Student & Faculty Research

UW-Stout packaging student Ben Cram talks about a paperboard case for bottled water that appeals to upscale customers for its sustainability over plastic shrink wrap.

For bottled water packaging, consumers prefer paperboard over plastic

A paperboard case for bottled water instead of plastic shrink wrap seems to appeal to upscale customers and would be more sustainable, according to research by

January 6, 2020

Student teams second, third in national textile design competition

University of Wisconsin-Stout apparel design and development teams placed second and third in the 2019 Advanced Textiles Student Design Competition in Orlando,

December 26, 2019

UW-Stout students Lindsey Woodford, at left, Kylie Hoff and Kristin Utech with their research on the feasibility of the Chippewa Candy Shop in Chippewa Falls starting a candy truck. / UW-Stout photo by Chris Cooper

Student research examines feasibility of candy shop food truck

Research by University of Wisconsin-Stout students could help the Chippewa Candy Shop in Chippewa Falls decide if adding a candy truck would be a sweet deal.

December 19, 2019

Rebecca Morton, of Baldwin, an interior design major, will exhibit Outdoor Education at the Senior Show at UW-Stout.

Art, design skills on display at students’ Senior Show

What does the future hold in interior design, graphic design, entertainment design, consumer product design and more?

December 9, 2019

UW-Stout production photography students shot different types of cheese for Rybicki Cheese in the Mall of America that will be used on the company’s website and for other promotional purposes.

Students create product photos, videos for Mall of America cheese shop

University of Wisconsin-Stout junior Annie Solsaa grabbed her phone and pulled up an online photo of cheese curds that her class had taken for Rybicki Cheese in

December 3, 2019

UW-Stout student Eli School uses a computer to drive his sumo robot and compete against another robot in the Mechatronics 371 class.

Technology education students build robots, compete for bragging rights

Simple, strong and speedy could well have been the mantra of one robot created by University of Wisconsin-Stout students as their bot, named Scorpion, survived

November 20, 2019

UW-Stout students Kaylee Sutliff, at left, Kate Peterson and Caitlin Solie attempt to multitask by sorting playing cards and answering questions at the same time during a psychology myth-busting event.

Students debunk common psychology myths

Who is the vice president of the United States? Who is pictured on the penny? What does the Earth revolve around?

November 19, 2019

Sue Fuller, founder of the Oliver Thomas handbag company, presents Nov. 14 at UW-Stout as the Cabot Executive in Residence. / UW-Stout photo by Chris Cooper

Students pitch business ideas to Cabot Executive in Residence

Kaylyn Kubishak started her business EDiT.APPAREL last summer, taking second-hand clothing for men and women and upcycling it to a more modern fashion.

November 15, 2019

James Evans, a UW-Stout senior in math and computer science, researched wave elections. At left is his adviser, Tyler Skorczewski.

Math major catches a wave with U.S. election research

Politicians know that if they catch a wave, they could be “sittin’ on top of the world,” as the old Beach Boys surfing song goes.

August 29, 2019

UW-Stout Ice Vision Hackathon team student members Megan Southwick, at left, Kyle Lunde, Jonathon Terry, Professor Diane Christie, Christina Miller and Simon Meyer pose for a picture at the competition held in Moscow. The team won a best presentation award. / Photos courtesy of MiSiS

Student team gets international experience in Moscow competition

Wisconsin winters may well have helped five University of Wisconsin-Stout students prepare for an international competition in Moscow, Russia.

August 14, 2019

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