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Students in Communication 328: Managing Conflict, a class taught by Assistant Professor Courtney Powers that is part of the Health and Leadership Studies curriculum, worked on a team-building classroom exercise on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, using paper, string, tape and lengths of dried spaghetti to devise and build bridges to support weight placed on them. […]

Mary “Christina” Moodie had a simple but powerful goal: to finish her college degree so her children could see the value of higher education. On Aug. 1, in an intimate ceremony inside the Chancellor’s Office at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, her dream was fulfilled. Chancellor Manohar Singh handed Christina’s diploma to her family, which included […]

Blue Devils win first WIAC title since 2016, earn NCAA bid The UW-Stout women’s golf team’s victory this month at the conference championship, where they triumphed by a near-record margin, isn’t the culmination of a season: It’s a sign of things to come for a young, focused and talented Blue Devils team. Sophomore Julia Imai and junior Brin Neumann placed […]

Removing barriers and creating new pathways to empower students was the driving force behind six new articulation agreements the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire signed with Chippewa Valley Technical College this fall. Building on the longstanding collaboration between the two institutions, the new articulation agreements will help students more easily transfer credits earned at CVTC to […]

A flagship financial aid program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that provides generous support to in-state students from low- to moderate-income families increases student retention by several percentage points, according to new research. The study, published this month in the Peabody Journal of Education, is the first to assess the long-term outcomes of Bucky’s Tuition Promise, which […]

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County is partnering with Mercyhealth to expand access to healthcare education and serve a key need in Wisconsin and stateline communities for nurses, technicians, and other healthcare professionals. The newly named Mercyhealth Medical Sciences Hub includes the Rock County campus’s state-of-the-art nursing simulation center and skills labs supporting learning in maternity […]

In a bold investment in the future of construction, Milwaukee Tool donated more than $70,000 worth of professional-grade tools, equipment and safety gear to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Construction Management program. The donation reinforces a shared commitment to hands-on learning, innovation and workforce readiness. “At UW-Platteville, we take immense pride in providing students with a hands-on education that prepares […]

The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has moved onto campus to make it easier for Blugold students and faculty to assist the center with starting and growing businesses. The SBDC moved June 5 from its former site at 221 W. Madison St. to Rooms 105 and 106C of Schneider […]

New program blends research, experiential learning to meet critical need UW-La Crosse is introducing a new major designed to meet growing student interest and regional workforce needs.  Criminology will be added as an offered major starting this spring, after the Board of Regents approved the program during its September meeting. The major is a long-requested addition […]

When Oshkosh resident John Thill graduated from UW-Oshkosh with his bachelor’s degree in social work in May, he started looking for new experiences. On Sunday, Sept. 21, he found himself on the start line of the Community First Fox Cities Marathon (presented by Miron), his first race longer than 10,000 meters. Two hours, 39 minutes and 19 […]