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Falcon Futures: UW-River Falls grad serves his community while pursuing master’s degree
2025 UW-River Falls graduate Sasha Resig stands at the Union Depot rail station in St. Paul, Minn. Since earning a triple-major bachelor’s degree in international studies, geography and Spanish, Resig has worked as an intern at the Metro Transit Police Department while pursuing a master’s degree in geographic information science at the University of Minnesota. UWRF photo.
UW-River Falls faculty awarded national grant to strengthen mathematics teaching
Mathematics teachers from seven middle schools in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota attended the first of three professional development workshops at UW-River Falls August 12. The project, titled Mathematics at the Core: Modeling and Coherence, is one of just eight in the country funded by a grant from the Mathematical Association of America and the John and Mary Neff Foundation. Contributed photo.
UW-River Falls faculty awarded national grant to strengthen mathematics teaching
Mathematics teachers from seven middle schools in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota attended the first of three professional development workshops at UW-River Falls August 12. The project, titled Mathematics at the Core: Modeling and Coherence, is one of just eight in the country funded by a grant from the Mathematical Association of America and the John and Mary Neff Foundation. Contributed photo.
River Falls goes to 3-0 with statement win at Wartburg
The No. 4-ranked UW-River Falls football team earned a statement victory over No. 6 Wartburg College in a top-10 showdown, defeating the Knights 31-14 Saturday afternoon at Walston-Hoover Stadium in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Falcons head into WIAC play with an undefeated 3-0 non-conference record, headlined by a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents. UWRF will take a week off before opening conference play at UW-Whitewater on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Falcon Futures: Hands-on opportunities, on-campus job experience help grad prepare for career
Afton Nelson, a May graduate of UW-River Falls who double-majored in dairy science and animal science, recently began a new job as an embryo export coordinator at GenOvations in Lodi, Wis. Nelson credits hands-on opportunities and on-campus work experience as key ingredients in her successful job search. Afton Nelson, a May graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, didn’t have long to wait to get started on her career after graduation.
Professor Grace Lewis receives ADSA Foundation Early Career Award: Dairy Foods Division
Campus Stories UW-River Falls Assistant Professor Grace Lewis stands in her dairy lab connected to the Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence at UWRF. Lewis was honored as the 2026 recipient of the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA) Foundation Early Career Award: Dairy Foods Division June 23 during an awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Milwaukee.
Looking inside AI: UW-River Falls students apply math skills to AI challenges
UW-River Falls mathematics majors Andrew Sandberg, Corbin Wild and Marcos Martinez stand with the poster they created to describe their research into the quality of AI-generated content. The team won a Meritorious designation at the SCUDEM mathematics competition in December 2025. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to create new content in imitation of previous human-generated content.
Landmark anniversary changes Colts in Training sale
River Falls, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-River Falls' 50th annual Colts in Training Sale is May 2 at the Campus Farm,1475 S. Wasson Ln., River Falls. Preview rides will begin at 11 a.m. A live auction with both in-person and online bidding will begin at 2 p.m. The colt sale has only been held virtually since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The model proved to be efficient, but the landmark anniversary called for a special event.
UW-River Falls first in U.S. to use AR goggles to train animal handlers
Through a cow’s eyes: UW-River Falls Humane Handling Institute first in U.S. to use augmented reality goggles for animal handling training Have you ever wondered what the world looks like through the eyes of a cow? When your job is handling livestock, that information could be useful to know.
UW-River Falls captures first NCAA DIII championship
CANTON, Ohio – The UW-River Falls Falcons are NCAA Division III football national champions. UW-River Falls knocked off the North Central Cardinals 24-14 in the Stagg Bowl on Sunday night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, securing the first national championship in program history. North Central arrived at the Stagg Bowl as the reigning NCAA Division III champions and winners of 29 straight games. UW-River Falls ended that run with a composed, physical performance.
