Archives - September - 2026

KENOSHA, Wis. – A gift from a current University of Wisconsin–Parkside student is helping transform the learning experience for future generations of chemistry students by bringing modern laboratory equipment into the university’s organic chemistry program. The donation, made by Blake Callahan through the Blake Callahan Foundation, funded the purchase of two new Buchi R-80 rotary […]

This summer, four weeks in Ecuador gave UW-La Crosse students a new perspective on how language, culture and career intersect. For UWL’s first Medical Spanish Immersion in Ecuador study abroad program, students from a range of disciplines combined Spanish language immersion, health care observation and cultural experiences. Led by Professors Antonio Martín Gómez and Maria […]

Careli Navarro knew by sixth grade she wanted to be a nurse. Now the UW-Green Bay junior is learning to think like one. “I just care about taking care of others and making them feel seen and heard.”UW-Green Bay Nursing student, Careli Navarro Castenada Long before Careli Navarro imagined herself wearing a nurse’s scrubs, caring […]

Devondre Jaquish is a senior music major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a unique music education background and a unique set of student experiences in the music and theatre arts department. Jaquish began playing the violin at age 11 as he prepared to start middle school in Chippewa Falls. Continuing in orchestra through […]

A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the Food + Farm Exploration Center in Plover, Wis., offers benefits for students and employees at the university, from free general admission at the center to shared academic programs and experiential learning opportunities. UW-Stevens Point Foundation’s sponsorship of Food + Farm, a nonprofit educational facility that […]

Kenosha, Wis. — University of Wisconsin–Parkside graduate student Anita Robertson earned statewide recognition at the 2026 WiSys Quick Pitch State Final, winning both the First Place Award and the audience-selected People’s Choice Award during the annual WiSys SPARK Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Competing against some of the top student innovators from across […]

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the launch of UW-Whitewater Warhawks Light Ale, a beverage made in partnership with Duesterbeck’s Brewing Company of Elkhorn. UW-Whitewater Warhawks Light Ale, a Kolsch beer made specifically for the university, will be sold at the Champions Club at Warhawk football games during the 2026 season. “We are grateful for the opportunity […]

It’s a typical evening at the bar, glasses clinking and conversation humming, until an unusual sight warrants a double take. At a nearby table, a young man in a T-shirt and jeans — and safety goggles and gloves — appears to be casting metal. Tiny furnace burning and molten tin pouring, a curious crowd is forming fast. […]

This summer, 24 high school students from across Wisconsin came together at UW- La Crosse for a five-day residential freshwater science camp. They deepened their understanding of freshwater ecosystems and made connections between environmental health and human health. The annual My River Adventures Camp is supported by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin and open to […]

For a fifth year, students from Universities of Wisconsin campuses stepped into the Kinnickinnic River in River Falls to gather data that tracks the ecological health of the river in advance of an expected dam removal project. The students spent two weeks working with University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty on the Dam Analysis and Monitoring Crew, DAM Crew for short, before wrapping up the program with a group presentation of their work […]