News for Human Interest
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Music and Stage and Screen Arts Department will present the Tony Award-winning musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a delightful love letter to the glitzy, goofy musicals of the roaring twenties, April 9-12. Performances will be held in the Blanche Davis Theatre, Kleinpell Fine Arts, 420 E. Cascade Ave., River Falls.
A diehard musical theatre fan longing ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Community, Press Release
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Beth Lipman, an artist, theorist and educator with featured artwork on display in museums across the country is the spring 2026 Wyman Visiting Professor in Art at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Lipman will deliver a free public lecture Wednesday, April 1, from 5:30-7 p.m. in 222 North Hall, 410 S. 3rd St., River Falls.
As the visiting guest artist, Lipman will be in residency on ...read more
Categories: Community, Fun Facts, Papers/Research, Education, Human Interest, Press Release
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Hayden Halstead, a first year University of Wisconsin-River Falls management major from New Richmond, had a great start on a college degree and a career before he even graduated from high school. Halstead already had work experience as a manager at McDonald’s, where he started working at age 14, and he started earning college credit as a junior by taking chemistry classes from UWRF through the ...read more
Categories: Education, Press Release, Human Interest
Friday, March 20, 2026
The Student Voice, the student-run newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, received nine awards at the 2025 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest earlier this month. The contest featured 331 entries from 12 campus newspapers, highlighting excellence in various journalistic categories.
The publication secured two first place awards, one ...read more
Categories: Education, Papers/Research, Human Interest, Press Release
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The University Business Collaboration Center (UBCC) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will host the third guest speaker in the Innovators Speaker Series Wednesday, April 8. Kevin Westhuis, director of River Falls Municipal Utilities, will speak at 6 p.m. in room 194 of the new Science and Technology Innovation Center (SciTech), 410 S. 3rd St.
As the utilities director, Westhuis is ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Education, Press Release
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
When Ashley Moore, executive director of Citizens Against Sex Trafficking (C.A.S.T.), needed well-researched content for her group’s monthly newsletter, she reached out to University of Wisconsin-River Falls Criminology Professor Desiree Wiesen-Martin. The two worked together to come up with a plan that would not only provide the content Moore needed but would also give students in ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release, Education, Papers/Research
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Monday, March 16, 2026
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls expects to award approximately $2.5 million in scholarships in 2026-2027, helping more than 1,400 undergraduate students pay for college. 65% of undergraduate students at UWRF receive some kind of financial aid.
“The UWRF value means we are committed to delivering an exceptional education that remains truly affordable,” said Cindy Holbrook, executive ...read more
Categories: Education, Press Release, Human Interest
Friday, March 13, 2026
Eight undergraduate researchers from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls joined around 125 students from across the Universities of Wisconsin to present their work at the 22nd annual Research in the Rotunda event, held March 11 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison.
Seven current students and one recent graduate represented UWRF at the event, presenting research on projects as ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release, Education, Papers/Research
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Monday, March 09, 2026
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls invites the community to tour the new Science and Technology Innovation Center (SciTech) at a Grand Opening Celebration March 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. SciTech is located on the UWRF campus at 262 E. Cascade Ave.
SciTech opened to students on Jan. 26 for the first day of spring semester classes. In addition to cutting-edge technology, the new building offers ...read more
Categories: Education, Press Release, Community, Human Interest
