Category Society & Culture
Nicholas leaves lasting legacy with match campaign
As part of a $50 million gift to the university, the Ab Nicholas family earmarked $20 million for UW Athletics with the idea that other individuals would match it for a total of $40 million. That project has reached the finish line.
Slideshow: New Badgers are welcomed onto campus
New and returning University of Wisconsin–Madison students were welcomed back on campus with a series of events this week, including a road race, a festival at Union South and even a chance to pose with Bucky Badger.
Farm-to-home delivery service wins innovation award
Square Harvest allows consumers to order exactly what they need from small, local farms and food producers, marrying computer technology with small-batch food production.
UW–Madison teams up with Madison police to foster officer well-being
The collaboration will focus on whether mindfulness-based practices can help improve officers’ abilities to manage their daily and occupational stressors.
Learning like humans, machines extend the reach of research
A growing group of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is working on ways to use computers to make better use of human brain power.
Mandela Washington Fellows learn leadership during visit to UW
Twenty-five young African leaders came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for a six-week academic and leadership institute June 17 through July 31 as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and hosted by the UW–Madison African Studies Program.
Research shows backup plans may keep you from achieving your goal
MADISON — When it comes to setting organizational and personal goals, making a backup plan has been seen as a sensible way to deal with uncertainty — to be prepared if things don’t go as expected.
Glamour profiles student tackling homelessness, hunger
The magazine’s new issue features Brooke Evans, a UW–Madison student whose own experiences have made her a powerful advocate for others.
Campus officials pay tribute to Ab Nicholas
Alumnus Ab Nicholas, a standout player on the Badger basketball team, former UW System Board of Regents member and dedicated supporter of the university, passed away Aug. 4.
Old technology provides modern lessons to archaeology students
Students in anthropology Professor Mark Kenoyer's Ancient Technology and Invention course were working recently under a beating hot sun at the outdoor UW–Madison Experimental Archaeology Lab near Picnic Point.
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative proposals selected
The 14 research and infrastructure projects have the potential to transform robotics, cancer treatment, data science and more, including efforts to grow new neurons to foil Parkinson’s disease and approaches to expand children’s vocabularies to make them better students.
SOAR programming emphasizes inclusivity, social justice
SOAR and other initiatives, such as the new Our Wisconsin inclusivity and community-building experience that debuts this fall, aim to help all new students come together in a strong, cohesive community.
UW-Madison campus hosts 25 young African leaders
From fields including medicine, public health, law, education and community activism, they have come here for a six-week academic and leadership institute.
Unparalleled pomp attends professor’s Finnish fete
Sociology Professor Douglas Maynard has received many honors in his career but until recently, they never came with a sword.
Annual study shows Wisconsin poverty remained flat despite new jobs
The overall statewide poverty rate hides substantial variation in poverty across regions, suggesting an uneven pattern of recovery of jobs and incomes.
UW-Madison ranked high in list of universities that produce top CEOs
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of only three public universities that made the top 10 list of colleges that produce the most Fortune 500 CEOs.
John Baldacchino to lead Arts Institute
He comes to the UW from the University of Dundee in Scotland, where he held a professorial chair of arts education at the School of Education & Social Work.
Riseling to retire, lead campus law enforcement association
After 25 years of service, UW Police Chief Sue Riseling will retire in August and lead the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.
Explorations at Aztalan yield enthusiasm and excitement for visitors, students
Excavations are underway to better understand the daily lives of the ancient peoples who called Aztalan home a millennium ago.
Cultural Linguistic Services at UW–Madison earns national honor
CLS provides a range of services, primarily for employees who do not speak English as their first language.