UW-River Falls beats defending champion North Central 24-14 for first Division III title
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Kaleb Blaha threw a touchdown pass and added two second-half rushing TDs to help Wisconsin-River Falls beat defending national champion North Central 24-14 on Sunday night at Hall of Fame Stadium to win the first Division III title in program history. North Central, which has appeared in six consecutive Stagg Bowls and has won three titles in that span, had its 29-game win streak snapped.
UW-River Falls Scores Late to Top Johns Hopkins, 48-41, in NCAA Semifinal Thriller
RIVER FALLS, WI – For a minute, it seemed like fate would finally smile on the Johns Hopkins football team. Twice previously, in 2018 and 2024, The Blue Jays had advanced to this spot, the NCAA Semifinals. Twice previously, the Blue Jays fell in a game decided in the final two minutes.
Falcons' historic run continues, advancing to semifinals
The UW-River Falls football team defeated Wheaton College 46-21 on Saturday afternoon at Ramer Field in the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals, advancing to the Semifinals. UWRF, now 12-1 overall, will continue its historic postseason run next Saturday, Dec. 20 versus Johns Hopkins University in the program's first ever NCAA Semifinal appearance. Game time and location versus the Blue Jays is to be determined.
Falcons advance to NCAA quarterfinals with 42-14 win vs. St. John's
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – TheUW-River Falls football team defeated St. John's University 42-14 Saturday afternoon in front of over 3,200 fans at Ramer Field in the third round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Playoffs.
No. 9 UW-River Falls Flies Past No. 8 UW-Whitewater in Statement WIAC Victory
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The No. 9-ranked UW-River Falls football team dominated perennial WIAC power and No. 8-ranked UW-Whitewater by a score of 52-14 on Saturday afternoon at Ramer Field. The Falcons, now 7-1 overall and 4-1 in WIAC play, earned their fourth win in a row and UWRF's first win over the Warhawks since 2001 - snapping a 22-game losing skid against UW-Whitewater.
Fourth-Quarter Heroics Lead Titans Past Falcons
OSHKOSH, Wis.- The lead changed hands twice in the last two minutes of UW-Oshkosh's thrilling WIAC-opening 21-17 win over UW-River Falls on Saturday (Oct. 4). The go-ahead score was a 7-yard pass from Quentin Keene to Clayton Schwalbe with 10 seconds left on the clock. The top-25 matchup between the No. 15/17 Titans (3-1, 1-0 WIAC) and the No. 11/12 Falcons (3-1, 0-1 WIAC) was an uncharacteristically low scoring affair for teams that entered Saturday's contest at J. J.
No. 19 UW-River Falls soars in statement win over Alma
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The No. 19-ranked UW-River Falls football team opened its 2025 season at home on Saturday afternoon, defeating Alma College by a score of 45-33 at Ramer Field. UWRF compiled 561 yards of total offense, including 443 passing yards all from the arm of senior quarterback Kaleb Blaha, a career-high total that's just 50 yards shy from the UWRF single-game record set by Ben Beckman in 2019. The Falcon defense forced a pair of Alma fumbles along with an interception from Braden Jones.
No. 10 UW-River Falls rallies to down UW-Stout 40-37 in overtime
RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The No. 10/11-ranked UW-River Falls football team erased a 21-point deficit to defeat UW-Stout 40-37 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at Ramer Field. The Falcons, now 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the WIAC, trailed by 27-6 at halftime before rallying with 28 points in the second half to force overtime. After the Blue Devils opened the extra period with a successful field goal to lead 37-34, the Falcons answered with a Cade Fitzgerald rushing touchdown to secure the win.
Research in the river: UW-River Falls-led program provides valuable hands-on learning opportunities
Standing nearly waist deep in water, Vincent Lamantia dipped measuring equipment under the surface of the Kinnickinnic River, then lifted it out and studied the amount of sediment in it. The answer? Not much, a good sign of water clarity and ecological health at that point of the river.
UWRF dairy plant is up and running
With one slice, then another and another, Sam Galgowski cut a large block of cheddar cheese at the bottom of a metal vat into smaller chunks. Galgowski — cheesemaker at the Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls — then lifted individual pieces of cheddar and packed them into round plastic containers before flipping the containers over so the cheese inside would drain and compact.
