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Proposed Badger Promise program would cut tuition for state’s first-generation college students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is announcing two new efforts to help ensure it is accessible and affordable to transfer students from across the state. Read More
Center for Healthy Minds moves to new building, joins L&S
The Center for Healthy Minds has become its own administrative unit under the College of Letters & Science, and it moved this week from the Waisman Center to the newly-renovated Kennedy Dairy Building at 625 W. Washington Ave. Read More
UW awards record number of Ph.D.s, excels in job placement
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is now third in the nation for number of Ph.D.s awarded, according to 2015 data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), a federally funded project that has collected this data for nearly 60 years. Read More
Three restaurants to open Jan. 17 in Memorial Union
Memorial Union’s iconic der Rathskeller and new restaurants Carte, a made-to-order salad and sandwich shop, and Strada, an Italian eatery, will begin serving customers Jan. 17. Read More
Memorial planned for UW–Madison student and father after plane crash
Services will be Sunday in Ohio for a University of Wisconsin–Madison student who was killed along with her father in a plane crash just before the new year. In addition, a scholarship fund has been set up in her name. Read More
Athletics, financial aid reap rewards from record UW merchandise sales
Royalties from the sale of licensed UW–Madison merchandise set a record in 2015-16, exceeding $4.4 million. Read More
Lenn to head federal relations for UW
Michael Lenn will join UW–Madison as director of federal relations. Lenn brings more than 15 years of experience working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to the role. Read More
UW student missing after Dec. 29 plane crash
A University of Wisconsin–Madison freshman is among the six people missing and feared lost after a private plane crashed in Lake Erie near Cleveland on Dec. 29. Read More
UW-Madison winter commencement takes place Sunday
Just more than 1,000 students will take part in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Kohl Center. Read More
Six research-backed tips for buying well-being on Black Friday
This Black Friday, buy happiness: Snag the best deals of the season while building on the prosocial values of the Thanksgiving celebration. Follow these tips… Read More
Awards at UW–Madison recognize businesses that serve financial, social and environmental goals
Four Wisconsin businesses with missions that merge entrepreneurship, social change and sustainable practices each received a $25,000 “Force for Positive Change Award" during a ceremony Friday, Nov. 18, at the Discovery Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison student named Rhodes finalist
Deshawn McKinney, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior majoring in English, has been named a Rhodes finalist. Over the weekend, McKinney and other finalists traveled to Chicago for interviews followed by recipients of the prestigious scholarship being named. Read More
Farming for Flavor: Seed to kitchen initiative creates more than a culinary connection
The Seed to Kitchen Initiative from the Department of Horticulture at UW–Madison brings together chefs, farmers and plant breeders to promote vegetable variety characteristics important to local food systems, such as flavor, fresh-market quality and agronomic performance on smaller-scale farms. Read More
Social entrepreneurship event, awards set for Friday
What: The first ever “Force for Positive Change” awards ceremony and event, with a slate of national speakers in addition to four Wisconsin-based organizations taking home… Read More
UW-Madison ranked in top 25 for study abroad and international students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been recognized as a top 25 university for campuses with the most students studying abroad and for the most international students on campus. Read More
WisconsinEye to livestream election panel discussion
WisconsinEye will livestream a panel discussion on the 2016 presidential campaign featuring Washington Post political reporter David Weigel on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The panel discussion is sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison. Read More
Four finalists selected for UWPD police chief
A search committee of faculty, staff, students and community members has selected four finalists for the position of University of Wisconsin–Madison chief of police. Read More
With start of Guyer’s presidency, humanities consortium moves to UW–Madison
UW-Madison Professor and Center for Humanities Director Sara Guyer starts this semester as the President of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, founded in 1988 to link humanities organizations and scholars. Read More
Blank comments to Nov. 7 faculty senate
Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement to the Nov. 7 meeting of the UW–Madison Faculty Senate: “I am personally very sorry for the hurt… Read More
Zebra mussels invade Lake Mendota
In the last four months, UW–Madison researchers have started to find zebra mussels congregating in large numbers all over Lake Mendota. Read More