Archives - March - 2026

Students in the AGET 4890: Structures and Environmental Control course at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville successfully completed the construction and assembly of a greenhouse for Southwestern Wisconsin High School.      Students traveled twice weekly last fall to Hazel Green for hands-on construction labs. Under the guidance of David Heimerdinger, associate professor of agricultural engineering […]

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is looking to fill an important need in Wisconsin with the addition of a School Social Work pathway within its Master of Social Work (MSW) program. UW-Stevens Point Professor and MSW Program Director Amy Zlimen Ticho says the offering comes after two years of rigorous work to gain the required […]

Kieyarrah Dennis can wear a lot of hats. In fact, versatility has shaped her personal and academic pursuits. Her adaptability blossomed during her elementary years at a community-focused bilingual school in Milwaukee. Later, it drove her to earn a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and history as an undergraduate student at the College of Saint Benedict […]

How do you produce a comprehensive, financially feasible development plan that creates value, generates attractive returns, is feasible in today’s capital markets and aligns with the long-term positioning in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward? UW-Stout School of Management students were tasked with just such a challenge recently at the Wisconsin CORE (Creation of Real Estate) Case Competition, hosted […]

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 […]