Campus Stories
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Cool solution: UW-Stout faculty-student research will help Madison company ship charcuterie, cheese boards coast to coast
January 9, 2026
Packaging professor and student identify sustainable insulation option Faculty-student research conducted this fall in University of Wisconsin-Stout packaging labs is poised to help a Wisconsin business deliver its tasty but temperature-sensitive goods coast to coast. Associate Professor Xiaojing “Kate” Liu of UW-Stout’s packaging program worked with Madison-based Tricky Foods to test the insulating abilities of two eco-friendly packaging […]
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Unwrapping chocolate: Students explore the complex, global history of chocolate from Mesoamerica to today
January 8, 2026
When you think of chocolate, what comes to mind? A creamy bite of a Hershey bar? A decadent layered dessert? Perhaps the whimsical world of Willy Wonka? Those are the kinds of responses History Professor Gita Pai hears on the first day of her World History 110 course — a class built entirely around the history of chocolate. It’s a course […]
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UW-Milwaukee professor is fighting superbugs in Milwaukee and around the world
January 6, 2026
Whether he’s studying drug-resistant bacteria in his Milwaukee lab at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or educating children in developing countries, Troy Skwor’s work reflects his deep commitment to public health. For him, research is more than just discovery — it’s about making a difference in people’s lives. But he doesn’t lack a scientist’s curiosity toward […]
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UW-Platteville alumna and Art program get the “W” at Lambeau Field
January 6, 2026
When Trinity Schlorf walked across the stage as the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science senior speaker last spring, few of her classmates knew she had created a piece of art that would eventually hang inside Lambeau Field. But for Schlorf, who graduated in May 2025 with a degree in mechanical engineering with a biomedical […]
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Finding His Voice: Jerome Porter’s journey through music at UW-Parkside
January 5, 2026
From his mom’s Sunday morning playlists to composing original jazz pieces for live audiences, UW-Parkside junior Jerome Porter is discovering the power of self-expression, community, and growth through music Under the bright stage lights, Jerome Porter clutched his trumpet, heart pounding as the first notes of his original composition, Walk on a Rainy Street, filled […]