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Wiscard campus accounts to merge June 1

April 16, 2014

Beginning this summer, student purchases on campus will be made simpler and will offer more discounts on food when using a Wiscard. Read More

Scholarship will allow UW junior to do graduate studies in art history

April 16, 2014

is among twenty college juniors nationwide selected to receive a Beinecke Scholarship, which provides $34,000 for graduate study leading to a terminal degree in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Read More

Phi Beta Kappa initiates 116 new members at UW–Madison

April 16, 2014

The Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Wisconsin–Madison inducted 116 students into membership in a ceremony on Saturday, April 12. Read More

Novel Open Source Seed Pledge aims to keep new vegetable and grain varieties free for all

April 15, 2014

This week, scientists, farmers and sustainable food systems advocates will gather on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to celebrate an unusual group of honored guests: 29 new varieties of broccoli, celery, kale, quinoa and other vegetables and grains that are being publicly released using a novel form of ownership agreement known as the Open Source Seed Pledge. Read More

An update on Ethnic Studies programs in Letters & Science

April 15, 2014

In recent weeks, there have been discussions on campus surrounding the future of the four Ethnic Studies units in the College of Letters & Science. These four units include the Department of Afro-American Studies (AAS), the American Indian Studies Program, the Asian American Studies Program, and the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program. Read More

Two more town hall meetings set on research and graduate education

April 15, 2014

The University Committee invites faculty and staff to present their views on proposed changes to the UW–Madison research and graduate education structure at two additional town hall meetings. Read More

Wisconsin research shows green space keeps you from feeling blue

April 11, 2014

If you start feeling better as spring begins pushing up its tender shoots, you might be living proof of a trend discovered in data from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin: The more green space in the neighborhood, the happier people reported feeling. Read More

Single mothers don’t delay marriage just to boost tax credit, study says

April 10, 2014

When the Earned Income Tax Credit was expanded in 1993, supporters hoped it would reward poor parents for working while critics feared that it might discourage single mothers from marrying or incentivize women to have more children to boost their tax refund. Read More

Elections to be held for Classified Staff Congress

April 10, 2014

Shared governance opportunities continue to grow for the nearly 5,000 classified staff employees. Read More

Academic Staff Excellence Awards recognize nine outstanding professionals

April 10, 2014

Nine members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s academic staff are receiving recognition for their achievements in leadership, public service, research, teaching and overall excellence. Read More

Business school dean featured in business publication

April 10, 2014

François Ortalo-Magné, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, was recently featured in the Dean’s Corner section of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) website. Read More

Student sustainability leader wins Udall scholarship

April 9, 2014

University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Colin Higgins has been selected as a 2014 Udall Scholar. Read More