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Alice Maas’ journey to discover her purpose at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was built on fieldwork and research that took her from the campus’ Schmeeckle Reserve to as far as villages and a school in Kenya. Having graduated from the College of Natural Resources in December 2025 with a degree in ecosystem restoration and management, Maas feels […]

A unique research collaboration is providing students at all levels with interdisciplinary hands-on training in a critical field: analyzing how emerging contaminants affect a major urban waterway. Inna Popova, an assistant professor of soil chemistry, environmental toxicology and contaminants at UW-Madison, and Laodong Guo, professor of aquatic biogeochemistry at UW-Milwaukee, are studying the pollution history […]

A University of Wisconsin-Platteville student earned first place in the WiSys Innovation On-Ramp program after presenting an assistive zipper device designed to help people with limited hand mobility. The Eazy Zip is an attachable cube that fits onto a zipper pull. Its cover wraps around the zipper tab and gently pushes surrounding fabric away from […]

Motivated by a passion for learning about the surrounding environment and a love of birds, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Biology built a tool with the potential to captivate audiences and support valuable hands-on learning opportunities for students. In May of 2025, the department launched a “nature cam” livestream on YouTube. Inspired by the bird cams […]

UW research scientist and meditation teacher Cortland Dahl explains what’s so great about gratitude, no matter the time of year. After the season of Black Fridays, Cyber Mondays, and a constant bombardment of sentimental commercials pulling at our heart and purse strings, there’s one more gift to consider—gratitude.  The price is right. No need for a receipt. And even […]

The University of Wisconsin-Superior has added a Bachelor of Science degree in sport and recreation management to its list of programs. Residing within the Health and Human Performance Department, this degree is designed to prepare students for leadership roles in the rapidly growing sport, fitness, recreation and event management industries. Available both on campus and fully online, the […]

From classrooms and research labs to student support services and administrative workflows, artificial intelligence took center stage during the 2026 UW-Oshkosh Campus AI Workshop, a full-day event on Jan. 27 designed to help faculty and staff better understand how AI tools can be used responsibly and effectively across the university. Hosted in Sage Hall, the […]

When UW-Eau Claire senior Michael Collins saw a new interdisciplinary course offered in the Mark Stephen Cosby Honors College, he was excited to enroll. Among the classes for fall 2025 was the second iteration of Honors 118: Chemical Computing and AI in Healthcare, taught by Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharyay, professor of chemistry and biochemistry. “Artificial intelligence […]

UW–Oshkosh’s early, ethical and intentional approach to artificial intelligence is earning national recognition, as faculty and staff leaders shared the university’s work at two premier higher-education conferences in fall 2025. Through UW–Oshkosh’s established AI Trailblazers initiative, teams represented the university at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference and AACN Transform, the national meeting of the American Association […]

UW–La Crosse Physician Assistant Studies student Sam Weigel spent this fall semester immersed in the study of the human body — exploring everything from the gastrointestinal system to the heart, lungs and kidneys. It’s a demanding pace, but one he welcomes.    “All of the gaps in my medical knowledge are slowly being filled in,” Weigel says. “It’s a […]