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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 […]

A UW-Platteville team has captured top honors in horticulture at a premier national agriculture competition for the first time. Seven students studying subjects ranging from environmental horticulture to agribusiness traveled to Heartland Community College in April along with coach Michael Compton to compete in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Judging Conference. […]

Balancing radio work, academics and volunteer coaching, Owen Petersen is shaping his future while supporting young athletes For Owen Petersen, the path to the University of Wisconsin-Superior began with a practical decision: stay close to home, keep costs manageable and attend a college that felt familiar. “I graduated from Barnum High School, about 45 minutes […]

On July 31, the 20th annual Morgridge Summer Science Camp said good-bye to its final group of campers. Over the course of three one-week sessions, 75 students along with their teachers, from 13 districts across the state, envisioned their futures in the biomedical sciences at the Discovery Building and UW–Madison’s campus. The conclusion of the camp marked […]

Green Bay Women’s Basketball continues to set the standard for academic excellence. The Phoenix finished the 2025-26 season with a 3.965 team GPA, earning the top spot on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The recognition marks Green Bay’s second straight No. 1 finish and the sixth in program history. […]

We routinely toss plastic bottles and containers in the recycling bin, but many other kinds of plastic instead go in the trash because there’s no easy way to recycle them. UWM’s Office of Sustainability has launched a program to help solve this problem. The program focuses on gathering plastic film materials, such as grocery bags […]

Wisconsin is known as the nation’s leading producer of cranberries, but details about the soils they grow in are still relatively unknown. Research this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is working to change that as Dr. Bridget McGivern, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and her team uncover new information about the microorganisms […]

Physical therapy is about more than restoring movement. It is about restoring possibilities.   Possibilities like taking a first step on a new prosthetic leg, returning to the basketball court after a serious injury, or regaining balance after a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.   For nearly 50 years, UW-La Crosse’s Physical Therapy program has prepared graduates to help […]