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Seeing is believing when it comes to water. That’s why a special workshop at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is empowering educators across Wisconsin to better explain the difficult subject of groundwater flow and its impact. Dr. Sarah Vitale, associate professor of geology and environmental science, guided her second group of K-12 educators through a […]

From UW-Green Bay Rising Phoenix dual enrollment to Stanford: a first-generation student’s path powered by access, advising and hard work Photo by Dan Moore, University Photographer It starts with hard work, big dreams and a small-town foundation. Then comes the message that changes everything: You’re in. For UW–Green Bay alumna and first-generation student Miya Nell of […]

When classical guitarist Leonela Alejandro stepped onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall recently to perform a solo recital, she was not nervous. Instead, she said, she felt eager to celebrate her hard work and play for the many family members and friends in the audience. “Before the concert, I kept thinking to myself, I really […]

Aspiring journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater take advantage of multiple opportunities to tell stories and cover newsworthy events as they hone their craft and prepare for their profession.    Chase Keller, editor-in-chief of the Royal Purple, a student-run, independent newspaper supported by the university, was honored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association with the 2026 Collegiate Journalist […]

At a dinner table inside Evergreen Retirement Community, the conversation moved from prom dates to college curfews, from music and childhood memories to the way life has changed across generations.  University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh students listened as Evergreen residents shared what college was like in the 1950s and 1960s. Residents asked students about school, relationships, social media and […]

Samantha Brown arrived at UW-La Crosse as a proud first-generation student, but without a clear roadmap for what college life would look like.   That sense of uncertainty transformed into confidence when she found her place at the Recreational Eagle Center (REC).  Through her role in Rec Sports, Brown not only found a job, but also a community that helped her […]

The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point held a grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art Compostability Testing Laboratory on May 20. The new facility marks a significant milestone in WIST’s mission to help businesses and organizations meet their goals in ways that make more sustainable use of natural resources. The lab enables researchers […]

Before becoming Appleton’s first female police chief, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumna Polly (Reinke) Olson,’95, spent time assisting pathologists in a hospital morgue, helping with autopsies and responding to death scenes as a deputy coroner.  It was not exactly the career path she imagined while studying biology at UW-Oshkosh in the early 1990s.  “I’d like to say that life intervened a little […]

Marquise Mays traces his roots as a filmmaker to his childhood in Milwaukee. He regularly went to the movie theater with his cousins — and often spent the entire day there. When the lights dimmed, Mays found himself transported to new worlds that unfolded on screen. “There was a lack of things for Black kids […]

Language learning is often stereotyped as memorizing vocabulary and completing grammar worksheets. But at UW-La Crosse language learning is designed to be far more immersive.   Students in the Department of Global Cultures and Languages practice real conversations with partners across the globe, travel abroad with faculty mentors, work with local communities, and even teach younger students […]