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‘Come On Down’ for UW–Madison Homecoming 2009
Bucky Badger is calling your name - jump around and "Come On Down!" for Bucky's Game Show Challenge during Homecoming 2009.
Recent sightings: Drive-By Press
Justin Maes (left) and Joseph Velasquez (right) create a woodblock print on a T-shirt during the Drive by Press mobile-printing event at the…
Show Badger spirit by wearing red and white on Fridays
On Friday, Sept. 4, the decision on what to wear should be an easy one for the Badger faithful. Show support for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and wear Wisconsin gear to celebrate the fifth annual College Colors Day.
WAA seeks nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) welcomes nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award, the association’s top honor.
New Badger Career Network features job alerts for UW–Madison grads
University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates looking for a career edge can now be the first to know about job opportunities, networking events and online tools through the expanded Badger Career Network, provided by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA).
From the Wisconsin Reflections archives: An interview with Gov. Jim Doyle
Watch an interview done at the end of January with Gov. Jim Doyle on Wisconsin Reflections, television interview show produced by University Communications for the Big Ten Network.
Badger Insider looks back on off-campus student life
Alumni who lived off campus share their stories in the latest edition of Badger Insider magazine.
Slide show: Blooming limnologists
The limnology “major”, one of 18 offered at this year’s Grandparents University, takes grandparents and their grandchildren on to Lake Mendota to collect samples and test the water for oxygen and temperature while aboard Limnos, a 28-foot research boat.
Six UW–Madison graduates join Wisconsin Alumni Association board of directors
Six accomplished graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been named new members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) board of directors.
Four alumni will receive honorary degrees on May 15
Four alumni have been selected to receive honorary degrees from UW–Madison.
UW-Madison alumnus nominated to chair National Endowment for the Arts
Rocco Landesman, a well-known Broadway producer and University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus, has been nominated to be the next chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
WAA honors food science professor with Outreach Excellence Award
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has selected University of Wisconsin–Madison food science professor Richard Hartel as the 2009 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award.
‘Storytellers’ to be honored as Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Five alumni whose positive contributions have earned them national recognition will be honored next month with the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA).
Four communicators honored for achievement, leadership
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will be among the communications professionals honored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication at its annual awards dinner on Friday, April 17.
Former governor featured on ‘Reflections’
Former Wisconsin governor and secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson will be the special guest at the taping of a new episode of “Wisconsin Reflections” at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, at the Wisconsin Public Television studios in Vilas Hall.
Forward under 40 Awards honor outstanding UW–Madison alumni
They range from a leading magazine publisher and engineers at the forefront of innovation to dedicated international volunteers and grassroots leaders, and they're all under age 40.
UW-Madison alumna administers oath for Clinton swearing-in ceremony
Alumna Kathryn Anne Oberly ('71, JD'73), a judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals, administered the oath during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 21.
Politics, music part of ‘Wisconsin Reflections’ second season
If you find state politics and jazz of interest, visit with two true leaders in both fields this month as an audience member of "Wisconsin Reflections."