Titans upset No. 11 River Falls In Season Finale
OSHKOSH, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh football team upset No. 11 nationally ranked UW-River Falls in the final game of the season 38-31 on Saturday (Nov. 11) at J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. The Titans (6-4, 4-3 WIAC) have beaten the Falcons (7-3, 4-3 WIAC) five straight times and have an all-time record of 30-36-1 against the conference foe. Kobe Berghammer (Sr. • Clayton) completed 25 of his 38 passing attempts, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns.
Blocked Field Goal on Final Play Secures Share of WIAC Title; UWL Clinches Automatic Bid to NCAA Championships
River Falls, Wis. - In a match-up of top-seven ranked teams, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team earned a 31-28 victory at UW-River Falls Saturday afternoon at Smith Stadium at Ramer Field. The Eagles, ranked fourth on D3football.com, improve to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and clinch at least a share of the league's regular-season title.
UWRF's Kaleb Blaha runs past UW-Stout
MENOMONIE, Wis. - The No. 7-ranked UW-River Falls football team earned a 49-35 road win at UW-Stout Saturday afternoon. The Falcons, now 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the WIAC, were led by quarterback Kaleb Blaha's 535 yards of total offense and a program-record six rushing touchdowns, which also ties a WIAC record. Blaha finished with 234 passing yards and a career-high 301 rushing yards while accounting for all of UWRF's touchdowns.
No. 5 UW-Rive Falls improves to 5-0 for first time since 1993
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The No. 5-ranked UW-River Falls football team opened its WIAC road schedule on Saturday with a 49-7 win at UW-Eau Claire. With the win, UWRF's overall record improves to 5-0. The Falcons' 5-0 start to the season is the strongest since 1993. Quarterback Kaleb Blaha led the Falcon offense that tallied a season-high 34 first downs, accounting for 387 of UWRF's 514 yards of total offense.
UWL Extends Winning Streak to Five; Earns Home Victory over UW-River Falls
La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team, ranked seventh on this week's D3football.com Top-25 Poll, improve to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) with a 24-17 victory over 23rd-ranked UW-River Falls Saturday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. UW-River Falls drops to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the conference. It is the Eagles' 26th win the last 29 meetings with the Falcons.
Titans Sweep Falcons
OSHKOSH, Wis.— Carissa Sundholm led all players with 13 kills and 35 total attempts on Saturday afternoon as the Titans, ranked 16th in the NCAA Division III by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, beat UW-River Falls. The Titans (22-4, 4-1 WIAC) defeated the Falcons (6-10, 0-5 WIAC) in sets of 25-15, 25-15, 27-25 on their way to their eleven consecutive win. UW-Oshkosh led UW-River Falls in attack percentage in all three sets, 68%, 86% and 53%, respectively.
UW-RF lands grant to research robotic milking
RIVER FALLS — A research project led by a pair of UW-River Falls faculty members has the potential to change the face of the signature industry in America’s Dairyland. Assistant professors Luis Peña-Lévano and Shaheer Burney from UWRF’s Agricultural Economics Department were recently awarded a $250,000 grant to study the financial, environmental and social impacts of adopting robotic milking on dairy farms.
Neil Kraus: The online education industry has exactly one argument: inevitability
Neil Kraus: The online education industry has exactly one argument: inevitability iSTOCK PHOTO By Neil Kraus | professor, UW-River Falls Online education has existed for many years. But it’s never caught on in a significant way. Rather, students and their parents have overwhelmingly chosen face-to-face instruction, time and again, and it’s easy to understand why. Teaching and learning on a screen is a fundamentally different experience than teaching and learning in a classroom.
