Universities of Wisconsin News Service

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 June 8, 2026

Photo of UW-Stout Polytechnic students


John Deere will benefit from sustainable plastic research conducted by UW-Stout Polytechnic students, faculty

John Deere machinery has been recognizable for its distinctive green color for more than a century. Student and faculty researchers at UW-Stout Polytechnic are working to ensure that John Deere is also known for a different kind of green: sustainability.

Download text and images: John Deere zip

Photo of participants in a new program launching in Oshkosh to help small businesses generate new products. UW-Oshkosh is a partner.


UW-Oshkosh students to support small businesses through Innovation Foundry program

The Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with the UW-Oshkosh Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development and the Small Business Development Center at UW-Oshkosh, has secured Small Business Technical Assistance grant funding from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to implement the Innovation Foundry program—a structured initiative designed to help established small businesses bring new ideas to market.

Download text and images: Small business support zip

 


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UWM professor uses sport psychology research to solve real-world problems
Barbara Meyer, a professor of sport and performance psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, is internationally recognized for her expertise in performance psychology. In addition to her role as director of UWM’s Sport and Performance Psychology Laboratory, she’s provided services to world-class athletes, professional organizations and college teams in a dozen different sports.

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News Packages for June 1, 2026

Photo of UW-Eau Claire student athlete and recipient of Goldwater Scholarship


Come for gymnastics, stay for career-building research: Goldwater Scholar Cadence Cordova

Cadence Cordova chose the biochemistry/molecular biology major at UW-Eau Claire because it best aligned with her strongest interests in science. “I’m fascinated by the way the chemistry of the human body interacts on a really small-scale level and how that produces large-scale changes. I needed to learn more about that.”

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Photo of UWL student Adam Weyer, the founder of the university's successful Real Estate Club


Laying the foundation: Entrepreneurial ambition, community partnerships fuel Real Estate Club’s rapid growth

Adam Weyer founded the UW–La Crosse Real Estate Club after noticing a lack of real estate–focused student organizations on campus. In under two years, the club has grown to more than 170 members and connects students with alumni and community professionals through guest speakers, site visits and networking opportunities.

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Back-to-back: UW-Whitewater’s Enactus chapter wins second straight national title
The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Enactus chapter continued to show the nation the strength of its purpose of using business for good, earning its second straight national championship on April 18 at the Enactus United States 2026 National Exposition in Denver, Colorado. UW-Whitewater was honored for its work on RenewTowns, a project designed to launch small businesses and sustain their success in local communities. To date, Enactus students and advisors have worked with five Wisconsin towns—Cambridge, Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, South Milwaukee, and Whitewater.

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News Packages for May 25, 2026

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UW-Stout engineering seniors design portable toy tractor manufacturing machine to engage kids in making process

While Wisconsin farmers are out in their tractors preparing their fields, engineering students at UW-Stout have designed a portable manufacturing cell – a semi-automated assembly machine – to produce wooden toy tractors for area children.

Download text and images: Toy tractor zip

Photo of UW-Oshkosh student-led radio celebration


WRST celebrates 60 years of student managed radio broadcasts at UWO

A birthday party complete with pizza and cake celebrated an impressive milestone—the 60th year of student managed broadcasts at UW-Oshkosh’s WRST-FM radio.

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Photo of UW-Milwaukee alumnus

UWM freshwater sciences alum works to clean up Milwaukee’s waterways

UW-Milwaukee alumnus Brennan Dow is leading a multimillion dollar effort to clean up Milwaukee-area waterways through his position with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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