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Seventeen University of Wisconsin-Platteville civil and environmental engineering students traveled more than 1,000 miles across three states in late May as part of a five-day field trip focused on regional infrastructure and the social, environmental and economic impacts of infrastructure projects. Led by Dr. Christina Curras and Dr. Michael Penn, professors of civil and environmental engineering, the […]

When University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student Gracie Casper began searching for an internship opportunity, she knew she wanted an experience that would help her gain the skills for work in the fitness and wellness industry. A rising senior majoring in health sciences and wellness, Casper found that opportunity through DAWG Fitness at UW-Stevens Point. After […]

Every day this summer, Dylan McCathie feeds his yeast.  The UWL junior is not baking bread. He is growing proteins in the lab to better understand gut health and inflammation.  McCathie is studying alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme that plays an important role in the human digestive system. His research explores why this enzyme in humans […]

Joe Wallace is not your typical college student. At 46, the University of Wisconsin-Superior senior is a parent, a longtime blue-collar worker and, prior to his graduation in May, something of an “elder statesman” in his academic program. Before returning to college, Wallace worked a string of physically demanding jobs, including welding and construction, while […]

Steve “Rocky” Donovan, founding executive director of Parkside Works, announces retirement KENOSHA, Wis. – Steve “Rocky” Donovan, the founding executive director of Parkside Works at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, plans to retire at the end of August after helping launch the university’s partnership and workforce-innovation office. Dr. John Skalbeck will succeed Donovan as Executive Director, UW-Parkside […]

Matthew Friedel is transforming the way Wisconsin thinks about innovation. As teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and co-founder of its Disruptive Technologies Lab, Friedel’s work bridges academia and industry, empowering students and local technology startups to thrive. “I would describe myself as three things: educator, entrepreneur and investor,” Friedel said. “My job is to […]

Afton Nelson, a May graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, didn’t have long to wait to get started on her career after graduation. The double major in dairy science and animal science from Owatonna, Minn., was able to step right into a job as an embryo export coordinator for GenOvations in Lodi.   “I heard about the company because we went on a field trip there fall semester for one […]

Muralists from around the U.S. and world join university artists and volunteers for public art event Menomonie, Wis. – From an artistic portrayal of the journey of Hmong refugees from Laos to Menomonie to an eye-catching image that captures the past, present and future of Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, students and staff members from UW-Stout Polytechnic had […]

Seeing is believing when it comes to water. That’s why a special workshop at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is empowering educators across Wisconsin to better explain the difficult subject of groundwater flow and its impact. Dr. Sarah Vitale, associate professor of geology and environmental science, guided her second group of K-12 educators through a […]

When classical guitarist Leonela Alejandro stepped onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall recently to perform a solo recital, she was not nervous. Instead, she said, she felt eager to celebrate her hard work and play for the many family members and friends in the audience. “Before the concert, I kept thinking to myself, I really […]