In episode 11 of Supreme Court Briefs, a slave fights for his family's freedom after they live in free states for a while.

The 35th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 1924. Calvin Coolidge, the incumbent Republican President, was seeking re-election. Hold up! Calvin Coolidge? Are you for real? What happened to Harding?...

American history is filled with tragic stories of the conquest of Native American land and people. One of the lesser-known stories is that of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. Today, their descendants are based in...

This program explores the mysterious world of Wisconsin's only living fossil, the lake sturgeon. This prehistoric throwback that once faced possible extinction is a conservation success story with the restored populations in Lake...

In this week's episode, we learn about models that simulate how a majority of Americans can actually eat food grown locally, how robots learn, fun and educational video games for the classroom and finally we explore a future forest.

In US presidential elections the 50 states are divided into solid states, states that lean toward a certain party and swing states. Often the election result hinges on the electoral college votes available in the swing states. Certain of...

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a high-tech band-aid that uses electrical stimulation to heal wounds.

Before he was appointed Dean of the Farrington College of Education, Carl served on the faculty of education at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio and as chair of the Department of Curriculum and Foundations at...

In this week's episode we learn about models that simulate how a majority of Americans can eat locally grown food, how robots learn, fun and educational video games for the classroom and, finally, we explore a future forest.

In the chorus of the song 'American Pie' by Don McLean, we hear the line "the day the music died" which refers to February 3, 1959, when rising music stars Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson, AKA The Big Bopper, perished when their...

Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Minnesota and Wisconsin, two fairly similar Upper Midwestern states.

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue traveled to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana to gather input on the next farm bill.

MOT 1952: ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: ELKHORN: MCU Newspaper 'Christmas Day in Traditional Manner to be Observed...' VS 'St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church' building, INT female playing organ, church choir singing carol...

Danielle McGuire, PhD, is an award-winning historian, public speaker and author of At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and Resistance-a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power...

The Ho-Chunk Nation are a Native American tribe that owns a string of casinos across Wisconsin. Ho Chunk children get a share of casino profits once they’ve graduated and turned 18. It’s called their 18 Money. When they finish high...

When it comes to communication, sometimes it's our body language that says the most - especially when it comes to our eyes. ""It turns out that gaze tells us all sorts of things about attention, about mental states, about roles in...

In this week's episode of NSF Science Now, we discover how a majority of American's can actually eat food grown locally, how robots learn, how video games can be fun and educational and finally we explore a future forest. Check it out!

On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.

St. Louis, Missouri Some time between 1830 and 1833 Dr. John Emerson, an United States Army surgeon, buys a slave named Dred Scott. Emerson moved around a lot, and he always took Scott with him. In 1836, Emerson moved to Fort Armstrong,...

Amish parents let their kids drop out of school after eighth grade. Wisconsin says they can't do that. The Amish fight back.

Simple, yet counterintuitive mathematics - Why numbers don't always mean what you think