University students get hands-on experience monitoring Kinnickinnic River in River Falls in advance of dam removal project
For a fifth year, students from Universities of Wisconsin campuses stepped into the Kinnickinnic River in River Falls to gather data that tracks the ecological health of the river in advance of an expected dam removal project. The students spent two weeks working with University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty on the Dam Analysis and Monitoring Crew, DAM Crew for short, before wrapping up the program with a group presentation of their work on Friday, July 31. Five students from UWRF, one student from
How Hudson Outfitters Are Producing Trip and Tour Visuals
Hudson sits on the St. Croix River where Wisconsin meets Minnesota, a river town within reach of the Twin Cities whose outfitters and recreation operators trade on the water, the trails and the seasons around them. Selling those trips and tours means marketing an experience, and marketing an experience means a constant need for visuals — for the guide, the social feed, the seasonal campaign, the booking page, the event promotion. Photography is the heart of it and always will be, but photography cannot
Building bridges: Hessen Wisconsin partnership brings UW-River Falls and German university THM together
A longstanding partnership between Wisconsin and the German state of Hessen will help provide rich academic and cultural experiences for students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), a university of applied sciences in the city of Giessen. Established in 1976, the Hessen Wisconsin partnership is the longest-running U.S.-German sister-state partnership. Originally an economic trade relationship, it was later expanded to include culture and
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Falcon Futures: UW-River Falls biochemistry student gets an early start on career
When Annie Loss from Brainerd, Minn., began working on her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, she was expecting to have a bit of a wait to find work in her field. “I was well prepared for two to three years after graduation to not have a job in chemistry and still be supporting myself as a server,” Loss said. “The job market is so competitive.” With one year to go before earning her degree, she learned that Crystal Finishing Systems (CFS) in River Falls was
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Keeping an eye out for AI: UW-River Falls professor offers media literacy tips to spot fake news
What content are you scrolling through? Where is it leading you? Is any of what you see real? Those are some of the questions University of Wisconsin-River Falls Stage and Screen Arts Professor Erik Johnson would like people to think about. The idea of media literacy is not new, but fast-changing technology means we are now faced with a constant barrage of information. “I think it has only become more a part of our lives with smartphones and social media,” Johnson said. In his media literacy classes
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Falcon Futures: First-generation college student Stephanie Garcia Villagomez is making her mark at UW-River Falls, gaining experience through summer internship
Stephanie Garcia Villagomez of Rogers, Minn., a finance major at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, is not passing up any opportunity to prepare for a successful career in business. Having just completed her junior year, Garcia has already worked an on-campus job for three years, served as president of the UWRF Women in Business Club and is working this summer as a business technology intern with the Metropolitan Council, the planning organization covering Minnesota’s seven-county Twin Cities
Financial Planning and Profit Strategies for Beauty Salon Owners
Beauty salons operate in a unique financial environment. A beauty salon handles high labor costs, fluctuating product expenses, retail inventory, and appointment-based revenue that can vary week to week. Without disciplined financial management, even a busy salon can struggle with profitability.Key Takeaways For Salon Owners Track cash flow weekly to avoid seasonal revenue dips. Separate service revenue from retail sales to measure true profitability. Control inventory shrinkage and over-ordering
