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Nearly a quarter million dollars in federal funding will be managed by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to create a technologically advanced and sustainable Emergency Operations Center for the region. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin secured $225,000 as part of Department of Homeland Security annual funding legislation that was passed into law recently. “Wisconsin families need to […]

When Iris Xie gives presentations on her latest research, she invites her audience to close their eyes and listen. The listeners hear a rapid-fire robotic voice rattle through a string of words: “Library of Congress, visited link…” and so on. The audio narration demonstrates a screen reader – in this case, reading a landing page […]

When Jacob Oberg prepared to graduate with a bachelor’s in professional studies from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, attending the commencement ceremony on May 16 was not part of the plan. The U.S. Marine Corps and Army veteran lives in Maryland with his wife and their two young sons. Making the trip as a family […]

Rowan Wagner’s path to exercise science at the University of Wisconsin‑Superior is rooted in a lifelong connection to athletics – and a desire to help others stay healthy and active. For Wagner, majoring in exercise science with a minor in health felt natural. Active in sports from an early age, he developed a curiosity about how the body works, […]

UW-Milwaukee is celebrating philanthropist and environmentalist Lynde B. Uihlein’s new $10 million gift to benefit freshwater sciences research and education. Chancellor Thomas Gibson made the announcement Thursday morning, standing in front of the UWM research vessel Neeskay, with Lake Michigan’s inner harbor serving as an appropriate backdrop. He was joined by Uihlein, the Brico Fund’s […]

Todd Miller has always loved Wisconsin waters. He has fond memories of swimming in Lake Michigan, visiting his grandparents’ lake house and going on family fishing trips. It was those early experiences that drew him back to the Milwaukee area after earning his PhD and completing postdoctoral research on harmful algae on the East Coast. […]

Brayden Mau may be an intern, but he feels like part of the team at Mayo Clinic Health System. The fourth-year computer science major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has spent the last two years expanding and applying his knowledge of artificial intelligence to improve patient care. One of the first projects he was […]

Growing up in Wisconsin, Brennan Dow spent his childhood exploring wooded nooks in public parks and splashing through streams and lakes near Stevens Point. His coming-of-age unfolded just before cell phones became ubiquitous, said Dow, who earned his master’s in freshwater sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and now works for the Wisconsin Department of […]

Parallel B.F.A., B.S. programs produce career-ready grads who create award-winning games UW-Stout’s game design programs continue to climb in the rankings among their peers around the nation, rising to No. 6 in the Midwest and No. 17 among all public universities in the United States, according to the latest figures published by Animation Career Review. UW-Stout held steady […]

t’s the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever done, and faculty and students in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Psychological & Brain Sciences Department are playing a crucial role. A decade ago, the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study began following more than 11,000 children and their parents, with the goal of generating […]