Brooke Shepherd

20 Nov 2019

UW initiative aims to help students succeed in math courses

The UW System has implemented a plan to increase student success in their first college-level math courses.

20 Nov 2019

UW System president to retire in 2020

UW System President Ray Cross announced in late October that he would retire. 

17 Oct 2019

Despite higher college attendance, women still struggle with workplace challenges

More women than men attend colleges and universities across the United States, but two UW-River Falls professors say that despite the educational advantage females continue to struggle with discrimination in the workplace.

16 Oct 2019

Emerald ash borer confirmed in River Falls

The emerald ash borer is a wood-eating green beetle. Considered an invasive species, this beetle has recently been found in ash trees in River Falls. 

19 Sep 2019

Seventh annual Bacon Bash takes place in downtown River Falls

What started out as a brainstorm in a saloon transformed into the largest free bacon festival in the nation, according to organizers of the event. The River Falls Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau hosted the seventh annual Bacon Bash festival.

19 Sep 2019

What's going on around campus?

According to Alan Symicek, the director of facilities, McMillan and May Hall have undergone construction during the summer months. May Hall will be closed during the spring semester of 2020 for extended construction work to become disability and handicap accessible. The Nelson Center has been demolished as of August.

18 Sep 2019

'Free speech ball' leads to debate about campus policy

During the first week of UW-River Falls fall semester, a freshman student felt her free speech was infringed upon by a campus official. 

18 Sep 2019

Vaping concerns UWRF officials and local business

More than two dozen Wisconsin residence that found their breathing patterns interrupted by illness linked to ingredients in their e-cigarette, according to health officials. 

17 Sep 2019

UWRF alumnus goes on to embalm in Japan

“Often death is more welcomed than life,” said Kevin G. Pavek, a 1999 UW-River Falls graduate. The son of two dairy farmers, Pavek chose a  different route. He now has funeral service experience in Minnesota, Wisconsin, as well as four years that Pavek taught embalming in Osaka, Japan. 

10 Sep 2019

Student dies of cardiac arrest

A University of Wisconsin-River Falls student, Yaw Shot Shwe, died of cardiac arrest on Aug. 24, according to Falcon Daily. Shwe was expected to return to UW-River Falls this fall for his second year. He planned to major in art. Shwe lived in St. Paul, Minnesota.