Category Society & Culture
Benefits of dance for older adults with Parkinson’s to be highlighted
The Summer Institute on Mental Disorders and the Older Adult will offer new strategies for social workers, nurses, physical therapists, psychologists and physicians.
Free online course empowers college STEM instructors to improve their teaching
Participants will learn innovative teaching strategies as well as how to collect data on how well these approaches are in their own classrooms.
Deciding for others is more fun than doing it for ourselves, research shows
Making decisions can be tiring, but choosing a course of action for others is less draining and more enjoyable than when we do it…
Video: The Class of 2016, in their own words
Who are they thankful for? Where do they hope to work? What will they remember fondly? What surprised them? And what if they'd known then what they know now?
ROTC students commissioned as officers upon graduation
The group of graduates are future leaders in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force.
UW-Madison awards posthumous engineering degree to WWI aviator
Milton Griswold was a cadet in the university's naval science program who fulfilled the requirements of his degree but never received it.
Multicultural Student Center honors graduates, student leaders
Students and staff celebrated the end of the year with a ceremony and awarding of embroidered stoles to wear with caps and gowns.
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grant winners announced
Projects both large and small will help the university contribute knowledge and resources across the state.
Common ‘Threads’ displayed at SoHE student fashion show
Students in the Textiles and Fashion Design Program in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Human Ecology presented “Threads 2016: IMPACT” on Saturday, April 30…
Honors jazz band inspires young musicians
Every spring, the UW High School Honors Jazz Band provides top-flight teaching to young instrumentalists throughout southern Wisconsin.
Go Big Read selects ‘Evicted’ for 2016-17
“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” the best-selling book by UW–Madison alumnus Matthew Desmond, is the selection for the university's common-reading program.
Well-traveled journalist to visit campus as Science Writer in Residence
Alexandra "Alex" Witze, a contributing correspondent for Nature and Science News magazines, will be on campus for a week beginning April 18.
Students and their siblings share campus life at Sibs Day
There's spilled milk on the table, but no one is crying. Not only do people look quite happy, they’re experimenting with it.
No typical day in artist in residence’s classroom
Amy Franceschini’s class may be unconventional at times, but it’s teaching important lessons about social change and uncertainty.
Two members of UW community honored for advancing status of women
Lori DiPrete Brown, associate director for education at the Global Health Institute, and Robert Golden, dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health, are this year's winners.
Donna Shalala keynote speaker for UW–Madison Global Summit for Women
The former UW–Madison chancellor will consider the status of women and well-being in Wisconsin and the world.
From one Badger to another
UW basketball Coach Greg Gard speaks at a press conference announcing the "Bring Bucky Home" campaign at the Henry Vilas Zoo Visitor Center on April 6. The campaign will raise money to build a Wisconsin Heritage Exhibit that will feature a natural badger enclosure and pay tribute to Wisconsin's history as a mining state and to the University of Wisconsin.
Syrian refugee shares story of persecution for Out and About Month
Campus speaker Subhi Nahas made history when he testified at the United Nations about the persecution of gays and lesbians throughout the Middle East by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State.
UW receives UN chair for global work on gender, well-being and peace
The chair will be the first in North America to interrelate the three areas through researchers, practitioners and advocates for knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Awards recognize dedication of returning adult students
UW-Madison presents the awards to two people who’ve resumed their academic careers after a significant interruption while juggling all the demands of adult life.