Faculty Highlights

The nVent hinge demo team gathered around their design, included from left Caleb Rathje, Mack Klafter, Gervase Thompson, Evan Zaves and Andrew Hoeft.

Dialed in: Engineering projects hum as students present prototypes to industry sponsors

It was the moment of truth for a team of UW-Stout engineering majors, as peers, professors and industry representatives gathered around.

July 8, 2024

Science Exploration Day, grassland bugs and critters with Keith Gilland and Julia Chapman

Young scientists share enthusiasm with UW-Stout professors, retired area educators at Science Exploration Day

Free family event at Colfax Red Cedar Preserve and Recreation Area proves community, university commitment to natural areas

June 10, 2024

Keith Gilland, left, Kal Breeden, foreground and Dylan Kostuch measure stream width this summer as part of their research.

UW-Stout Center for Sustainable Communities aims to help rural areas thrive

Rural communities experienced broad population decreases between 2010 and 2020 for the first time in history, impacting jobs, health care, education and more.

June 4, 2024

Guests at Design Wisconsin check out a product design display.

Design Wisconsin coming to UW-Stout in 2025; student wins Merit Award during event at Milwaukee Tool

Design professionals from around Wisconsin representing some of the state’s biggest and best-known brands gathered May 18 for the third annual Design Wisconsin.

May 30, 2024

The University of Chicago team that worked on the Chicago Pile-1, the first nuclear reactor, included in the front row Enrico Fermi, left, and Walter Zinn, second from left; and in the second row Harold Agnew, left, Leona Woods, second from right, and Leo Szilard, right. / Los Alamos National Laboratory photo

Physics professor's presentation going beyond 'Oppenheimer' to address WWII nuclear weapons research

World War II was fought in laboratories as well as land, sea and air, according to Alan Scott, a physics professor at UW-Stout.

March 5, 2024

Dana Linnell with members of her nominating committee

UW-Stout master’s students in applied industrial, organizational psychology prepare to improve the workplace

Program Director Linnell receives national award for research, commitment to supporting next generation of evaluators

February 8, 2024

Along with UW-Stout Professor Andrew Williams, right, those who testified at the state Capitol in favor of the digital interactive media bill are, from left, Nathaniel Blair, Krafton games; Andrew O’Connor, Entertainment Software Association; Brian Raffel, Raven Software; Rep. Clint Moses, of Menomonie; Jennifer Javornik, Filament Games; and Tim Gerritson, Lost Boys Interactive.

Professor Williams testifies for bill that could boost game design industry in Wisconsin

With three nationally ranked programs in game design, UW-Stout is a leader in providing skilled talent for the digital interactive media industry.

February 5, 2024

Students from UW-Stout’s LAKES summer research program visit a Dunn County Farm.

Interdisciplinary innovation: UW-Stout professors’ wireless sensor network for crops receives $175,000 grant

In a perfect world, farmers could wave a magic wand over their fields and get bigger and better crops, save money and energy, and help the environment.

January 17, 2024

Upward Bound student in Stout science lab with circuit board

UW-Stout’s STEM Fest welcomes Upward Bound students from six regional high schools

Students’ hands-on experiences in biology, engineering labs show them what polytechnic degrees can offer

January 12, 2024

Kevin Matthe Caramancion, an assistant professor of computer science at UW-Stout, has published research about the effectiveness of AI to detect fake news stories.

Eye on AI: UW-Stout professor’s groundbreaking research tests computers’ ability to detect fake news

A UW-Stout professor has put the power of AI to the test.

December 21, 2023

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