Students pitch original business ideas at Spark Tank! Innovation Challenge
“One thing that people are scared of is their mom, their grandma, maybe their close family members showing up to a totally dirty house.” That was the opening line of the winning business pitch presented by University of Wisconsin-River Falls students at the 11th Spark Tank! Innovation Challenge hosted at the university by the St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center (SCVBIC) on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Tanner Kaufman, a junior sociology and criminology major from Maple, joined his teammates Bradley
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UWRF presents Eve Beglarian for 60th Commissioned Composer Concert March 12
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will welcome featured composer Eve Beglarian for the 60th Commissioned Composer concert on Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Abbott Concert Hall in Kleinpell Fine Arts, 420 E. Cascade Ave., River Falls. The concert is free and open to the public. Beglarian will be on campus March 10-12 for a three-day residency working with faculty and students and sharing insights about her music. The public is also invited to a convocation March 12 at 11 a.m. in Abbott Concert
Author to discuss disappearing family farms at UW-River Falls March 11
Author Brian Reisinger will discuss his book, “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer,” on Wednesday, March 11, at 5 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the Kinnickinnic River Theater in the University Center, 501 Wild Rose Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Reisinger will discuss the forces driving the decline of family farms and their impact on the nation’s food supply, drawing on four generations of his family’s
UW Valleys Names Randy Morrissette II as New Executive Director
United Way St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys Names Randy Morrissette II as New Executive Director United Way St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys (UW Valleys) has announced the appointment of Randy Morrissette II as its new Executive Director, following the retirement of Executive Director Steve McCarthy. Morrissette brings more than 25 years of leadership experience advancing organizational growth and strengthening community impact. A respected civic leader, he has served on the Hudson Common Council since
Through a cow’s eyes: 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. That is the idea behind the augmented reality goggles being used to train animal handlers at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Humane Handling Institute (HHI), the first organization in North America to put the technology to use. Ashlynn Kirk, program manager of HHI and a UWRF alum, learned about the goggles, called the Animal Eye
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UWRF hosting free Frances Cohler Coffee Concert Series
Feb. 3, 2026 – The University of Wisconsin–River Falls has released the spring 2026 schedule for the free Frances Cohler Coffee Concert Series featuring a wide variety of musical performances by university faculty and special guests. The series includes performances on piano, cello, woodwinds, harpsichord, violin and vocals. Concerts take place at noon on Fridays in Abbott Concert Hall in Kleinpell Fine Arts, 420 E. Cascade Ave., River Falls. Concerts are free and open to the public. Concert series
Tech entrepreneur Jeff Cernohous to speak at UW-River Falls Feb. 18
Jan. 30, 2026 – The University Business Collaboration Center (UBCC) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls is introducing a new monthly panel, the Innovators Speaker Series. The first guest speaker will be Jeff Cernohous, COO of Interfacial Consultants and chief innovation officer of Nagase, who will speak about his experiences as an innovative business entrepreneur. His talk will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. in the new Science and Technology Innovation Center (SciTech), 410 S. 3rd Street, in
