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In early June, the New York Times published its list of the top streaming series for the summer, and among the titles was an Amazon Prime original series featuring a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire theatre arts alumnus, 1998 graduate and Eau Claire native Alfredo Narciso. Based on a bestselling young adult fiction trilogy by author […]

Internships are a great way for students to gain real-world experience and skills within their field of study before graduation. This summer, senior University of Wisconsin Oshkosh history major and anthropology minor Catie Gullickson is focusing on her future by interning with the Oshkosh Public Museum. In her role, Gullickson, of Oshkosh, works in the […]

As the school year cooled down, Freshwater Camp at UW-Parkside and UW-Whitewater was heating up. High school juniors and seniors from Wisconsin and northern Illinois took part in a week-long exploration of freshwater careers while enjoying recreational opportunities that Wisconsin’s waterways provide. “Freshwater Camp provided the opportunity for students to visit a variety of freshwater […]

University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumna Jillian Meister wrapped up her final semester student teaching in Bayfield, Wisconsin, where she received the opportunity to implement culturally responsive teaching practices in her classroom. Meister, who graduated in May with a degree in elementary education, said the partnership between the university and Bayfield School District is beneficial for students in learning […]

For nearly a decade, the Discovery Center Fab Lab at UW-Stout has been a cutting-edge center to help bring innovative ideas to life. Now in its 10th year of operations, the Fab Lab — a design and digital fabrication laboratory — still is the only such facility available to all students at a Wisconsin university. […]

A multidisciplinary team at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has been awarded a nearly $1 million, three-year National Science Foundation grant aimed at increasing and retaining women in academic STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) departments. Jennifer Schuttlefield Christus Associate chemistry professor Jennifer Schuttlefield Christus will lead the project as the principal investigator to address […]

Talin is a protein that controls cellular attachment and movement, but its malfunctioning also allows cancer cells to spread. DCL1 is a tumor-suppressing protein. But scientists don’t fully understand how either protein works – or what happens when they don’t work the way they should. One thing scientists do know: When it is present in a cell, […]

WAUZEKA, Wis. — A two-mile stretch of Plum Creek in rural Crawford County is being transported 170 years into the past, thanks to a research team from UW-La Crosse. Junior Travis Key and faculty mentors Colin Belby and John Kelly are using drone imagery, soil samples and geographic information system software to determine how the […]

Campus leaders from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire joined advocates from around the country in Washington, D.C., this summer to lobby for legislation regarding students in higher education with learning disabilities. However, it wasn’t UW-Eau Claire administrators or faculty or staff who met with members of Congress and national education leaders — it was two […]

Dr. Sara Getz, assistant professor of forensic investigation  and Dr. Patrick Byrnes, assistant professor of computer science and software engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, are collaborating on a research project titled, Clandestine Grave Documentation. Getz and her team of students are tracking local temperature, humidity, rainfall, soil moisture and temperature in undisturbed ground and monitoring mock clandestine graves with […]