UW-La Crosse

  1. The right focus: Colleen McDowell is a leader in glaucoma research

    Photo of Colleen McDowell, UWL '04, who has received the Rada Distinguished Alumni Award for her work as a thought-leader in the field of glaucoma research.

    July 10, 2023

    The world is coming into much better focus thanks to the research of Colleen McDowell.  Since leaving UW-La Crosse with a bachelor’s in biochemistry and microbiology in 2004, McDowell has become a highly regarded thought-leader in the field of glaucoma research.  “Her research has substantial implications for the current and future treatment of glaucoma as […]

  2. Walk with an Eagle: UWL rec therapy program benefits students and adults 50-plus

    Photo of participants in the Walk with an Eagle program at UW-La Crosse, which matches recreational therapy students with older adults, with the goal of sparking social connections through the simple act of walking and talking. Part of UWL's Community Engaged Learning program, the course is taught by Assistant Professor Jennifer Taylor.

    June 27, 2023

    UW-La Crosse recreational therapy students are gaining soft skills and practical abilities critical to successful careers in health care — one step at a time. Assistant Professor Jennifer Taylor has partnered with AARP Wisconsin and UWL Community Engagement to launch the Walk with an Eagle program, the first of its kind in the state. The program, […]

  3. Sharing knowledge and culture: Slovakian instructor Katarina Prochazkova visits UWL on Fulbright scholarship

    Photo of Katarina Prochazkova of Slovakia who is serving as a visiting Management instructor this spring, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. Prochazkova has also taken the opportunity to learn about Wisconsin culture and share elements of her own culture.

    June 16, 2023

    As a visiting Management instructor at UW-La Crosse, Katarina Prochazkova is sharing much more than her knowledge of business. Prochazkova, who typically teaches at the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia, is lending her talents to UWL this spring through a Fulbright scholarship. Prochazkova has also taken the opportunity to learn about Wisconsin culture and […]

  4. Engineering new ways to teach: UWL preservice teachers collaborate on innovative STEM units

    Photo of Emma Kleindl, a middle childhood-early adolescence major, who used the lessons she learned at UWL to better engage with students while student teaching at Lincoln Middle School in La Crosse.

    June 9, 2023

    From preventing floods to making a hole in one, UW-La Crosse teacher candidates are finding innovative ways to teach elementary students about science and engineering. Heidi Masters, associate professor of educational studies, worked with three groups of preservice teachers to design and implement science and engineering units within two fourth-grade classrooms and one fifth-grade classroom at […]

  5. Accounting in the real world: UWL students gain hands-on experience through partnership with Mid-City Steel

    Photo of Paul Bagniefski, far left, president of Mid-City Steel, leading UW-La Crosse accountancy students on a tour of the company's manufacturing facilities. This spring, students are gaining real-world accounting experience through a partnership with Mid-City Steel — part of UWL's Community Engaged Learning program.

    May 31, 2023

    UW-La Crosse accounting students are gaining invaluable experience they could never obtain from a textbook.  Through UWL’s Community Engaged Learning program, Assistant Professor Mehtap Eklund’s cost accounting class (ACC 325) is offering financial guidance to Mid-City Steel, a La Crosse-based steel fabricator.  The partnership allows students to discover and address accounting challenges that often arise in the […]

  6. Making waves: UWL research vessel could hit the water later this year

    Photo of the Research Vessel Prairie Springs — a 32-foot, state-of-the-art, aluminum vessel supporting UW-La Crosse's River Studies Center — which is expected to be completed this summer. Construction of the vessel is funded through a nearly $500,000 gift from Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust to the La Crosse Community Foundation. Pictured is the Cass Street Bridge in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which crosses the Mississippi River. (UWL University Marketing & Communications)

    May 2, 2023

    A research vessel that will transform aquatic science education in Wisconsin is getting closer to hitting the water.  Faculty from the UW-La Crosse River Studies Center visited Seattle recently to meet with officials from Munson Boats, the company manufacturing the Research Vessel Prairie Springs — a 32-foot, state-of-the-art, aluminum vessel expected to be completed this summer. “We’re thinking not only about safety and how usable […]

  7. UWL, Viterbo students connect for hands-on health simulations

    Photo of some of the UW-La Crosse and Viterbo University students in health professions who met last year to participate in a hands-on simulation to work collaboratively with goals of helping patients meet their health goals.

    April 21, 2023

    UW-La Crosse and Viterbo University students in health professions plan to make an “IMPACT” during an upcoming training. The 7th annual Interprofessional Model of Patient Care Training (IMPACT) runs from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in part at the Health Science Consortium, 1300 Badger St. With more than 150 students participating, some will be at Viterbo […]

  8. Challenge champions: UWL Eagle Battalion emerges victorious in Northern Warfare Challenge

    Photo of cadets who completed several challenges at Fort McCoy — rifle marksmanship, knot-tying, treatment of a hypothermic casualty and fire-starting — before ending with a 17-mile ruck march through La Crosse’s Hixon Forest trail system.

    April 4, 2023

    The Eagle Battalion at UW-La Crosse outpaced 45 other teams to claim victory in the Northern Warfare Challenge Feb. 24 and 25. Teams from throughout the Midwest traveled to the Coulee Region to compete in what organizers describe as “the hardest race in ROTC.” This year’s event began with several challenges at Fort McCoy — […]

  9. Research relationship: Mayo, UWL collaboration successful in furthering health research in the Coulee Region

    Photo of UW-La Crosse Exercise and Sport Science Department students Anna Jacobson, left, and Makenna Carpenter who are two of the students who have participated in the Seed Grant Program in cooperation with Mayo Clinic Health System. Led by teams of physicians and scientists from both institutions, seed grants often launch promising new research projects and provide valuable preliminary data to attract more substantial funding from external sources. (UWL photo)

    March 16, 2023

    Since its launch in 2019, a collaboration between Mayo Clinic Health System and UW–La Crosse has advanced health research in and beyond the Coulee Region. Through the relationship, Mayo Clinic Health System providers, university faculty, and students work together on research that will improve health and medical care, while providing valuable experience for learners who […]

  10. Breaking the ice: UWL police, international students build bonds through ice fishing

    Photo of Senior Executive Chef Robb Hanson, from the university’s food service, preparing a classic Wisconsin fish fry for those in attendance.

    March 10, 2023

    A wintertime tradition has brought UW-La Crosse police officers and international students closer together. The two groups recently met for a day of ice fishing at La Crosse’s Pettibone Park — a chance to build mutual trust and understanding, and for international students to experience a staple of Midwestern culture. “The ice fishing program is […]

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