Campus Stories

  1. Insect inspiration: For UWL’s Barrett Klein, there’s beauty in every bug

    Photo of UW-La Crosse Professor of Biology Barrett Klein who has over the years helped thousands of students appreciate the diversity, beauty and ecological impact of insects.

    February 8, 2022

    Klein will present during the next TEDx event on the UW-La Crosse campus. Klein will explore and reveal cultural connections people have with the ten quintillion insects with whom we share the planet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in The Bluffs, UWL Student Union. Learn more on the TEDx website. Growing up on the outskirts […]

  2. New UW–Madison research projects to benefit Great Lakes

    Photo of Lake Michigan shoreline as seen from Sheboygan. Six research projects at UW–Madison will examine aspects of lakes Michigan and Superior. SSEC

    February 4, 2022

    The Great Lakes contain 95 percent of all the fresh surface water in the United States, and Wisconsin is fortunate that two of those lakes make up its northern and eastern borders — 1,000 miles in all, supporting 105 Great Lakes communities. Stewardship of the lakes is critical for the entire state, which benefits from […]

  3. UW-Platteville student research brings new life to plastic

    Photo of (pictured from left to right) Sydney Singer, Favour Butterfield, Olivia Schweiger, Mackenzie Darkow, JoJo Peplinski and Daniel Myers.

    February 3, 2022

    A group of mechanical engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville are tackling the growing problem of plastic waste in landfills by creating a way for anyone in any community to easily get involved in reusing and recycling plastic. They will present their research to legislators, local leaders and other members of the public at […]

  4. Blugolds come together to provide hearing screening to young children in Arcadia

    Photo of Carissa Phelps, a CSD second-year graduate student, Hope Wachholz, an undergraduate Spanish interpreter, and Arcadia Childcare Center director Jolynn Bourland working together to complete a young boy’s hearing screening. (Submitted photo)

    February 2, 2022

    Earlier this month, a team of Blugolds — including future speech-language pathologists and Spanish interpreters — worked together to give hearing screenings to young children in Arcadia, where more than 86% of students in the elementary school speak Spanish. With the help of six University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire undergraduate students in the Spanish for Health […]

  5. Brookby Foundation gives $1 million for UWM research vessel

    Rendering of new research vessel Maggi Sue (UW-Milwaukee)

    February 1, 2022

    The Brookby Foundation has committed $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in support of the School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel, which will be named the Maggi Sue. “I am deeply grateful to our friends at the Brookby Foundation for their visionary support of our world’s most precious resource: fresh water,” UWM Chancellor […]

  6. Men, women often divide child care and house care tasks by attitudes rather than expectations, UW-Eau Claire researcher says

    Photo of Dr. April Bleske-Rechek, who conducted a study with her student research team looking at whether the often talked about disparity in how women and men divide child care and home care tasks is influenced by their own preferences, rather than by entrenched expectations around gender roles. Their findings have recently been highlighted in professional journals.

    January 31, 2022

    Countless stories have been written in recent years about research that finds that women — including those in dual-income households — continue to spend more time than their spouses caring for their children and cleaning their houses, while men spend more time at their formal jobs.What’s not talked about is how men and women feel about that […]

  7. UW-Green Bay alumni receive patent for invention they created as students

    Sketch of invention patent document by UW-Green Bay alumni

    January 28, 2022

    A team of former UW-Green Bay students can now officially add inventor to their resumes. In December, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recognized the work of Adam Jensen, Rosalyn Stoa and Katherine Mikhail for inventing a cup to aid sufferers of hand tremors. The invention was developed as part of a WiSys innovation event […]

  8. New collaboration to boost La Crosse as river studies leader

    Photo of student on river: UWL students and faculty will soon head out on the Upper Mississippi River in a new vessel. The Prairie Springs: Paul Fleckenstein Trust has funded a state-of-the-art vessel equipped to expand research in the river while training the next generation of water professionals in science, technology, engineering and math.

    January 27, 2022

    A new partnership means full steam ahead for the UW-La Crosse River Studies Center and water research. The Mississippi River holds the answers to numerous questions about freshwater bodies, invasive species, even climate change. But a lack of proper equipment and funding has hindered scientists’ abilities to research those answers. But a new community partnership […]

  9. Better pay for truckers may save money over the long haul, UW-Milwaukee study finds

    Photo of James Peoples: “This problem was there long before COVID, but COVID just made it worse,” said UWM economist James Peoples, referring to a shortage of truck drivers that is projected to hit a record high. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    January 26, 2022

    Increasing average pay for truck drivers by about 6% might entice them to stay longer in an occupation that historically has had high turnover, while also saving trucking companies money, a study says. The promise of higher pay, of course, typically helps to keep workers in any occupation from looking around for new jobs. But […]

  10. UWO’s new cybersecurity center offers experience with real-world cyber threats

    Photo of UW Oshkosh student working at computer

    January 24, 2022

    The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has opened a new cybersecurity center, providing new space for research, training and outreach related to cybersecurity, in a partnership with the Wisconsin Cyber Threat Response Alliance. Known as the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, the space is located in the Culver Family Welcome Center on the Oshkosh campus and features […]

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