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UW South Madison Partnership announces 2020 expansion
The partnership is moving into expanded facilities formerly occupied by Madison College at The Village on Park. Renovation of the office, event and instructional spaces is expected to be complete in late spring.
Notable grads: winter commencement 2019
On Sunday, Dec. 15, hundreds of students will complete their UW–Madison studies by walking across the Kohl Center stage at winter commencement. Every graduation ceremony is rich with personal stories. Here are just a few from this year’s winter graduates.
Search underway for new vice provost for enrollment management
The vice provost for enrollment management provides leadership in planning, developing, executing and assessing a strategic undergraduate enrollment management plan for the university and is responsible for organizing and creating a vision for the Division of Enrollment Management.
New tool predicts three-dimensional organization of human chromosomes
The predictive tool is a boon for researchers studying how cells control the activity of genes, helping explain how cells achieve their key functions and how they go haywire, as happens in diseases such as cancer.
Senior adds prestigious Marshall Scholarship to string of academic honors
Established in 1953, the Marshall Scholarship Program gives high achieving young Americans the opportunity to study at the graduate level at any university in the United Kingdom. The program was created to honor the ideals of the Marshall Plan.
Badgers are Rose Bowl-bound
For the 10th time in school history and the fourth time in this decade, the Wisconsin Badgers are playing in the Rose Bowl Game. The Badgers will face No. 6 Oregon, the 2019 Pac-12 champions. The game will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. (CT) and be televised by ESPN.
Official Badger Bowl Tour headed to the Rose Bowl
Travel packages include air and land options, hotel accommodations, welcome reception, motor coach transfers, and the Badger Huddle tailgate. A limited number of game tickets are available to add to travel packages.
Badger volleyball team advances to NCAA Sweet 16
The No. 4 Wisconsin volleyball team rolled into the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament with a straight-set win over UCLA on Saturday night during the second round of Division 1 championship play at the UW Field House. The Badgers move on to face No. 13 Texas A&M. UPDATE: UW defeated Texas A&M Friday to advance to the Elite Eight.
Badger volleyball advances in tournament
The No. 4 Wisconsin volleyball team rallied back to win its first-round NCAA matchup with Illinois State on Friday night at the UW Field House. On Saturday, the Badgers advanced to the tournament's Sweet 16 with a straight-set win over UCLA.
Nothing like a dog to calm that finals stress
Dogs On Call is a Wisconsin organization whose goal is “improving human health through service and therapy animals.” They have events all around campus where you can come to pet their service dogs — for free.
Dinners On Wisconsin brings together students, staff over food
Dinners On Wisconsin's mission is to make UW–Madison feel a little more like home for both students and professors by bringing them together around dinner tables with warm plates of home-cooked meals
Future broadcasters get hands-on experience with Badger Report
Each fall, UW–Madison journalism students use PBS Wisconsin studio space to produce Badger Report, in five 30-minute broadcast shows.
Opera singer’s concert will honor father, raise money for scholarships
Prenicia Clifton, a UW–Madison alumna who works in the Division of Continuing Studies, calls her annual "Songs for Hope" concert a holiday gift to the community.
Delirium linked to brain injury after severe surgery
The researchers were able to demonstrate that delirium is associated with injury to nervous tissue in the brain that could lead to loss of cognitive ability.
Explore gifts from all corners of campus for everyone on your holiday list
At this festive time of year, you can check a lot of things off your list just by looking around campus, where all kinds of UW-related items are available to combine your seasonal spirit with Badger spirit.
Student commencement speaker: Scholarship opened a rewarding academic path
Lisa Kamal says she auditioned to be the student speaker for winter commencement because she believes she has something to say about keeping an open mind and adapting to one’s circumstances.
Arboretum: A slice of nature and ecological history in the city
For students looking to get off the beaten path and immerse themselves in nature, the Arboretum also has numerous maintained trails through all of their restored ecological communities.
Gabe Javier to lead identity, inclusion efforts in Student Affairs
“We are all working to make UW–Madison a place where people find communities in which to thrive and make connections that sustain us,” Javier says.
UW–Madison employee dies from injuries sustained in a fall
The employee, Roberto Vergara, began working at the university in September of 2009. He was employed in custodial services for the university’s Division of Facilities Planning & Management.
DreamUp WI announces seven semifinalist ideas to raise local incomes
The Alliance for the American Dream Challenge looks to increase the net incomes of 10,000 Dane County families by 10 percent by 2022.