Student Voice
12 Dec 2014
Ray Cross proposes UW System reform
UW System President Ray Cross is calling for a series of internal reforms in the UW System, including an outside review of administrative operations and a thorough reexamination of student fees, as part of continuing efforts to more closely align the university with the needs of the state.
12 Dec 2014
Ag student places third at research conference
UW-River Falls student Jacob Zwiefelhofer of Bloomer, Wisconsin, placed third in the nation in the research poster competition with his poster, “Working to Achieve Drift Control for Emerging Dicamba Technologies” during the Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences (SASES) conference in Long Beach, California, Nov. 1-3.
12 Dec 2014
Mental health grant awarded to Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services today announced that the state has received a $5 million “Now is the Time-Healthy Transitions” grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide services and supports to young adults with, or who are at risk for, serious mental health conditions.
12 Dec 2014
New innovation hub to aid UW System faculty
The UW System is partnering with the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) on a new initiative that will create a state-based, faculty-led “innovation hub” focused on advancing curricular reforms that lead to deeper student engagement, retention and graduation.
12 Dec 2014
Importance of maintaining good study habits cannot be understated
With the close to yet another semester here at UW-River Falls comes another full docket of finals for each and every full-time student.
12 Dec 2014
Adult smoking at record low in state
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has announced that the state’s adult smoking rate is at the lowest rate ever recorded in Wisconsin.
05 Dec 2014
Chancellor finalists for UW-Milwaukee named
UW System President Ray Cross recently announced three finalists for the position of chancellor at UW-Milwaukee.
05 Dec 2014
UW-Whitewater coach takes Buffalo position
UW-Whitewater Head Football Coach Lance Leipold has accepted the position of head football coach at the University at Buffalo, a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school.
05 Dec 2014
Judges needed at ‘New Venture Competition’
Since mid-October, teams of UW-River Falls students, coached by a faculty or staff member, have been developing ideas and plans for new businesses as part of the first-ever “New Venture Competition.”
05 Dec 2014
UWRF theatre to put on 'Peter/Wendy'
The UW-River Falls University Theatre will perform Jeremy Bloom’s whimsical tale of “Peter/Wendy” at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4-6 and 11-13 in the Blanche Davis Theatre in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building.
