The Universities of Wisconsin News Service is a free news and information service for Wisconsin media. Each week, the UW News Service provides up to three text and visual content packages about public higher education in Wisconsin for publication online and in print.
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News Packages for March 2, 2026
Prairie protectors: Conservation Biology students partner with community to restore crucial habitats
Students in Jaspreet Kaur’s Conservation Biology course worked with community partners to restore sections of critical prairie habitat in and around La Crosse. The partnership was part of UW-La Crosse’s Community Engaged Learning program.
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With $2 million federal grant, UW-Stout seeks business partners to help fill region’s high-demand jobs
UW-Stout will work closely with Wisconsin businesses to ensure a recently announced $2 million federal grant will provide hundreds of workers with the skills needed to fill the state’s most in-demand jobs.
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UW-Whitewater simulation offers speech pathology and social work students critical hands-on experience
A realistic simulation where faculty and staff role-play patients, care givers, police officers and relatives gives students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater a unique experiential learning opportunity where speech difficulty plays a key role.
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News Packages for February 23, 2026
Pioneers journey to the past to build for the future
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From the lab to the NICU: UW–Madison researchers pioneer contactless health monitoring
A team of UW–Madison computer scientists is pioneering a new approach to health monitoring: using radar to measure breathing and heart rate without physical contact. Their multiview sensing system could pave the way for safer, more comfortable patient care in settings ranging from neonatal units to in-home recovery.
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UW-Milwaukee alums win bronze at Olympic Art Festival snow sculpting competition
UW-Milwaukee alums Mike Martino, Mike Sponholtz and Tom Queoff earned a bronze medal at the Olympic Art Festival’s 2026 International Snow Sculpture Competition in San Candido, Italy.
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News Packages for February 16, 2026
Science and Technology Innovation Center opens, ushering in a new era of STEM education at UW-River Falls
Monday, Jan. 26 marked a day years in the making when the University of Wisconsin-River Falls new Science and Technology Innovation Center (SciTech) opened for its first day of classes.
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Learning Has No Age Limit: Non‑Traditional Students Reframe What’s Possible at UW–Green Bay
When UW-Green Bay Professor Cristina Ortiz arrived and greeted the room in Spanish, two students in particular stood out — not because they called attention to themselves, but because they were noticeably older than everyone around them.
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Rare 110-year-old Oshkosh Normal School pennant returns “home” to UWO
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