After Moving Classes Online Temporarily, UW Campuses Are Seeing Fewer Coronavirus Cases
Three University of Wisconsin campuses are mostly back to normal, after COVID-19 spikes forced administrators to halt in-person classes and quarantine residence halls for two weeks. So far, the number of students testing positive at UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse and UW-River Falls has decreased substantially. UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced on Sept. 9, one week after the start of the fall semester, that classes would go online from Sept. 14 through Sept. 25.
Neil Kraus: The politics of the UW Blueprint: Never let a good crisis go to waste
Neil Kraus: The politics of the UW Blueprint: Never let a good crisis go to waste Tulips bloom at Henry Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. RUTHIE HAUGE The recent "Blueprint for the UW System Beyond COVID-19" should be seen as a political document that’s using the pandemic to create major changes in the University of Wisconsin System. This is Politics 101 — never let a good crisis go to waste.
Dairy Innovation Hub funds UW Faculty fellowships
UW-River Falls awarded six faculty research fellowships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative. Top row from left, Larry Baumann, Albert Boaitey, Jill Coleman Wasik. Bottom row from left, Veronica Justen, Sylvia Kehoe, Patrick Woolcock. (Photo: Courtesy of Dairy Innovation Hub) RIVER FALLS, Wis.
Neil Kraus: The Trump-Walker 'gravy train'
Neil Kraus: The Trump-Walker 'gravy train' MIKE ROEMER, ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Gov. Scott Walker’s recent column in the Wisconsin State Journal poses the question about whether the citizens are better off today than when President Trump was elected.
UW-River Falls put Temple Grandin’s animal welfare focus into action
UW-River Falls Published 6:21 p.m. CT Nov. 4, 2019 Colorado State University Animal Science professor Temple Grandin, speaks to a sold-out crowd in the University Center. Grandin, who is a friend and mentor to Kurt Vogel, assistant professor of animal science, is an activist for autism by sharing her own stories, and is a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior.
Student newspaper at UW-River Falls honored with six awards
By UW-River Falls Today at 11:49 a.m. The Student Voice newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls picked up six awards, including three first place honors, at the Collegiate Newspaper Contest during the annual convention of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association March 8 in Madison. Zach Dwyer, a senior from New Hope, Minn., earned honors in news and sports reporting.
Spring public astronomy talks and observatory viewings
By UW-River Falls Today at 11:00 a.m. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Physics Department will begin its spring season of free public observatory viewings and astronomy talks Feb. 5. Objects to be seen include planets, globular clusters, open clusters, nebulae, galaxies, moons and double stars. Kathy M. Helgeson/UWRF Communications The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Physics Department begins its spring season of free public observatory viewings and astronomy talks on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
'Women in Math & Science' essayists receive recognition
By UW-River Falls Today at 2:55 p.m. At a recent AAUW meeting, the winners of the Women in Math and Science Essay Contest were given $50 and a certificate. The four eighth graders told about the women they chose to research and explained why they chose them. Pictured are (from left) Katharine Hagen, Megan Edwards, Aspen Spear, Layla Czaplewski and Xander Bastien.
10th annual Bowls for Hope will benefit RF Sunshine Fund
By UW-River Falls Today at 8:00 a.m. The annual Bowls for Hope charity event raises money for a worthy nonprofit organization in the St. Croix Valley. Bowls are made in ceramic, pottery and glass classes at UW-River Falls, River Falls High School, Meyer Middle School, the Renaissance Academy, or by area artists.
10th annual Bowls for Hope will benefit RF Sunshine Fund
By UW-River Falls Today at 8:00 a.m. The annual Bowls for Hope charity event raises money for a worthy nonprofit organization in the St. Croix Valley. Bowls are made in ceramic, pottery and glass classes at UW-River Falls, River Falls High School, Meyer Middle School, the Renaissance Academy, or by area artists.
10th annual Bowls for Hope will benefit RF Sunshine Fund
By UW-River Falls Today at 8:00 a.m. The annual Bowls for Hope charity event raises money for a worthy nonprofit organization in the St. Croix Valley. Bowls are made in ceramic, pottery and glass classes at UW-River Falls, River Falls High School, Meyer Middle School, the Renaissance Academy, or by area artists.
