Top Story Spotlight INVENTION | ECO-FRIENDLY PLASTIC UW-Platteville professors turn spoiled milk into 3D printing filament SABINE MARTIN Oct 22, 2025 Oct 22, 2025 Updated Nov 19, 2025 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two UW-Platteville professors’ invention has given the spoiled milk on Wisconsin grocery stores’ shelves a second life.kAmkDA2?m(96? C6A@CED @7 (:D4@?D:? 72C>6CD 5F>A:?8 >:=< 42>6 @FE 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4[ :E 8@E E96 2EE6?E:@? @7 AC@76DD@CDk^DA2?m y@D6A9 (F 2?5 y@9? ~3:6=@52?] s6E6C>:?65 E@ kDA2?m7:I E96 52:CJ H2DE6 AC@3=6> A=28F:?8 72C>6CD[ E96 A2:C >6C865 E96:C C6DA64E:G6 496>:DECJ 2?5 6?8:?66C:?8 6IA6CE:D6 E@ 6IEC24E >:=< AC@E6:?k^DA2?m E@ 4C62E6 2 3:@568C2523=6 A=2DE:4]k^AmkAm“(6 9@A6 :E DE2CED 2 3:8 4@?G6CD2E:@?[” ~3:6=@52? D2:5[ 2? 6?8:?66C:?8 AC@76DD@C H9@ DA64:2=:K6D :? 56G6=@A:?8 >2E6C:2=D] “~FC AC:>2CJ @3;64E:G6 H2D E@ EFC? 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Which UW system branch campuses have closed, and which are still open More than half of the two-year branch campuses have closed in recent years to adapt to shrinking enrollment.
Wisconsin’s tribal nations grow, preserve libraries with a UW-Madison assist The Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums program at UW-Madison started in 2008 amid uncertainty if a tribal library was going to close.
12 UW-Madison inventions that changed the world From vitamin D to stem cells, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has licensed discoveries and supported campus activities.
UW system's 8% drop in international students offset by freshman enrollment gains Enrollment across the Universities of Wisconsin reached 164,626 students this fall, a slight increase of 190 students, or 0.12%, from last year.
As Wisconsin dairy farms dwindle, these young farmers forge ahead Discover the challenges and resilience of dairy farming families in Wisconsin as they navigate a changing industry and strive to preserve thei…
