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UW-Madison provides students info, tools to take part in Election Day

November 7, 2016

Election Day is Tuesday and UW–Madison has provided students with a variety of information and tools to help them succeed in voting. Read More

Tonight’s Matthew Desmond talk will be live streamed

November 1, 2016

Couldn't get tickets to see the author of this year's Go Big Read selection? You can watch Matthew Desmond discuss his book "Evicted" via live stream tonight at 7 on the GBR website, or at a number of viewing locations including College Library, the Wisconsin Historical Society, and several local public libraries. Read More

Kaine to hold Tuesday campus event

October 29, 2016

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will hold an event on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at Gordon Dining & Events Center, 770 W. Dayton Street. Read More

Astronaut James Lovell to speak at UW–Madison’s December commencement

October 26, 2016

December’s University of Wisconsin–Madison commencement speaker is out of this world. Or at least he has been. Read More

Immigration attorney, podcaster Rabia Chaudry to keynote UW–Madison Diversity Forum

October 26, 2016

The 2016 annual UW–Madison Diversity Forum will be Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Union South’s Varsity Hall. Read More

UW-Madison ranked highly among global universities by U.S. News & World Report

October 25, 2016

The University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked 29th by U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best Global Universities. Last year, UW–Madison was ranked 26th. Read More

Debate experts at UW–Madison

October 18, 2016

The following University of Wisconsin–Madison experts are available to speak with reporters covering the third and final presidential debate, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Read More

Opportunities for coverage at Wisconsin Science Festival

October 18, 2016

This tip sheet highlights coverage opportunities at the 2016 Wisconsin Science Festival, held Oct. 20-23. Read More

Debate experts available from UW–Madison

October 7, 2016

The following University of Wisconsin–Madison experts are available to speak with reporters covering the upcoming presidential debates. The second of three debates is scheduled for… Read More

UW-Madison food science department to celebrate new wine industry partnership

October 4, 2016

Media representatives are invited to an open house to learn more about the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Food Science’s expanding educational partnership with members of Wisconsin’s wine industry, including Wollersheim Winery, the Wisconsin Winery Association and the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association. Read More

Debate experts from UW–Madison

September 23, 2016

The following University of Wisconsin–Madison experts are available to speak with reporters covering the upcoming presidential debates. The first of three debates is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. Read More

Paper examines news coverage of Trump

September 19, 2016

With the presidential election less than two months away, it can be easy to forget that Donald Trump was once considered a long shot. Key… Read More

UW-Madison Army ROTC marks 100th anniversary by honoring distinguished alumni

September 9, 2016

The Badger Battalion, UW–Madison’s Army ROTC unit, will honor four distinguished graduates with induction into the unit’s Alumni Hall of Fame. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps. Read More

With GE’s help, UW–Madison competitition winner will un-ring a bell

September 9, 2016

What: UW–Madison student Chris Nguyen of Waukesha is honored for winning GE’s international competition, “Unimpossible Missions: The University Edition” When: 8:30-10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12… Read More

UW-Madison named to inaugural class of Excellence in Assessment designees

August 22, 2016

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is being recognized as a national leader in performance-based student assessment. UW–Madison Monday was named as one of just 10 members of the inaugural class of Excellence in Assessment (EIA) designees. Read More

Campus area streets to be closed during UW–Madison move-in

August 22, 2016

Numerous campus area streets will be closed to accommodate the more than 7,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be moving into university residence halls. The big move-in days are Sunday, Aug, 28; Tuesday, Aug. 30; Wednesday, Aug. 31; and Thursday, Sept. 1. Read More

UW–Madison map library pinpoints Sawyer County site of 1966 bomber crash

August 19, 2016

Staff at the Arthur H. Robinson Map Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison used their resources to help track down the site where a 130-ton B-52 bomber crashed in the dark on Nov. 18, 1966, near unincorporated Hauer in Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin. Read More

Businesses spawned at UW–Madison take two of three pitch night awards

August 17, 2016

A “pitch night” at the Madworks business accelerator on campus made significant monetary awards to two Madison businesses with roots in UW–Madison Monday. Emonix won the $5,000 economic impact award for a patent-applied-for system that reduces salt usage in water softeners. Read More

UW-Madison places highly in worldwide ranking of universities

August 15, 2016

MADISON – The University of Wisconsin–Madison has once again placed highly in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The ARWU, conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ranked UW–Madison 28th in the world and 21st nationally. It is the second-highest ranking of any Big Ten school, just behind the University of Michigan, which came in 23rd. Read More

Interim director for admissions and recruitment named

August 8, 2016

André E. Phillips has been named interim director of the Office of Admissions and Recruitment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More