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Hayden Halstead, a first year University of Wisconsin-River Falls management major from New Richmond, had a great start on a college degree and a career before he even graduated from high school. Halstead already had work experience as a manager at McDonald’s, where he started working at age 14, and he started earning college credit as a junior by taking chemistry classes […]

When Jena Choi moved from Los Angeles to Whitefish Bay in middle school, she swapped ocean beaches for freshwater ecosystems. Lake Michigan and the area’s abundant rivers fostered a love of kayaking and deepened her appreciation for aquatic systems. But it wasn’t until she enrolled in UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences that Choi realized the possibilities of […]

Finding cost-effective ways to reduce agricultural runoff is critical to improving water quality in the Fox-River basin. To help, Brown and Outagamie Counties have begun installing agricultural runoff treatment systems (ARTS). ARTS were developed with a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in 2015. These pond-wetland systems are designed to work as natural phosphorus filters […]

On a frigid February day, Alumnus Ben Patschull steps across the frozen backwaters of the Mississippi River, his ice cleats scraping against a sheet of ice that forms a roof over a hidden world below.  Beneath the surface, more than 140 species of fish inhabit the Upper Mississippi River. For Patschull, the river isn’t just […]

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the Eau Claire City-County Health Department are currently collaborating on a research project aimed at increasing local identification of one of the biggest public health concerns in the nation — drinking water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. These human-made chemicals, upwards of 4,000 distinct […]

For seven weeks each spring semester, the Sage Hall Finance Trading Room becomes a hands-on classroom. Twice a week, UW-Oshkosh accounting students prepare free tax returns through the federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, serving community members while applying what they have learned in real time.  Kazeem Akinyele, an associate professor of accounting at […]

Marco Cortes-Lema, an accounting major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, wants to see his fellow students succeed. A leader of several student organizations on campus and a former resident assistant, he strives to build community on campus and lift others up in their academics and their daily lives.  As a first-generation college student, Cortes-Lema appreciates how the university sets […]

For UW-La Crosse senior Megan Coughlin, a moment of courage during a networking event turned into a life-changing career opportunity.   Set to graduate in May, Coughlin says the College of Business Administration (CBA) played a major role in helping her build the confidence to connect with professionals and pursue opportunities beyond campus.  “The CBA has always emphasized how beneficial conversations and […]

Meet Brody. UW-Parkside senior and business major. From the classroom to global stage, UW-Parkside students receive a personalized education from passionate and dedicated faculty. See where Parkside can take you. Apply now: https://www.uwp.edu/apply/admissions/ Produced by UW-Parkside Link to original story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eb2AGP2xc

Engineering is in Greta Boehm’s DNA. Along with teaching engineering and robotics classes at her high school in Madison, Boehm’s dad ran the school’s engineering club. As a high schooler, Boehm learned how to use 3D printers with her classmates. One of the most memorable club projects was creating 3D prosthetic hands used by local […]