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Media advisory: UW–Madison experts ready to talk Halloween

October 24, 2017

Halloween brings spooky costumes, superstitions and sooooo much candy. Experts from UW–Madison can talk on a variety of subjects, including spiders and bats and pumpkins. Oh my! Read More

Making sense of bridges loaded with sensors

October 18, 2017

Vibration data collected from sensors attached to the pedestrian bridge over North Park Street will be analyzed, in hopes of improving monitoring methods for bridges and buildings. Read More

Odyssey Project celebrates 15 years of changing lives for low-income adults

October 5, 2017

A recent survey shows that the Odyssey Project’s 400-plus graduates are more likely to read, vote and go to college after their experience. Read More

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Go Big Read event will be Oct. 9 at UW–Madison

October 4, 2017

A UW–Madison panel will discuss J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” at a Go Big Read Keynote Event at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall. Read More

Alumni Park opening celebration will be Friday, Oct. 6

October 3, 2017

A full weekend of activities is planned to follow up on Alumni Park's unveiling on Oct. 6. The park's artful exhibits tell more than 200 alumni and UW stories, and it has gardens, a visitor center and a statue of Bucky Badger. Read More

Calling all Badgers: HLN to broadcast live during special tailgating weekend

September 25, 2017

The UW–Madison campus and its football tailgating traditions will be showcased Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30, during two mornings of live broadcasts on Headline News (HLN). Read More

At ‘Kick Back,’ plenty of fun but deeper bonds, too

September 19, 2017

A welcome celebration called “Kick Back” brought together students involved in various UW–Madison diversity programs, to have fun and build interpersonal connections. Read More

Study finds Wisconsin children unequally ready for kindergarten

September 19, 2017

Researchers from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), part of UW–Madison’s School of Education, compared the literacy skills of Wisconsin’s kindergarten students and found them “far from equally prepared to learn.” Read More

UW senior takes a year off to represent the state as Miss Wisconsin

September 19, 2017

UW-Madison senior McKenna Collins was named Miss Wisconsin in June, and the title amounts to a full-time job for a year. Read More

Army ROTC cadet awarded prestigious national scholarship

August 31, 2017

Kai Pederson, an Army ROTC cadet and a junior at UW–Madison, was awarded a prestigious Distinguished Achievement Scholarship from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. Read More

Charles Bentley, pioneering UW–Madison glaciologist, dies

August 23, 2017

Bentley was among the first scientists to measure the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in the late 1950s. His findings resonate today as marine ice sheets are particularly vulnerable to melting and collapse in climate change scenarios. Read More

Coding for equity: UW senior works to make the tech industry more inclusive

August 16, 2017

UW-Madison senior Katie Zutter is working to help solve issues of gender bias and inequity in computer science, and she finds that inequities in tech only fuel her to push for change. Read More

New research finds pushing patients to online care options may have unintended consequences

August 16, 2017

New research from the Wisconsin School of Business shows that adopting e-visits to health care providers triggers increases in office visits and phone consultations, a reduction in new patients being seen by providers, and no noticeable improvements in patient health. Read More

Swab the deck and grab the microscope: Wisconsin educators sail Lake Michigan

August 15, 2017

A dozen educators from Minnesota and Wisconsin have set sail from the Port of Milwaukee on a one-of-a-kind professional development workshop aboard the sailing vessel Denis Sullivan. Read More

Wisconsin Idea: UW’s “mission statement” under the microscope in fall course

August 14, 2017

“I want to see the campus reminded of its legacy. We need to talk about our roots. The University of Wisconsin is steeped in a history that is honorable.” Read More

UW-Madison experts ready to help prepare for school year

August 14, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY MADISON – As parents, students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are ready to provide… Read More

Once the Wisconsin Library School, now the iSchool

August 11, 2017

The Information School, or “iSchool” is the new name of the UW–Madison academic department known as the School of Library and Information Studies.  On July 1, 2017, the University of Wisconsin–Madison formally recognized the School’s changed name.   Read More

Sea Grant project seeks to protect 22 Lake Michigan coastal communities

August 11, 2017

Wisconsin Sea Grant is launching a new project to cut erosion and protect Lake Michigan shoreline homes, beaches and harbors. Read More