UW-La Crosse

  1. A tribute to Truman: UWL dedicates Center for the Arts to artist, alum Truman Lowe

    Photo of friends and family of the late Truman Lowe who gathered at UW-La Crosse on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, as the university dedicated the Center for the Arts in his honor. While Lowe often avoided the limelight, those who knew him say he would have considered the dedication a significant milestone for Native America.

    October 28, 2022

    A day to remember, and to build upon.  That’s how friends and family of Truman Lowe described Monday’s building dedication ceremony at UW-La Crosse — a chance to honor the late Ho-Chunk artist and UWL alum, and to inspire current and future Native American students to pursue their passions.  The Truman T. Lowe Center for […]

  2. New major meets big need: UWL business analytics major set to launch in January

    Photo of Prof. Peter Haried: UW-La Crosse's new major in business analytics is set to launch in January 2023. Professor Peter Haried, the program's lead faculty member, says the major will cover an array of disciplines and provide students with experiential learning opportunities.

    October 25, 2022

    UW-La Crosse launched its business analytics minor at the worst possible time: the fall of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But thanks to students and faculty who embraced the new minor — even in an online setting — the program thrived. It has done so well, in fact, that the College of Business Administration is going […]

  3. Camp Offers River Adventures, Water Education and Leadership Opportunities

    Photo of high schooler Blossom Xiong, one of 30 students to participate in UW-La Crosse's pre-college camp. /Mike Lieurance, UW-La Crosse

    October 14, 2022

    Nadalee Thao, a high school junior from Milwaukee, had heard that the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse was a good science school, and she was interested in checking it out. She had the opportunity to do so as a participant in My River Adventures Camp (MRA), a pre-college summer camp at UW-La Crosse supported in part […]

  4. ‘A novel idea’: UW-La Crosse alum starts mobile library serving Viroqua

    Photo of Mary Mulvaney-Kemp (left) in front of RedLou Library, a mobile library she created to serve Viroqua-area residents. Mulvaney-Kemp, ’82, hopes the library will create more equal access to reading materials in the community.

    September 27, 2022

    Having spent her career in schools and libraries, Mary Mulvaney-Kemp has seen books transform lives. But what happens when someone can’t make it to the library? Apparently, you bring the library to them. Mulvaney-Kemp, an ’82 health and physical education graduate, is the founder and operator of RedLou Library in Viroqua — a volunteer-run library […]

  5. A world without insects? UWL entomologist says art is a powerful way for us to address the destruction of the planet

    Photo of Professor Barrett Klein, UW-La Crosse biology professor

    September 14, 2022

    Human destruction of the planet is growing. While scientific and media reports continue to outline categories of human-induced environmental damage, these efforts haven’t been enough to lead to substantial policy change to forestall our impact, says University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Entomologist Barrett Klein. Klein says that in addition to science and media, art can serve as […]

  6. Art installation inspiration: Visiting artist works with art students, UWL community to create a site-specific sculpture

    Photo of UW-La Crosse students working on a collaborative art installation with a professional visiting artist

    September 2, 2022

    Artist Leslie Iwai’s brought her art process that incorporates studies in mathematics, chemistry and architecture to the UWL campus community spring semester. Iwai, an installation artist and sculptor, collaborated with UWL art students and faculty, as well as La Crosse community members on a site-specific sculpture, The Shape of Silver, at the UWL Art Gallery during the 2022 Creative Imperatives […]

  7. Magic man: Renowned hypnotist Chris Jones got his start at UW-La Crosse

    Photo of Chris Jones, '08, a world-renowned hypnotist and comedian who had his big break hypnotizing Howie Mandel during a 2015 episode of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Jones got his start performing card and magic tricks at UW-La Crosse.

    September 1, 2022

    Chris Jones remembers one of his first times performing in front of an audience. It was the mid-2000s, and he was representing the now-defunct Baird Hall in the Mr. UW-La Crosse competition. His mind-reading trick failed. His card trick flopped. Then it was time for his final act: levitation. “I tried to levitate a woman’s […]

  8. Building skills and stories: UW-La Crosse digital storytelling project amplifies diverse voices

    Photo of UW-La Crosse Professor of Educational Studies Heather Linville helping local middle school student Julia Bacalso on her digital storytelling project. Through the "We live in La Crosse: Stories of belonging" project, Linville hopes to amplify diverse voices in the La Crosse community.

    August 22, 2022

    An award-winning logroller who started at 6 years old. A school district employee supporting coffee bean farmers in his native Guatemala. These are the types of stories featured in “We live in La Crosse: Stories of belonging” — a digital storytelling project led by UW-La Crosse Professor of Educational Studies Heather Linville. “As someone who has […]

  9. A health care partnership: UWL agreement with Mayo Clinic brings world-class health care to campus

    Photo caption: A new agreement between UW-La Crosse and Mayo Clinic Health System has made Mayo the permanent service provider at UWL's Student Health Center. "We are thrilled that our students will have increased access to Mayo's outstanding staff, services and technology," Chancellor Joe Gow says.

    August 11, 2022

    Starting this fall, the Student Health Center at UW-La Crosse will look a little different, as a new agreement between Mayo Clinic Health System and UWL will bring Mayo Clinic care directly to students.  The agreement, signed Wednesday, July 20, at the Health Science Center at UWL, enhances student health services with on-campus access to Mayo Clinic services […]

  10. River revival: UW-La Crosse Plum Creek restoration a win-win for conservation efforts, experiential learning

    Photo of UWL student Travis Key (left) and UWL Professor Colin Belby preparing to fly a drone over a two-mile stretch of Plum Creek in rural Crawford County. The team is using drone imagery, soil samples and geographic information to help the Mississippi Valley Conservancy restore the area to its natural state.

    July 29, 2022

    WAUZEKA, Wis. — A two-mile stretch of Plum Creek in rural Crawford County is being transported 170 years into the past, thanks to a research team from UW-La Crosse. Junior Travis Key and faculty mentors Colin Belby and John Kelly are using drone imagery, soil samples and geographic information system software to determine how the […]

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