1. Help from afar: Bike ride aims to help Afghan students at UWM

    Photo of Farzana (left) and Khatera, who are two of the 10 students who came to Milwaukee and UWM after escaping Afghanistan. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    A young woman from Nepal is reaching out from Minnesota to organize a bike ride to support a group of Afghan women at UWM. Anita Tamang, who just graduated from […]

  2. UW-Platteville Project Management master’s program named nation’s top value for third straight year

    For the third straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Master of Science in Project Management program has been named the nation’s top value by GreatValueSchools.org. The rankings were based on several metrics, prioritizing […]

  3. Badgers win national debate championship

    Photo of members of the UW-Madison debate team, from left to right, Aliya Seet, Zachary Heintz, Sophie LaRose, Emily Distler, Ethan Park, William Darbyshire and MK Denton. PHOTO BY PRANAV GOPAN

    You don’t hear “Jump Around” blasted at many debate tournaments. That changed when a team of Badgers won the national championship at the annual Yaatly Online Debating League in Denver on […]

  4. Nonprofit professionals gain education and insight at inaugural spring conference

    Photo of attendees at the sold-out inaugural Nonprofit Education & Development Network Conference, held on April 5, 2023, at Lambeau Field.

    The inaugural Nonprofit Education & Development Network Conference, held on April 5, 2023, at Lambeau Field was a sold-out event! The event, ‘Nonprofit Resilience: Reset, Renew & Inspire,’  brought together more than […]

  5. UWM engineering students create solution that saves company $840,000 per year

    Photo of Easton Dobson (left) and Colin Haagensen flanking Steve Coolidge, general manager of AAA Sales & Engineering on the floor of the company’s Oak Creek plant. Dobson, Haagensen and another student, Ryan O’Day, worked on a project that benefited the company and gave the students real-world experience. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    The three UWM senior engineering students stood on the workroom floor of a Wisconsin manufacturing company, about to tell 70 older, experienced machinists how to improve their inventory system. Easton […]

  6. Ready to act: UWO student nurses lead on-campus emergency intervention training

    Photo of UWO nursing students holding emergency intervention training for faculty, staff and others at the Fond du Lac campus.

    Knowing what to do in an emergency can mean the difference between life and death. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior nursing students recently shared lifesaving skills with faculty and staff […]

  7. UW-Platteville, Nicolet College partnership brings
 engineering bachelor’s degrees to the Northwoods

    Photo of UW-Platteville officials touring Nicolet College labs and classrooms during their visit and signing ceremony that opens the door for Northwoods residents to earn engineering bachelor’s degrees. Academic leaders from both institutions are pictured here in Nicolet’s metal fabrication lab.

    Northwoods students looking to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering will have several new options thanks to a new, broad-based transfer agreement between Nicolet College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. […]

  8. Students showcase their research at national conference

    Photo of UW System President Jay Rothman conversing with UW-River Falls students Lauren Loock, center, and Linnea Milner Thursday as they presented their work during the National Conference of Undergraduate Research at UW-Eau Claire. Bill Hoepner photo.

    Undergraduates discuss, display their expertise to a large audience As soon as Ali Thome-Hough and Emma Etten entered the large room where they would present their research as part of […]

  9. UW-Parkside announces new metaversity partnership

    Image of Innovation & Smart Cities, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

    The University of Wisconsin-Parkside announced a new partnership with VictoryXR which will lead the university into the virtual reality education metaverse space. UW-Parkside is joining an elite and rapidly growing […]

  10. UW-Whitewater student broadcaster wins statewide scholarship as other Warhawks take home awards for excellence

    Photo of UW-Whitewater journalism students attending the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar in Middleton, Wis. in February 2023

    For University of Wisconsin-Whitewater journalism student McClane Noffke, the message is clear: the skills and experience she is acquiring as an undergraduate student are in demand. At the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student […]