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After she graduated from UW-Milwaukee in May, Ally Ruffino moved to the Washington area to take a fellowship conducting research at the National Institutes of Health. She recently was riding the Metro train around the city when she had a realization about this new phase of her life. “I was sitting there thinking, ‘Oh, younger […]

Thirty-two middle school students from communities across the Fox Valley spent Aug. 10–13 at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh exploring mathematics through hands-on activities and creative problem-solving. The Summer Oshkosh Mathematics Academy (SOMA) brings students from Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, De Pere and Green Bay to the UWO campus for an immersive experience […]

Seven days a week filtered water is flowing and feed is nurturing freshwater fish at the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (NADF) in Bayfield, Wis. The UW-Stevens Point facility is one-of-a-kind in the Midwest and joins only a handful in the nation that offer similar capabilities in aquaculture research, demonstration and education. For example, NADF is now the leading source of university research into raising walleye in modern recirculating aquaculture […]

GREEN BAY, WIS. – Before dawn on a wintry morning in March 2019, the East River spilled out of its banks and into people’s lives. Homes flooded. Basements filled. By the time the water receded, nearly 150 people were rescued and over 35 houses in the Green Bay area had been condemned. The flooding didn’t […]

KENOSHA, Wis. – A gift from a current University of Wisconsin–Parkside student is helping transform the learning experience for future generations of chemistry students by bringing modern laboratory equipment into the university’s organic chemistry program. The donation, made by Blake Callahan through the Blake Callahan Foundation, funded the purchase of two new Buchi R-80 rotary […]

This summer, four weeks in Ecuador gave UW-La Crosse students a new perspective on how language, culture and career intersect. For UWL’s first Medical Spanish Immersion in Ecuador study abroad program, students from a range of disciplines combined Spanish language immersion, health care observation and cultural experiences. Led by Professors Antonio Martín Gómez and Maria […]

A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the Food + Farm Exploration Center in Plover, Wis., offers benefits for students and employees at the university, from free general admission at the center to shared academic programs and experiential learning opportunities. UW-Stevens Point Foundation’s sponsorship of Food + Farm, a nonprofit educational facility that […]

Kenosha, Wis. — University of Wisconsin–Parkside graduate student Anita Robertson earned statewide recognition at the 2026 WiSys Quick Pitch State Final, winning both the First Place Award and the audience-selected People’s Choice Award during the annual WiSys SPARK Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Competing against some of the top student innovators from across […]

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 […]