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The Reeve Memorial Union ballroom was buzzing with activity on a recent morning as UW-Oshkosh nursing students hustled from table to table. As part of a simulation, some stood in line at the bank. Others pleaded with a landlord or tried to arrange childcare. A few hurried back to their “homes” clutching bus passes or […]

Transfer students who attend the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are treated to the full Warhawk experience — and they’re succeeding as a result. The university joins thousands of institutions around the country to celebrate National Transfer Student Week, an annual event dedicated to celebrating the contributions of transfer students and the people who support them, from […]

Traumatic brain injuries can be debilitating and sometimes culminate in permanent disability. While many people who experience a TBI are simply the victims of an unlucky accident, certain careers carry an outsize risk for brain injuries. Many of these risky jobs are in the military, and that’s why the United States Department of Defense has […]

Graduate students visit Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School; learn how language, culture directly impact students The shortage of school staff in Wisconsin extends beyond teachers in the classroom. The shortage of school psychologists, who advocate for students’ behavioral, mental and emotional needs, has a significant impact on schools and students. “When school psychologists are stretched too thin, […]

For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are going to the World Series. And a UWM alum, Daulton Varsho, played an important part in making that happen. Varsho collected two hits Monday in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, including a single to drive in Toronto’s first run in the first inning […]

Many students at UW-Eau Claire cap off their senior year with an internship — paid or unpaid, full time or part time, required or elective. The options vary widely but always deliver unique learning and networking opportunities. Very few internships, however, offer an immersive international experience that fulfills a full-time supervised internship required for certain […]

Some 140 Milwaukee area high school students got a glimpse of college-level intellectual pursuit last week – with the help of zombies. UW-Milwaukee (UWM) hosted students from six high schools at the annual “UWM Rhetoric & _____ Conference: Practicing Rhetoric in New Contexts.” The half-day event brought together students who are enrolled in UWM English […]

On a recent Thursday morning, Becky was hard at work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL). A few test tubes at a time, hundreds of milk samples were carefully poured, measured and prepared for testing. Becky doesn’t wear a typical lab coat or safety glasses. Why? Because Becky is a Biomek […]

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 […]