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Regents approve lifting cap on out-of-state students at UW–Madison

October 12, 2015

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to waive the existing limit on the number of out-of-state students at UW–Madison. For four years starting next fall, the UW System’s flagship campus will be able to accept more out-of-state undergraduates – but must also assure that the incoming freshman class enrolls at least 3,600 Wisconsin residents, which would roughly maintain the university’s in-state averages in recent years.

New metrics illustrate UW student success

October 8, 2015

Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are setting new records in reducing their time to degree and boosting retention and graduation rates, according to new statistics released this week by the university’s Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research.

$10 million gift expands faculty and research to help youth flourish

October 6, 2015

Psychological well-being remains one of the most powerful predictors of success and health in life. Yet one in five youth in the United States experience a mental health disorder, a reality that drives research-based solutions at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Enrollment proposal to address workforce needs

October 2, 2015

At a time when the number of Wisconsin's high school graduates has declined, a proposal geared toward growing the number of top students ready to enter the state's workforce is being forwarded to the UW System Board of Regents.

WARF annual grant reaches all areas of campus

October 1, 2015

WARF, the nonprofit foundation that patents and commercializes campus inventions, has granted the university $58.5 million for the 2015-16 academic year.

Class of 1965 to reunite at UW–Madison

September 30, 2015

Nostalgia and campus memories will blend with new Badger stories and visions of the future when alumni from the Class of 1965 celebrate their 50-year reunion at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

UW-Madison uses new survey data to enhance efforts against sexual assault

September 21, 2015

Officials at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shared the results today of a campus survey that is being used to enhance ongoing efforts toward preventing and responding to sexual assault and misconduct.

Major commitment to elevate UW–Madison undergraduate engineering education

September 17, 2015

A $22 million commitment over four years from The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Illinois, will establish the Grainger Fund for Undergraduate Education in the College of Engineering, providing undergraduate students an unparalleled environment that will position them for success, not only academically, but in their future careers.

Campus, law enforcement communities reading ‘Just Mercy’ as semester begins

September 10, 2015

Bryan Stevenson is one of the leading voices in America for reforming a justice system that produces strikingly different results depending on a defendant’s race and economic means. Readers across the UW–Madison campus and around the Madison community, including law enforcement, will join that discussion this fall as they confront the contradictions between that system and our nation’s founding principles of equality, freedom and justice.

Recent sightings: Chancellor’s Convocation

September 1, 2015

For thousands of students new to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Experience officially begins when they meet Chancellor Rebecca Blank at the Kohl Center.

Tom and Karen Falk give $10 million for scholarships, faculty support

September 1, 2015

Tom Falk caddied his way into higher education. Karen Falk donned a white coat and worked behind the counter at Rennebohm’s to help her pursue her degree. In the 1970s, when they attended UW–Madison, that was enough.

American Family makes 10-year pledge to support UW partnerships

August 27, 2015

The University of Wisconsin–Madison and American Family Insurance will expand their longtime partnership in support of academic programs, research, athletics and charitable activities, with the insurer pledging $40 million to the UW over the next 10 years.

Convocation offers formal welcome for new students

August 27, 2015

For thousands of students new to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Experience officially begins when they meet Chancellor Rebecca Blank at the Kohl Center.

Chancellor visits Wausau businesses to discuss partnerships

August 10, 2015

What do business leaders in central Wisconsin say they need above all else? That’s the question Chancellor Rebecca Blank asked at a recent meeting with executives whose companies have global reach. The answer: talented workers.

Chancellor visits Oshkosh Corporation, site of UW-industry collaboration

July 29, 2015

After seeing firsthand the technologies that Oshkosh Corporation is building in Wisconsin and sending around the world, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank stressed the value of collaboration between premier public research institutions and companies such as Oshkosh, which employs nearly 100 UW–Madison alumni.