Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close

UW-River Falls

    September 23, 2017
    David Zlesak
    Zlesak is UW-River Falls 2017 Distinguished Teacher of the Year
    Associate Professor of Horticulture David Zlesak has been named the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award at the University of Wisconsin-River...
    news/education19 hours 45 min ago
    September 22, 2017
    Student installation from 2009. Photo courtesy of UW-River Falls
    Annual outdoor art exhibition set for Oct. 4-5
    The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Art Department's 26th annual Outdoor Art Installations is Oct. 4-5. The event showcases faculty and student...
    news/educationSeptember 22, 2017 - 12:12pm
    UW-River Falls makes Sierra Club's 'Cool Schools' list
    The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has been named to the Sierra Club's 2017 list of "Cool Schools." The "Cool Schools" ranking serves as a guide for prospective students to compare schools' commitment to sustainability. The 2017 rankings reflect sustainability activities through...
    news/educationSeptember 22, 2017 - 12:11pm
    UW-River Falls Dairy Farm Safety Symposium to be held at World Dairy Expo Oct. 5
    The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Center for Dairy Farm Safety will conduct the third annual Dairy Farm Safety Symposium at the World Dairy Expo on Thursday, Oct. 5, in Madison. The symposium is a series of workshops addressing topics related to dairy farm safety. Work-related...
    lifeSeptember 22, 2017 - 10:05am
    September 20, 2017
    UW-River Falls sophomore Hannah Striggow (13) drills a shot past two Carleton College defenders in the Falcon volleyball team's five-set win over the Knights in its first match at Don Page Arena Wednesday, Sept. 13. Bob Burrows / RiverTown Multimedia
    Falcon Roundup: Volleyball wins Page Arena opener; UWRF outshot UMM, 33-4
    The UW-River Falls volleyball team avenged an early season loss to Carleton College and christened its new home, Page Arena, with a win in the...
    sports/collegeSeptember 20, 2017 - 5:00pm
    September 18, 2017
    The Falcon Center for Health, Education and Wellness will officially be unveiled in a grand opening ceremony Sept. 21. Photo courtesy of UW-River Falls
    UW-River Falls to open Falcon Center Sept. 21
    The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will officially unveil the Falcon Center for Health, Education and Wellness, the largest building project...
    news/upcoming-eventsSeptember 18, 2017 - 2:00pm
    September 5, 2017
    Falcon Roundup: Volleyball opens 3-1 at St. Olaf; Soccer splits at Emblem Cup
    The UW-River Falls volleyball team kicked off the 2017 season by posting a record of 3-1 at the St. Olaf Invitational in Northfield, Minn., Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1-2. The Falcons defeated Bethany Lutheran, 3-0, and Hamline, 3-1, Friday. They dropped a 3-1 decision to Carleton...
    sports/collegeSeptember 5, 2017 - 1:08pm
    UW-River Falls running back Michael Diggins eyes a Coe College defender on his way to a 15-yard gain in the third quarter of the Falcons' 2017 season opener Saturday, Sept. 2, at David Smith Stadium at Ramer Field. Diggins ran for 109 yards and the Falcons outgained Coe, 340-185, but couldn't overcome five turnovers in a 13-9 loss. Bob Burrows / RiverTown Multimedia
    Falcons sputter in opener
    UW-River Falls had over twice as many first downs, over four times as many rushing yards and nearly twice as many total yards as Coe College...
    sports/collegeSeptember 5, 2017 - 8:21am
    August 4, 2017
    The UW-River Falls Sustainability Fellows recently brought a "Water Bar" dispaly to the July 25 "Chill on the Hill" event. The "Water Bar" promotes water preservation awareness. Photo courtesy of Sarah Shock of the St. Croix Master Watershed.
    'Come taste the watershed'
    A new kind of bar has been popping up around town lately. It doesn't serve alcohol. Instead the "Water Bar" is a water awareness effort, presented...
    news/educationAugust 4, 2017 - 6:00am
    May 25, 2017
    Falcon roundup: UWRF Page golf outing June 19; Volleyball announces camp dates
    UWRF Page golf outing June 19 The 32nd annual UWRF Athletics Don Page Memorial Golf Tournament to support UW-River Falls athletics will be Monday, June 19, at the River Falls Golf Club. Page served UWRF as a coach of several sports and as athletic director from 1970 until his retirement...
    sports/collegeMay 25, 2017 - 12:00pm
    May 15, 2017
    Davis named UWRF's interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
    Tricia M. Davis, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, has been named interim dean. Davis will start July 1, succeeding Brad Caskey who is leaving UW-River Falls after 27 years. Caskey served as dean for the past eight years...
    news/educationMay 15, 2017 - 3:04pm
    May 7, 2017
    Trial on for driver in UW-River Falls crash
    Attorneys for the state and a man accused of striking two pedestrians with a vehicle on the UW-River Falls campus confirmed Monday that the case...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 7, 2017 - 8:43am
    April 20, 2017
    UW-River Falls halts rugby play amid hazing allegations
    After a long and at times difficult investigation by the Student Conduct & Community Standards office at UW-River Falls, both the men’s...
    news/educationApril 20, 2017 - 4:07pm
    Garrett K. DeBuse
    Charges: Student burglarized UW-River Falls library
    A UW-River Falls student faces felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $18,000 worth of materials from the university's library. The...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 20, 2017 - 8:15am
    University of Wisconsin-River Falls students Mari Meuwissen (right), Amber Raddatz (left), Madeline Miller practice a science experiment. Dr. Joel Donna (kneeling) said this type of experiment would be shown in elementary classrooms to learn about molecules. (River Falls Journal photos by Matthew Lambert)
    Students, professors dissect teaching problems
    Editor's note: This is part two of our series on today's teaching shortage. Raven Hernandez didn't know she wanted to become a school teacher...
    news/educationMarch 20, 2017 - 5:00am
    PageOlder »