Articles by University Place

In an era of mass incarceration, the arts can offer prison inmates an opportunity for personal growth and help them prepare to re-enter society.
Language shapes how people view the world, build ideas and communicate with others people — it's an integral part of community culture and personal identity. But for many Native American nations, their ancestral languages are on the verge of disappearing.
Throughout the growing season, many Wisconsinites stop by farmers' markets to grab a bite to eat, chat with neighbors and, of course, purchase fresh produce and other foods. But this type of shopping can be cost prohibitive for people who have lower or fixed incomes.
The indelible imprint of the Vietnam War and the myriad marks it left on the lives of those people who experienced it is impossible to miss in a series of veteran portraits by photographer James Gill.
Dickey Chapelle had a complex relationship with war and with her profession as a photojournalist.
Scientists have known for a long time that major floods are becoming more common.
In recent decades, ranchers and federal agencies have spent a lot of time figuring out how to expand and improve the use of dogs to guard livestock.
It's not always easy to anticipate a drastic change in an ecosystem.
Beyond the short-term economic ups and downs that come with any activity tied to the energy industry, what happens over the long run at the sites where frac sand is mined?
An avian blizzard in central Wisconsin in 1871 made for a spectacle the likes of which would never be seen again.