Campus Stories
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UW-La Crosse’s Carl Foster honored for scientific contributions to speed skating
July 21, 2020
Carl Foster and speed skating were an unlikely pair, but they couldn’t have been a more perfect match. A Texas native who wasn’t exposed to the sport until after college, Foster was recently named to the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame. He’s being recognized as a key contributor to the sport — the culmination […]
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UW-Whitewater Warhawk earns national chemistry accolade
July 17, 2020
Robert Rider, a chemistry major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, will participate in a prestigious national educational outreach and workforce development program in chemistry at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, this summer. Rider was selected as one of the 24 of 150 applicants nationwide for Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools (NCSS), an intensive six-week program […]
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Renewed funding fuels UW-Milwaukee study of sustainable nanotechnology
July 15, 2020
Nanoparticles are tiny bits of material – smaller than a blood cell – that are manufactured and integrated into a multitude of commercial products because of their unique properties. Nanomaterials can shed from the use or manufacture of these products into the environment and potentially cause problems. Scientists don’t know what happens inside our bodies […]
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UW-Madison coughing visualization illustrates the benefits of wearing a good mask
July 13, 2020
UW–Madison Professor Scott Sanders’ team modified a mannequin so that the mouth releases a puff of air containing fog. The air speed is similar to a real human cough, but there is much more fog than an actual cough. This condensed video looks at how well masks contain the fog, using regular lighting and laser […]
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UW-Green Bay’s Marina Delbecchi said she was never alone in her new virtual journey
July 9, 2020
Marina Delbecchi is an organizational leadership major. Her minors are public administration, political science and global studies. “Having classes that are all online or majority online can be tough, but my professors at UWGB never made me feel alone on this journey. It’s easy to forget that any annoyances we may have with online classes, our professors do too, so […]
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UW-Stevens Point certified as Bee Campus USA
July 7, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is taking part in a nationwide program to improve environments and awareness of threatened bee and pollinator species. Certified as a Bee Campus USA, UW-Stevens Point joins other cities and campuses across the country in providing pollinating insects and birds with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants […]
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Meet UW-Superior graduating Yellowjackets
June 23, 2020
UW-Superior 2020 graduates will forever be remembered as a group that overcame tremendous obstacles to finish what they had started. Meet graduating Yellowjackets
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UW-Stevens Point celebrates 1,300 Pointer graduates
June 23, 2020
May 16 was a special day for nearly 1,300 Pointer graduates and their family and friends. See congratulatory video Related: Spring 2020 Commencement Celebration (Facebook video) UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield graduate is on a mission to help others
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UW-Platteville congratulates spring graduates
June 23, 2020
UW-Platteville salutes its graduating Pioneers, who share what they learned and offer words of inspiration. Watch
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UW-Whitewater celebrates the Class of 2020
June 23, 2020
Congratulations to the 150th class of Warhawks! We are so proud that you’re ready to fly — and we know you’re off to make the world a better place. Meet the Warhawks Rising, ‘20