UW-River Falls

  1. Summer interns assess Red Cedar Basin health; gain valuable job skills

    Photo of Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin student researchers

    September 25, 2025

    Cayanna Erickson says interning with the 2025 Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group will give her a step up when she enters the job market. The UW-Stout undergraduate recently declared an Environmental Science major, and the summer internship gave her experience with hands-on field work. “My career goals involve water monitoring, specifically in the Eau Claire […]

  2. UW-River Falls staff, recent grad join trip to Thailand to explore Wisconsin dairy export opportunities

    Photo: University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty and staff, along with a recent UWRF graduate traveled to Thailand as part of a larger group this summer to learn about the country’s growing dairy industry and explore opportunities to collaborate.

    September 10, 2025

    Wisconsin dairy products are known worldwide, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still opportunities to spread the word a little further. University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty and staff, along with a recent UWRF graduate traveled to Thailand as part of a larger group this summer learn about the country’s growing dairy industry and explore opportunities […]

  3. UW-River Falls MBA program expands with new specialized tracks to help professionals customize their graduate experience

    Photo: A laptop displays information about the UWRF MBA program. The online graduate program has been expanded to include five specialized tracks in agribusiness, healthcare analytics, business analytics, innovation and entrepreneurship, and strategic leadership. UWRF photo.

    August 6, 2025

    The University of Wisconsin–River Falls has significantly expanded its fully online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, giving working professionals and aspiring leaders more ways to tailor their education and stand out in today’s competitive job market. The newly developed track options allow students to build on the valuable core of a traditional, AACSB-accredited MBA while choosing […]

  4. UW-River Falls associate professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

    Photo of Chris Holtkamp, associate professor of community and environmental planning at UW-River Falls, who has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. Beginning in January, he’ll spend five months in Reykjavik, Iceland developing a graduate course at Agricultural University. UWRF photo.

    July 23, 2025

    Chris Holtkamp, an associate professor of community and environmental planning at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to bring his expertise in sustainable development and regional planning to the Agricultural University of Iceland. Holtkamp will travel to Reykjavik, Iceland next January and spend five months working with the […]

  5. Next-gen freshwater scientists experience unique summer field study

    Photo of Blugold senior Samara Gries

    July 15, 2025

    When Blugold senior Samara Gries learned of a summer opportunity to earn credit taking a three-week, grant-funded, multicampus field study course in hydrology through the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, it seemed too good to pass up. “I wasn’t sure what to expect, to be honest,” says Gries, a hydrogeology major with a minor in chemistry. […]

  6. UW-River Falls launches two new degree programs, expanding opportunities for students

    Photo of Amber Qureshi, a senior lecturer in the Biology Department at UW-River Falls, who advises incoming UWRF students during New Student Registration in May. Students will now have two additional degree programs to explore, including a Master of Science in special education and a Bachelor of Science in integrated studies. Both programs are enrolling students for the fall 2025 semester.

    July 11, 2025

    New programs include Master of Science in special education, customizable Bachelor of Science in integrated studies Students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will soon have two new academic paths to choose from, including a Master of Science in special education and a Bachelor of Science in integrated studies. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of […]

  7. Student composers lead Hollywood-style recording session

    Photo of UW-River Falls student composer Sam Nesbit, at the podium, guiding a concert band of student and community musicians during a daylong cinema scoring event in Abbott Concert Hall. Nesbit and fellow students Ben Garcia and Landon Zientara wrote original music compositions to some of their favorite videogames and the gathered musicians performed them in time with key sections of each game. UWRF photo.

    June 5, 2025

    The University of Wisconsin-River Falls brought a Hollywood-style recording session to life on April 26, offering student composers a career-launching experience inside Abbott Concert Hall. Benjamin Garcia, Sam Nesbit and Landon Zientara conducted a Cinema Symphony composed of UWRF students, faculty, alumni and local teachers. Each led the orchestra in recording original scores for video […]

  8. Five decades later, UW-River Falls time capsule artifacts on display

    Photo of a crowd of onlookers watching as the Centennial Time Capsule is lowered into the ground on May 13, 1975. UWRF Archives.

    April 25, 2025

    Sesquicentennial event showcases campus memorabilia April 22, 2025 – Community members are invited to peek at the past during an unveiling of items recovered from a time capsule buried at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls five decades ago. Contents of the time capsule will be on display for viewing Tuesday, May 6, from 2-6 p.m. in […]

  9. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association commit $180,000 to UWRF Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence

    March 7, 2025

    Investment will expand plant operations, training and workshops Two of the nation’s most respected and recognized dairy organizations, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), have announced their combined commitment of $180,000 to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence. DFW and WCMA have each pledged […]

  10. UW-River Falls, others partner to receive National Science Foundation grant to boost regional economy

    Photo of UWRF instructor

    January 28, 2025

    Three-year, $550,786 grant will be used to bolster computer science education, boost region’s economy High school students in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota will learn the latest advancements in computer science, thanks to a $550,786 National Science Foundation grant received by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and two partner universities. UWRF partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Eau […]

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