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Meet Blane Huppert, the first director of UWRF's University Business Collaboration Center
9 Sep 2025
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Blane Huppert has been selected as the first director of the University Business Collaboration Center (UBCC) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
The newly created UBCC aims to foster discovery, innovation and talent development by bringing together university and business resources in STEM fields and beyond.
Under Huppert's leadership, the UBCC will aim to expand UWRF’s industry partnerships, creating more hands-on student learning opportunities — such as internships and joint research projects — and sparking innovative collaborations with faculty and staff. The UBCC will be located in the university’s new $117 million Science and Technology Innovation Center, a cutting-edge facility equipped with labs and workshops that will support both education and industry engagement.
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