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Everywhere he has been, Dan Kraeger has put the heart in healthcare. Throughout his 40-year career as a physician — much of it spent in sports medicine and culminating with his current role as medical director for Heartland Hospice-Central Wisconsin — Kraeger has left a glowing impression with the patients he has served and the […]

Around 60 students from 11 area high schools put their artistic talents to the test at the Visual Arts Classic (VAC) held February 27 at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.  The VAC is a competition for art students in grades 9 through 12 and is presented by the Wisconsin Art Education Association. The competition features […]

Something exciting is taking shape at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. A new online AI Essentials: Strategies for Efficiency & Productivity certificate was recently introduced and will be followed by a new artificial intelligence (AI) minor enrolling for Fall 2026 – one designed to be practical, hands-on and deeply connected to the real-world skills students need for a rapidly changing […]

When CNN’s Vital Signs explored how hibernating animals could hold clues to treating cancer, heart disease and even protecting astronauts in space, part of that story traced back to the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. The episode highlighted cutting-edge biomedical research involving hibernating animals, but much of the foundational work behind those discoveries has been taking place quietly for […]

“One thing that people are scared of is their mom, their grandma, maybe their close family members showing up to a totally dirty house.”   That was the opening line of the winning business pitch presented by University of Wisconsin-River Falls students at the 11th Spark Tank! Innovation Challenge hosted at the university by the St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center (SCVBIC) on Wednesday, Feb. 25.   Tanner […]

Harvey Bootsma has spent more than 20 years studying the depths and complexities of Lake Michigan’s ecosystems. But the ripples of that work started halfway across the globe. In the early 1990s, after receiving a bachelor’s degree in marine biology, Bootsma accepted a job as the first director of Lake Malawi National Park. The job […]

In the far northern part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sits the small town of Calumet. The village, composed of just over 600 people, may be small, but it has huge historical significance for the U.P. Now, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students are getting the opportunity to research and expand on what is known about the […]

Artificial intelligence has transformed from science fiction to a part of daily life. It is aiding in online searches, summarizing email inboxes, writing code, guiding robots in factories, assisting with diagnoses in hospitals and shaping conversations in nearly every boardroom. The technology arrived quickly, and public perception is still taking shape. For many organizations, the […]

UW-La Crosse French students are giving voice to immigrant stories through web-based, interactive maps that blend text, images and video to document journeys from the Francophone world. Created as part of an advanced French course, the digital projects illuminate personal migration experiences while helping students better understand global history, cultures and human resilience.  The maps trace stories such as a man […]

We all remember the shared experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic — the shutdown, the isolation, the safety protocols, the virtual learning and many more challenges of 2020-21. Luca Ciletti was a sophomore German education student that spring at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and he says those were “dark days for sure.” But Ciletti was […]