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After #BlackandHooded goes viral, UW–Madison alums unexpectedly find themselves leading a movement
Two UW–Madison graduates created a #BlackandHooded website, which displays photos and connects prospective and current black graduate students with black professionals who’ve earned advanced degrees. The idea has taken off.
For this graduate, memes became the start of something big
The Facebook group UW Memes for Milk-Chugging Teens has become a rapid-fire broadcaster of all manner of campus humor and its founder, Shane Linden, has become Internet famous.
Meet the Class of 2018: Making their mark on campus and beyond
Through research, advocacy, community service and humor, these eight members of the Class of 2018 illustrate the impact Badgers can have on the world around them.
Sanction shortened after fraternity appeals CSO case
Theta Chi had been suspended from all university activities until Oct. 21. Instead, the suspension will end Oct. 1, according to a decision released May 4.
18 UW–Madison students win Fulbright awards to study abroad
They're among more than 1,900 U.S. citizens who will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2018–2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Jennifer Blazek named director of Farm and Industry Short Course
Blazek comes to CALS from UW-Extension Cooperative Extension, where she has worked as an agricultural educator since 2011, first in Polk County and then in Dane County. She provided expertise and support to dairy and livestock farmers.
Students help capture campus protest voices from 50 years ago through public history project
UW–Madison students who helped collect and process audio interviews about the 1967 Dow protests on campus say they learned some valuable lessons from the accounts.
Prototype camera set for integration into novel gamma-ray telescope
A unique high-speed camera, designed to capture the fleeting effects of gamma rays crashing into the Earth’s atmosphere, will soon be on its way from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to Arizona’s Mount Hopkins.
CWD prions discovered in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks for the first time
New research out of the UW–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate.
WARF Discovery Initiative announces new round of UW2020 research awards
Seventeen innovative projects on such diverse topics as personalizing diabetes prevention and treatment, transforming wood into a renewable electronic material, improving outcomes for incarcerated parents…
‘Handshake’ will be UW–Madison’s new student-employer connection
UW–Madison Career Services is making a big switch that will transform how students connect to jobs, internships, and career development opportunities on campus. Handshake will replace BuckyNet and myECS as the primary campus recruitment and career event management tool.
Forty faculty honored with Vilas professorships
The awards, supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908), recognize proven research ability and unusual qualifications and promise, distinguished scholarship, and standout efforts in teaching and service.
Poll: Who would you choose for your graduation speaker?
Last week’s Wiscopinion asked students who they would want as their graduation speaker. The top requested speakers were J.J. Watt, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
85 different Bucky statues to be unveiled to kick off ‘Bucky on Parade’
The Bucky on Parade public art project features 85 life-sized Bucky Badger statues across Dane County, including 15 on campus, each decorated on a different theme
Celebration for ‘RE: FRESH Radler,’ latest fruit of UW–WBC brewing partnership, set for May 5
The latest release from Campus Craft Brewery – a partnership between UW–Madison’s Department of Food Science and Wisconsin Brewing Company (WBC) – is a classic German-style lager mixed with a Wisconsin-made grapefruit soda. It is made in the radler style, often called a shandy.
Tune in – students shine on the radio
UW-Madison's student radio station, WSUM, has more than 200 members who play a large role in the organization and production of the shows.
Chancellor’s awards honor undergraduates for outstanding research, public service, scholarship
More than 150 students were honored May 1 during the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony, an annual showcase of academic excellence.
Video: Dean of Students Lori Berquam bids farewell
UW–Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam bids a video farewell to the campus community, as she's stepping down in August. Berquam has worked in the Division of Student Life since 2002 and has served as dean and chief student affairs officer since 2007. She's been awarded an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship and will be assigned to a senior role at a new campus.
UW–Madison archaeologist elected to National Academy of Sciences
T. Douglas Price is an emeritus professor of anthropology, an expert on prehistoric agriculture in Europe, and a pioneer in the use of chemical isotopes to assess mobility in ancient peoples.
UW researchers identify arterial hemogenic endothelial cells that can function as lymphoid precursors
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have used human stem cells to make blood-forming cells and demonstrated that they can function as lymphoid precursors, or the earliest cells from which various immune cells arise.