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Sprouting a new future for Wisconsin’s red and white
At a family farm where over 2 percent of the world’s cranberries are grown, Wisconsin’s state fruit sat in two bowls available to guests.
UW-Madison welcomes ‘Go Big Read’ author Bryan Stevenson on Oct. 26
Stevenson's keynote speech is one of the highlights of a semester-long campus and community discussion of his book "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption."
UW kicks off comprehensive campaign at Kohl Center event
With the pomp of a chancellor’s address and the enthusiasm of a Homecoming crowd, the campaign for the University of Wisconsin–Madison kicked off at the Kohl Center Thursday night. Titled “All Ways Forward,” the campaign is an effort to increase private support for the university.
New metrics illustrate UW student success
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
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.
WARF annual grant reaches all areas of campus
WARF, the nonprofit foundation that patents and commercializes campus inventions, has granted the university $58.5 million for the 2015-16 academic year.
UW-Madison uses new survey data to enhance efforts against sexual assault
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.