Search results
4 days ago · Wisconsin went for him in 2016, the only time in the last 40 years that a Republican presidential candidate captured the state. But the margin was razor thin. Trump beat Hillary Clinton by fewer ...
- Extending to Everyone
- Saving Our Soil
- Keeping Clear Water Clear
- Aphasia Camp Improves Lives
- Crafting Writers Into A Community
- Fifty Years of Jazz
- Saving Lake Menomin
Before diving into individual projects, attention must be given to UW-Extension. Although all UW System schools have the Wisconsin Idea as part of their mission, the Idea especially powers Extension. It achieves its mission to extend “the boundaries of the university to the boundaries of the state and (help) the university establish beneficial conn...
Heavy rain in recent years has been washing away a farmer’s best friend: the soil. The goal of the Red Cedar Demonstration Farm, a collaboration between UW-Extension, Chippewa Valley Technical College, and Dunn County, is educate farmers on the use of cover crops and alternative tillage practices to help farmers mitigate this loss. This partnership...
Brian Mahoney, professor of geology at UW-Eau Claire, was shocked when he discovered that although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Natural Resources have regulations in place for water purity levels, there was no baseline data on the natural background levels of metals in the environment before industry, such as...
Every year, two dozen North Americans with aphasia and their partners travel to beautiful Camp Manitou outside New Auburn to attend a unique camp. Founded in 2004 by speech-language pathologists at Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire and UWEC, the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp helps alleviate social isolation and reduced social networks that occur ...
One humid weekend in July, I ran away to the countryside to attend a Chippewa Valley Writers Guild residency at Cirenaica, a serene artists’ retreat in Fall Creek. Despite a case of introversion, I felt at home in this group as I worked on several projects, received feedback on others, and learned from John Hildebrand, a master of the craft. Founde...
One night in late April, my husband and I strolled down Barstow Street, wondering decide whether to listen to classic swing jazz at the Lismore or more contemporary tunes at the Mousetrap, which was packed to the gills with an enthusiastic audience. We ended up wandering into the Micon Downtown Cinema, which hosted a large group of high school musi...
Summer is a special time of year in Wisconsin, a time to enjoy nature’s beauty, to hike, and to get on, in, or by our beautiful rivers and lakes. Unless that lake is Lake Menomin and the time is August. Lake Menomin has a phosphorus problem; blue-green algae bloom every summer, turning the lake toxic. “All the things that make Wisconsin really sple...
Nov 9, 2021 · University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Lathrop created a state seal that was so hated that no record of it exists. It was then that Gov. Nelson Dewey and Chief Justice E.G. Ryan redesigned...
Mar 9, 2021 · For 173 years, the state has fostered the development of more than 5,000 public and private schools and more than 30 public universities. Educators in Wisconsin have access to nationally known ...
Established in Wisconsin’s state constitution of 1848 and funded initially by a federal land grant, the University of Wisconsin (“the UW,” also called Wisconsin University or Wisconsin State University in the early years) enrolled its inaugural class of seventeen (male) students in 1849, holding its first classes in the Madison Female ...
Nov 6, 2009 · Wisconsin became a U.S. territory following the American Revolution and soon after began attracting settlers looking for work in its mining, lumber and dairy industries.
People also ask
When was the University of Wisconsin founded?
Why did Wisconsin merge with Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee?
Is Wisconsin a good state?
When did Wisconsin become a state?
When did Wisconsin State College become a university?
When did the University of Wisconsin merge?
The University of Wisconsin system merged with the Wisconsin State University system in 1971 to create today's University of Wisconsin System.
