Security
As advocates for the safety of all students and citizens, UW System institutions work hard to promote advances in the field of security, from designing bulletproof backpacks to developing new forensic chemistry equipment.
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UW-Platteville instructor finds innovative way to deliver criminal justice course during COVID-19 crisis
June 9, 2020
During the COVID-19 crisis, University of Wisconsin-Platteville faculty and staff have risen to the challenge by adapting and designing novel ways of realigning course delivery to ensure students continue to […]
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UW-Whitewater lands another million-dollar cybersecurity grant
April 30, 2020
Less than two months after receiving a $1.9-million-dollar grant to expand cybersecurity internships, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has won $1.1 million to help Wisconsin defense suppliers comply with federal cybersecurity requirements. This […]
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UW-Stout receives national cybersecurity designation
December 19, 2017
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security want to ensure that the United States is prepared to defend itself from cybersecurity threats, one reason they support the […]
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UW-Extension Sustainability Student Perspectives: How I Brought Sustainability to My Air Force Base
October 20, 2016
I am an electrician and a member of the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Germany. You may wonder, how does a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management relate to my career? […]
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UW-Parkside mobile app speeds process of sharing emergency information
May 12, 2016
Emergency managers from across southeastern Wisconsin were on hand April 12 at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside for the debut of a mobile app designed to speed the process of gathering […]
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UW-Milwaukee: Building a better way to supply energy
February 19, 2016
It wasn’t a natural disaster or high demand that caused an electrical blackout in the northeastern United States in summer 2003. A high-voltage power line in Ohio brushed against overgrown […]
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UW-Platteville student designs bulletproof panel for backpacks
February 17, 2016
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Henry Nicklas, a junior industrial technology management major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has designed a bulletproof panel to be put in the back slot of a […]
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UW-Eau Claire Blugolds finding success in geospatial fields
August 10, 2015
With the mapping business booming thanks to GPS and other technological advances, Continental Mapping Consultants – a long-established Sun Prairie-based company — expects its workforce to top 100 employees by […]
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Red-hot research: UW-Stout professor, Polish scholar join metals, ceramics to help aerospace industry
August 7, 2015
Menomonie, Wis. — It was midwinter in Wisconsin, but blazing heat was the focus of a Polish scholar’s two-week visit to University of Wisconsin-Stout. Natalia Sobczak, head of the Center […]
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UW-Madison innovation institute to broaden palette of advanced materials
July 9, 2013
Sporting sleek cases, sensitive touch screens, and an ever-increasing array of features, today’s smartphones and tablets provide consumers unparalleled mobile computing capability. Yet, these and many other technologies are critically […]
