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When Reginald Jones of Milwaukee suffered a head injury on board a freight vessel in June 2025, he says he did not really understand the extent of his injuries. “I walked around concussed for months before a physician explained to me that the block of steel that knocked me down had caused serious issues, including […]

A collaboration between researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Argonne National Laboratory is advancing new methods to improve air quality forecasting and public health alerts, highlighting the role of statistics in tackling real-world environmental challenges. In recent summers, wildfire smoke has been inescapable across Wisconsin, drifting south from Canada and leading to long stretches […]

Sadie Hickey is spending her summer trekking through Wisconsin’s wetlands and forests—through poison sumac, towering sedges and other rugged terrain. The College of Science and Health Graduate Research Fellow is in search of an elusive native wildflower: the pink lady’s slipper orchid. It’s a long way from the sunny, dry climate of her native California. But Hickey […]

Peatlands are powerhouses when it comes to improving water quality, minimizing flood risks, providing habitat and storing carbon. Yet, most people are unaware of these important ecological places. Researchers and students from UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison hope to change that. With funding from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, they are studying the connection between water […]

At the University of Wisconsin-Superior, student success is driven by evidence-based support, and Trish Allen, tutoring coordinator in the Educational Success Center, is helping lead that work through national research on embedded tutoring practices. Allen recently co-authored the article “Embedded Tutoring Definition and Minimum Standards” in the journal The Learning Assistance Review, alongside colleagues from institutions across the country. […]

Joel Roberts really hates sitting at red lights – especially the ones that hold you hostage while not a single car passes in the cross-direction. “Sitting in traffic bothers me,” said Roberts, a PhD student in civil engineering at UWM. “So, getting drivers through intersections efficiently is interesting to math guys like myself because it’s basically an […]

Civil War veterans. Sports betting. Bovine fertility. UW-Platteville’s 2026 Summer Undergraduate Scholars walked family, friends and mentors through a breadth of research in capstone presentations Monday in the Markee Pioneer Student Center, showcasing how they spent the last eight weeks honing skills they’ll need to excel in graduate school and beyond.  “In a time when […]

Before Nicholas Schlabach ever imagined working on aircraft for NASA, he was a kid standing in a hangar beside his father. His father spent about 45 years as an aircraft mechanic. His grandfather commanded a P-38 squadron during World War II and continued flying after returning home. Aviation surrounded Schlabach. “A lot more seeds were […]

On a warm Saturday morning in July, students from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire make sure their table is set up and ready to go at the weekly farmers market in Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park.  They show up every Saturday. But they don’t have a product to sell; the students are there to give others […]

In mid-July, 63 high school and middle school students attended the four-day Badger Dairy Camp on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, where they learned about the breadth of areas that contribute to Wisconsin’s dairy industry, and the higher education and career opportunities available to them. The programming, for youth ages 12-17, included hands-on workshops and […]