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 January 19, 2026
All stacked up: Ashley Furniture-sponsored project results in ‘better product’ developed by engineering seniors
This past fall semester, the Ashley capstone team at UW-Stout was one of a dozen teams composed of about 50 engineering students working on Capstone I and II projects in Fryklund Hall labs.
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Carbliss taps UW-Oshkosh marketing students for fresh media strategies
Carbliss, one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing beverage brands, came to the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh expecting to hear a series of student media proposals. What they didn’t expect was to be leaning forward in their seats as senior Kenny Satori and his teammates unveiled a TouchTunes activation idea that immediately grabbed their attention.
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UW-Platteville student wins first place for assistive zipper device
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News Packages for January 12, 2026
UW-Stevens Point instructor introduces students to careers in GIS
A faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is working to expand student perspectives in geography and mapping and expose them to career opportunities with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a modern-day digital system that links information to maps.
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Honoring Truman Lowe: Smithsonian hosts first major retrospective of UWL alumnus and Ho-Chunk artist
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is hosting the first major retrospective of artist and UW-La Crosse alumnus Truman Lowe — a celebration of one of the university’s distinguished graduates.
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UW-River Falls and Burnett Dairy Cooperative announce strategic partnership to advance dairy innovation and education
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Burnett Dairy Cooperative are proud to announce a new partnership that will strengthen Wisconsin’s dairy industry through collaboration in education, research and product development. As of Nov. 1, milk produced at the university’s Mann Valley Farm is being shipped to Burnett Dairy Cooperative for processing.
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News Packages for January 5, 2026
Through top scholarship, Navy sailor is docking at UW for a bachelor’s degree
UW-Madison freshman Lorelai Haase will maintain her active-duty status while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering.
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Designed to the Max: Studio art major wins Wisconsin State Park sticker design contest
With a design inspired by her adventures with her black lab, Max, UW-Stout studio art major Jaelyn Logterman won the 2026 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission pass design contest, recently announced by the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
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Undergraduate research launches UW-Whitewater alum into dream career
UW-Whitewater alum Tyler Brasington’s work in undergraduate research laid the groundwork for his career. Brasington earned a B.S. in environmental science from UW-Whitewater in 2017, was hired before graduation by the National Park Service, and has built a career as a bear management park ranger and emergency medical technician.
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News Packages for December 29, 2025
Finding purpose in every stride: UWO football player pursuing special ed, blind teen become sprinting partners
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Unwrapping chocolate: Students explore the complex, global history of chocolate from Mesoamerica to today
UW-La Crosse history Professor Gita Pai offers a World History 110 course built entirely around the history of chocolate. It’s a course that fills quickly every time it’s offered, thanks in part to the irresistible topic.
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UW-Stevens Point student discovers direction and purpose through hands-on fieldwork
Within his natural resources courses at UW-Stevens Point, Lukas Elliott found the kind of practical, hands-on education he had been looking for. His initial courses took him week by week through various concepts within natural resources that helped him narrow down what he was interested in pursuing.
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