. The mystery began last November, when Abby Reichling, a civil engineer contracted with the city, reached out to Schneider with an unusual request: The city had discovered […]
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UWSP at Marshfield offers degree solutions for working adults
May 30, 2025
Marshfield residents Jordan Bard, an employee at Forte Opening Solutions, and Ben Lee, the CEO and president of Staab Construction, both work in building-related industries, but they also share another connection. Both are non-traditional students at UWSP at Marshfield, taking courses to complete their degrees while working full-time. Bard is pursuing his Pre-Engineering Associate of Science […]
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UWM Chancellor Mone and mascot Pounce engage with community, alum at BelAir Cantina
May 29, 2025
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and the university’s mascot, Pounce the Panther, recently visited BelAir Cantina on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee, highlighting the strong ties between the university and local businesses, particularly those owned by UWM alumni. The visit was part of the Universities of Wisconsin’s “Mascots on Main” initiative that aims to demonstrate […]
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UW-Eau Claire gives nursing grad a sense of community
May 28, 2025
As an eight-year-old, Aaron Shue was fascinated by the medical equipment in the hospital intensive care unit where his mother, a registered nurse, worked as a supervisor. That early exposure to nursing gave him perspective on the profession. “My mom would tell me about the different struggles she faced both bedside and as a manager, […]
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Nonprof-IT celebrates a decade of giving back to Milwaukee
May 27, 2025
In 2013, Adam Hudson, teaching faculty at UWM’s School of Information Studies, was looking for ways to incorporate real-world, hands-on learning for students along with a way to better connect UWM and the school to the nonprofit community. Working closely with Richard Kessler, the school’s development officer, and with the help of the now shuttered […]
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UW–Parkside, Racine County sustain partnership that supports care center
May 23, 2025
A brightly colored mural hanging in the lobby of the new Jonathan Delagrave Youth Development & Care Center features a woman with a serene expression and open hands, water, and a bird flying toward sunlight. It evokes peace, tranquility, and hope. It sends a message that the center, based in the Village of Caledonia in […]
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UW-Oshkosh research benefits metal recycling company
May 22, 2025
Wisconsin-based Sadoff Iron & Metal Company has offered scrap metal recycling for more than 70 years. It collects non-ferrous metals and ferrous scrap, auto salvage, electronics recycling, and other materials at multiple sites in Wisconsin and Nebraska. Sadoff then provides ISO-certified recycled metal to steel mills and local foundries. The company prides itself on its sustainable practices, […]