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Student Orgs at UW–Madison

July 16, 2015

Joining one of the 900+ student orgs at UW–Madison is a way to have fun, meet new people and make new community.  But it’s also… Read More

Open Doors – McBurney Disability Resource Center

June 15, 2015

Home The McBurney Center’s mission is to provide resources and advocacy at UW–Madison for students with disabilities. Several exceptional students on… Read More

Residential Learning Communities – W.I.S.E.

June 12, 2015

http://www.housing.wisc.edu/residencehalls-lc.htm Residential Learning Communities bring together faculty, staff and students around an explicit focus within the University Residence Halls. The Women in Science and… Read More

No Limits

December 29, 2014

The Kinesiology Department at UW–Madison sponsor a special program to help people with a range of disabilities find ways to become more active during an… Read More

The Sky’s The Limit

December 29, 2014

The weather seems to change every 10 minutes. That’s why the research done through the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW–Madison is so… Read More

FH King

September 30, 2014

It’s not just the agricultural students who learn about growing crops.  The group F. H. King – Students for Sustainable Agriculture provides hands-on experience for… Read More

Lynda Barry

September 30, 2014

Lynda Barry, a famous cartoonist who hails from Wisconsin, brings her passion and enthusiasm for nurturing creativity to the University of Wisconsin and the community.

Mike Leckrone, Leader of the Band

September 30, 2014

Mike Leckrone has been the UW Marching Band Director for more than 40 years.  But until now he’s never tried his hand at a climbing… Read More

Biofeedback Games

September 25, 2014

Birchbark Canoe/Carrots/Homeless Students

September 25, 2014

Stories from UW–Madison about how bridges are being built to strengthen community.  See how the was of the tribal ancestors are passed to a new… Read More

First Wave: World class creativity, academics and outreach

September 25, 2014

The First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community, housed in the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives at UW–Madison is a cutting-edge multicultural artistic… Read More

UW-Madison: The Idea Factory

September 25, 2014

Being a large research institution has profound benefits on the state of Wisconsin and on the students that study at UW–Madison.  Many undergraduate students work… Read More

Weird Science

July 10, 2014

For more than 40 years, UW–Madison Chemistry Professor Basam Shakhashiri has been making science outreach fun.  His partner in crime in the Physics Department is… Read More

More Than Movement

June 27, 2014

Say Cheese!

January 6, 2014

A family that has been making cheese for four generations in Wisconsin gets some help from the Wisconsin Dairy Research Center to make their great… Read More

First in Glass

January 6, 2014

Housed in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Glass Lab is the first collegiate program that focuses on artistic glass blowing. Read More

A Different Kind of Hat Trick

January 6, 2014

Badger Men’s Hockey Coach Mike Eaves may have been a high-scoring, physical player and is a tough-minded coach, but when he spends a day teaching… Read More

Real World Smart

November 20, 2013

At the UW–Madison, college isn’t just about books and lectures. Several programs, made possible in part by donations from the UW Foundation, help students obtain… Read More

The Sweet Science of Making Candy

November 20, 2013

Want to learn the science behind making candy?  There’s only one place in the nation to do so – UW–Madison.  Take a look at how… Read More

UW Band 5th Quarter

November 20, 2013

The UW–Madison Marching Band goes into overtime every home football game to give the fans a final set of musical fun in their 5th quarter… Read More