{"id":14443,"date":"2022-03-09T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/news\/?page_id=14443"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:37:09","slug":"uw-news-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/news\/uw-news-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Universities of Wisconsin News Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t
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The Universities of Wisconsin News Service<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

The content is free to use, but UW System retains copyright.\u00a0See guidance on proper attribution and citation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additional text and visual packages are available for review at wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Breaking the language barrier: UW-La Crosse students achieve fluency in one of the hardest languages through innovative, collaborative program<\/a><\/h5>\n

UW-La Crosse instructor Natalia Roberts\u2019 encouragement hasn\u2019t fallen on deaf ears. Her students in the\u00a0Russian Studies Certificate program\u00a0have taken it to heart \u2014 and the results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n

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UW-Oshkosh nursing students among first to try new electronic health record platform from Epic<\/a><\/h5>\n

University of Wisconsin\u2013Oshkosh nursing students are staying a step ahead as they learn the latest technology that allows seamless communication between doctors, nurses and staff. Lyceum, a program by Epic, allows UW-Oshkosh nursing students to receive instruction on electronic health records early in their educational journey.<\/p>\n

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UW-Parkside selected for national campus to career initiative focused on career-connected opportunities<\/a><\/h5>\n

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been selected as one of 16 colleges and universities nationwide to participate in From Campus to Career, a national initiative supported by the Lumina Foundation designed to scale career-connected high-impact practices and strengthen workforce outcomes for students.<\/p>\n

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As graduation nears, first Foust scholarship recipient carries on legacy of late professor<\/a><\/h5>\n

Familiarity brought her to campus, but fate is what Grace McDonnell feels provided her a life-changing opportunity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.<\/p>\n

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Room & Board furniture design competition carries UW-Stout students\u2019 work from classroom to catalog<\/a><\/h5>\n

A decade-long partnership with Room & Board, a national furniture designer and retailer, has helped UW-Stout industrial and product design majors refine their skills under professional mentorship. Now, for the first time, a piece of furniture designed as part of the annual competition is available from Room & Board, creating a possible path for more Blue Devil creations to reach the retailer\u2019s catalog.<\/p>\n

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UWM art education alum recognized nationally for impact in skilled trades education<\/a><\/h5>\n
Mike Driscoll, a UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts alum and teacher at Bay View High School, has been named one of five national recipients of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.
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It’s that time of year: UW-Oshkosh students deliver free tax assistance to community<\/a><\/h5>\n

Cori\u00a0Thomas \u201996, \u201904 MBA, an adjunct accounting instructor at UW-Oshkosh, supervises students preparing tax returns during a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) session in Sage Hall\u2019s Finance Trading Room. The program provides free tax preparation for qualifying community members while giving students hands-on experience working with real clients.<\/p>\n

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Frozen findings: UWL biology graduate studies fish winter behavior to inform habitat decisions<\/a><\/h5>\n

UW-La Crosse alumnus Ben Patschull, ’20 & ’25, a water resource management specialist with the Wisconsin DNR, captured videos of different fish species moving around in their winter habitat in the backwaters of the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n

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UW-Stevens Point student discovers passion for research while overcoming challenges<\/a><\/h5>\n
An undergraduate researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has translated her battle with chronic illness into purpose with the help of the Stephens Family Wisconsin Black Bear Research Project.<\/p>\n

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