Blow your own holiday ornament event is Dec. 1
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Glass Club will host their annual Blow Your Own Holiday Ornament event on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in 163 Kleinpell Fine Arts.All ages are welcome to design and blow your own glass ornament with a student artist.No experience necessary! No early registrations,...
Blow your own holiday ornament event is Dec. 1
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Glass Club will host their annual Blow Your Own Holiday Ornament event on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in 163 Kleinpell Fine Arts.All ages are welcome to design and blow your own glass ornament with a student artist.No experience necessary! No early registrations,...
Blow your own holiday ornament event is Dec. 1
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Glass Club will host their annual Blow Your Own Holiday Ornament event on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in 163 Kleinpell Fine Arts.All ages are welcome to design and blow your own glass ornament with a student artist.No experience necessary! No early registrations,...
University Theatre presents 'A Year with Frog and Toad'
Based on Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books, "A Year with Frog and Toad" is a whimsical musical that tells the story of two best friends: Cheerful Frog, and curmudgeonly Toad. The musical follows Frog and Toad and their playful quirky friends Snail, Turtle, the Birds and more, through four colorful seasons, from hibernation to hibernation.
University Theatre presents 'A Year with Frog and Toad'
Based on Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books, "A Year with Frog and Toad" is a whimsical musical that tells the story of two best friends: Cheerful Frog, and curmudgeonly Toad. The musical follows Frog and Toad and their playful quirky friends Snail, Turtle, the Birds and more, through four colorful seasons, from hibernation to hibernation.
University Theatre presents 'A Year with Frog and Toad'
Based on Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books, "A Year with Frog and Toad" is a whimsical musical that tells the story of two best friends: Cheerful Frog, and curmudgeonly Toad. The musical follows Frog and Toad and their playful quirky friends Snail, Turtle, the Birds and more, through four colorful seasons, from hibernation to hibernation.
University Theatre presents 'A Year with Frog and Toad'
Based on Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books, "A Year with Frog and Toad" is a whimsical musical that tells the story of two best friends: Cheerful Frog, and curmudgeonly Toad. The musical follows Frog and Toad and their playful quirky friends Snail, Turtle, the Birds and more, through four colorful seasons, from hibernation to hibernation.
Senior BFA exhibition at UW-River Falls
Grace Frikken of Cambridge, Minn., is a Bachelor of Science in art education candidate and Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate with a major emphasis in painting and a minor emphasis in art history. On display are paintings that exhibit relations to breast cancer.Samantha Garvin is a graphic designer working out of River Falls who is working towards her BFA in graphic design with a secondary emphasis in drawing. She works mostly in collage, watercolor paint, charcoal and pen.
Senior BFA exhibition at UW-River Falls
Grace Frikken of Cambridge, Minn., is a Bachelor of Science in art education candidate and Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate with a major emphasis in painting and a minor emphasis in art history. On display are paintings that exhibit relations to breast cancer.Samantha Garvin is a graphic designer working out of River Falls who is working towards her BFA in graphic design with a secondary emphasis in drawing. She works mostly in collage, watercolor paint, charcoal and pen.
Senior BFA exhibition at UW-River Falls
Grace Frikken of Cambridge, Minn., is a Bachelor of Science in art education candidate and Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate with a major emphasis in painting and a minor emphasis in art history. On display are paintings that exhibit relations to breast cancer.Samantha Garvin is a graphic designer working out of River Falls who is working towards her BFA in graphic design with a secondary emphasis in drawing. She works mostly in collage, watercolor paint, charcoal and pen.
Senior BFA exhibition at UW-River Falls
Grace Frikken of Cambridge, Minn., is a Bachelor of Science in art education candidate and Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate with a major emphasis in painting and a minor emphasis in art history. On display are paintings that exhibit relations to breast cancer.Samantha Garvin is a graphic designer working out of River Falls who is working towards her BFA in graphic design with a secondary emphasis in drawing. She works mostly in collage, watercolor paint, charcoal and pen.
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