Alison Holmes
05 May 2011
Study reveals how laptops affect education
Look anywhere around the UW-River Falls campus at any given time, and certainly there will be students working away diligently on their personal laptop computers. According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, the “Millenials” generation is more […]
05 May 2011
Ag student receives national award
A UW-River Falls student was named the 2011 Agriculture Engineering Student of the Year by the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers, or ASABE. The recipient of the award, Melissa Sattler, said she felt like UWRF was a better […]
28 Apr 2011
Food science students fight to save program
Food science majors at UW-River Falls are using tactics of education and persuasion to try to save their degree program at the University, said Sara Kolb, president of the Food Science Club. The Food Science and Technology major was suspended […]
21 Apr 2011
UWRF celebrates ways to go green
There are signs of UW-River Falls’ year-long commitment to sustainability all over campus, but Earth Day holds a special meaning, especially for residents of Wisconsin. According to the UWRF Sustainability 2011 Earth Week website there are many ways people can […]
14 Apr 2011
Career Services warns students about pitfalls of social media
Imagine sitting in a class and seeing an embarrassing picture of you projected on the big screen. It’s a picture you have seen many times before; in fact, you recognize it as a picture someone tagged of you on Facebook. […]
01 Apr 2011
HHP inches closer to new building project
UW-River Falls got one step closer to getting the $63.5 million needed to build a new Health and Human Performance facility, after the State Building Commission gave approval on March 16, for “advance enumeration.” To advance enumeration means UWRF has […]
03 Mar 2011
UWRF brings large number of researchers to conference
One chartered jet wasn’t enough to fit all the UW-River Falls students going to present at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research this year; they had to reserve two. The Society for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities, or SURSCA, […]
24 Feb 2011
Online class attracts various students
UW-River Falls students and alumni who have taken online classes have different opinions on the quality of education they have derived from taking a class in the online format. Marketing communications junior Janie Hanson has taken three online courses at […]
17 Feb 2011
Food Science and Technology major suspended from UWRF
The Food Science and Technology major, or FDSC, was suspended from the UW- River Falls’ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences due to low enrollment and staffing issues, at the Faculty Senate meeting Feb. 2. The suspension was upheld […]
10 Feb 2011
UWRF offers English courses in St. Paul for international students
UW-River Falls offers English proficiency classes to international students who do not meet university English requirements through the English Language Transition Program (ELTP) at a UWRF location in downtown St. Paul. As soon as the students arrive from abroad, they […]
