1. From UW-Stevens Point course to the Broadway stage

    Photo of Felix Torrez-Ponce, UWSP graduate

    The journey to performing under the bright lights of Broadway usually begins with an audition. For University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point bachelor of fine arts acting alumnus Felix Torrez-Ponce, Green Bay, […]

  2. Cookin’ with gas: UWO professor earns patent for flameless industrial oven

    Photo of Olszewski posing next to the prototype of his flameless impingement oven, designed and built in the Teaching and Energy Research Industrial Lab on the Oshkosh campus. The oven recently was granted a U.S. patent. (Photo credit: UW Oshkosh)

    Call it a hot new invention. Pawel Olszewski, a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh associate mechanical engineering technology professor, recently was granted a U.S. patent for his flameless impingement oven, designed and built […]

  3. Making waves: UWL research vessel could hit the water later this year

    Photo of the Research Vessel Prairie Springs — a 32-foot, state-of-the-art, aluminum vessel supporting UW-La Crosse's River Studies Center — which is expected to be completed this summer. Construction of the vessel is funded through a nearly $500,000 gift from Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust to the La Crosse Community Foundation. Pictured is the Cass Street Bridge in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which crosses the Mississippi River. (UWL University Marketing & Communications)

    A research vessel that will transform aquatic science education in Wisconsin is getting closer to hitting the water.  Faculty from the UW-La Crosse River Studies Center visited Seattle recently to meet with officials from Munson Boats, the company manufacturing […]

  4. UW-Milwaukee FlexRide proves microtransit can connect unemployed with jobs

    Photo of Eric Lynde (from left) of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and UWM Professor Robert Schneider (right) meeting FlexRide driver Mitchell Smith at the Sherman Phoenix pickup location. It is one pickup site for a ride to employers in Butler and Menomonee Falls. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    Suburban employers have job vacancies they can’t fill. There are plenty of job seekers in Milwaukee County, but many don’t own a vehicle and the Milwaukee County Transit System can […]

  5. UW-Platteville, UW Oshkosh partner to introduce new pathway to nursing degree

    Photo of Chancellors from UW-Platteville and UW Oshkosh signing an agreement to offer a unique 3+1 dual bachelor degree program.

    In a ceremony today, officials from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh signed an agreement to offer a unique 3+1 dual bachelor degree program, providing UW-Platteville students with […]

  6. Findorff’s equipment donation enhances Construction Lab at UW-Platteville

    Photo of Findorff’s equipment donation to UW-Platteville's Construction Lab

    In its latest show of support to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Construction Management and Construction Safety programs, Findorff donated a telehandler, to be used in the university’s Construction Lab. Officials from UW-Platteville […]

  7. Fully focused: UW-Stout video production majors gaining industry experience

    Photo of UW-Stout student Delaney Hoffman looking through a viewfinder at Cinequipt on an Arri Alexa camera, used for high-end motion imaging.

    Class tours Cinequipt in Minneapolis; student’s videography business receives two national honors Being ready to step into a career is one of the hallmarks of an education at UW-Stout. A […]

  8. From concussions to PFAS: Five ways UW-Madison research is tackling real-world problems

    Photo of undergraduate researcher Grace Kreissler holding a clear 3D-printed skull that the researchers created to aid in their investigation of traumatic brain injuries. PHOTO BY JOEL HALLBERG

    Scientific research can feel distant from our everyday lives, and indeed it often requires years — or decades — of intense study to bring a life-saving medical treatment or useful […]

  9. Challenge champions: UWL Eagle Battalion emerges victorious in Northern Warfare Challenge

    Photo of cadets who completed several challenges at Fort McCoy — rifle marksmanship, knot-tying, treatment of a hypothermic casualty and fire-starting — before ending with a 17-mile ruck march through La Crosse’s Hixon Forest trail system.

    The Eagle Battalion at UW-La Crosse outpaced 45 other teams to claim victory in the Northern Warfare Challenge Feb. 24 and 25. Teams from throughout the Midwest traveled to the […]

  10. Blugold passionate about future career serving and advocating for the aging population

    Photo of Annabelle Howat, a health care administration major, who has found countless opportunities in and out of the classroom to prepare for a career serving the aging population.

    With a passion for helping people, Annabelle Howat knows the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s health care administration program — with its “a head for business and a heart for caring” […]