UW-Stout graduate excited to begin her career in biotech industry
Menomonie, Wis. — Danielle Moehring is a shining example of the old saying that graduation isn’t an end but a beginning. When Moehring walks across the stage Saturday, May 11, to get her diploma at...
View ArticleUW-Eau Claire, Visit Eau Claire partner to boost area tourism
EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Visit Eau Claire have formed a strategic partnership to expand and enhance local tourism. The partnership will provide Visit Eau Claire with...
View ArticleAlexander Landerman: Artist, entrepreneur, UW-Stevens Point class of 2013
Alexander Landerman had a rocky start academically. “I was kicked out of kindergarten, failed first grade and spent most of second grade in the hallway,” he said. Junior high and high school involved...
View ArticleGreen Bay-area students finish UW-Stout degrees without leaving home
Menomonie, Wis. — Six students from east-central Wisconsin have made their mark in education on the other side of the state. They are the first to graduate from University of Wisconsin-Stout — about...
View ArticleEconomic impact: UW-Eau Claire adds millions to local economy
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire brings hundreds of millions of dollars, thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenues into the Chippewa Valley each year, according to UW-Eau Claire’s...
View ArticleUW-L aims to offer another MOOC: Online course improves college readiness
In January, more than 1,900 virtual classmates began solving linear equations and adding exponents in UW-La Crosse’s first massive open online course (MOOC). It was a new venture for UW-La Crosse and...
View ArticleUW-Parkside students chosen for UW med school ‘RUSCH’
SOMERS, Wis.—Many Wisconsin rural and urban communities have something in common – a shortage of physicians and other health-care professionals. Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health, or RUSCH,...
View ArticleTo the skies: UW-Whitewater student entrepreneur launches quadcopter
Without a doubt, Mitchell Fiene’s invention is one of the coolest entrepreneurial ideas of the year. His quadcopter – a four-rotor helicopter with a wingspan of two feet and equipped with a video...
View ArticleMay graduate spins new business idea from UW-La Crosse experience
May graduate Wyatt Hrudka discovered a market for single speed bikes while adjusting gears and greasing chains at UW-La Crosse’s outdoor equipment rental service. With help from UW-L business classes...
View ArticleUW-Madison innovation institute to broaden palette of advanced materials
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...
View ArticleUW-Platteville Women in EMS Mentor Center recognized as a top mentoring...
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Women in Engineering, Mathematics and Science Mentor Center was recently recognized as one of the top mentoring EMS programs for women in...
View ArticleUW-Eau Claire’s Blugold Beginnings receives “College Ready” grant
EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been awarded a $294,341 “College Ready” grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp. (Great Lakes) to expand the number of area...
View ArticleUW-Whitewater professor designs innovative logos for entrepreneurs
A logo is more than just a way to identify a company. It represents the brand, character and values of a business. With the help of a talented designer, four regional businesses affiliated with...
View ArticleUWO, partners break ground on biodigester at state’s largest dairy farm
It will serve as both a renewable energy plant and a learning and research laboratory. It promises a more sustainable future for the state’s evolving dairy industry. And it will prepare new waves of...
View ArticleA great Trane-ing experience for UW-La Crosse students
A company that produces 40 percent of the world’s chillers is also dedicated to warming up UW-La Crosse students for the real world of business. For nearly 40 years, Trane has offered internships to...
View ArticleUW-Stevens Point and Wisconsin biotech company land biofuels research grant
Promising biofuels research at a Wisconsin biotech company and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is getting a boost from a $224,292 National Science Foundation grant. C5.6 Technologies of...
View ArticleUW-Milwaukee and Madison leverage advanced technology partnership with...
Johnson Controls, the world’s leading automotive battery supplier, is helping to position Wisconsin as a worldwide leader in energy storage. The company has endowed a professorship, built cutting-edge...
View ArticleWisconsin’s “Brown Gold” Rush: Transforming manure to energy in America’s...
Earth’s petroleum stores are dwindling, but a Wisconsin project aims to produce energy from a resource that’s in little danger of running low: cow manure, or “brown gold.” The University of...
View ArticleUW-Stout Precollege Program introduces students to life at a university
A chef-prepared lunch awaited about 25 high school students in the Precollege Program. The menu included Caesar salad, baked chicken breast, potato, vegetable and cheesecake. The students would have to...
View ArticleRegional leaders applaud Board of Regents’ approval of engineering technology...
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a trio of new and collaborative engineering technology degrees July 12 designed to make a high-demand field more easily accessible to...
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