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It started, as many good ideas do, with a fresh perspective.  In the mid-1990s, a new generation of faculty arrived at UW–La Crosse. They were energetic, innovative and not especially interested in teaching the way it had always been done — a lecture hall, a piece of chalk and rows of students watching.   They […]

When Sienna Isaacson walked across the stage at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh School of Nursing and Health Professions pinning ceremony March 14, she joined 29 classmates in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program preparing to enter the profession.  Her moment carries an added distinction.  Sienna Isaacson, left, talks with Kim Brundidge, co-director of […]

Right by the entrance of the Madison Children’s Museum (MCM) is a giant fish you can control with levers. The secret is that it requires more than one person for it to work. One child cannot reach all of its components, so to make the fish look like it’s swimming, kids have to work together. “And we […]

Why would a young astronomer from India travel some 8,000 miles around the world to pursue his Ph.D. in physics? Simple. Pratyusava Baral wanted to study with the UW-Milwaukee physicists who deciphered the data for the first-ever detection of gravitational waves. Baral came to UWM in 2021 after earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in […]

Familiarity brought her to campus, but fate is what Grace McDonnell feels provided her a life-changing opportunity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The high school senior knew she was going to study geographic information systems, but she wasn’t certain where until she took a tour of the UW-Eau Claire geography and anthropology department in […]

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh nursing students are staying a step ahead as they learn the latest technology that allows seamless communication between doctors, nurses and staff. Epic, a Wisconsin-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) company, is well known by patients and healthcare providers. Its newest program offering, Lyceum, gives medical and nursing students a quality introduction to […]

Instructor Natalia Roberts cheers for her students like a coach on the sidelines. In her classroom, encouragement sounds a lot like game-day advice:  Be brave. It’s not about perfection. With progress comes proficiency. Would a coach let you play if you hadn’t practiced?  Roberts’ encouragement hasn’t fallen on deaf ears. Her students in the Russian Studies Certificate program have taken […]

In a demonstration of regional collaboration, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and New North, Inc. are proud to announce their joint leadership in the Cheese Wedge Consortium, a major entrepreneurship initiative supported through a dedicated $1 million Ignite Wisconsin grant for Northeast Wisconsin.  This award specifically fuels the region’s unique strategy to accelerate high‑growth startups, expand innovation capacity and strengthen […]

There’s no drug that reliably helps fractured or damaged bones regenerate. And, for patients recovering from bone cancer, the environment inside the body is working against healing. Priya Premnath, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received the 2026 Shaw Early Career Research Award to study a dual approach to bone cancer treatment and recovery. With […]

University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Student Chapter, affiliated with Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, today announced it placed third overall and second in estimating in the 2026 Construction Management Competition at ABC Convention 2026 in Salt Lake City on March 20. UW-Platteville’s team was 1 of 30 teams who put their construction project leadership skills to the test […]