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Surveys provide valuable data for graduate programs and prospective students
Seventy-two percent of UW–Madison doctoral candidates surveyed who hoped to find a job had a signed contract or a definite commitment for employment waiting for them upon completion of their degree.
UW-Madison spinoff wants to help out in the grocery aisle
When Wes Schroll moved from a dorm into an apartment and began grocery shopping, he hated it.
Scenes from Homecoming 2015
UW-Madison students, alumni and fans celebrated Homecoming 2015, highlighted by the traditional parade down State Street on Friday night.
Alumna Zoë Timms to address December graduates
Zoë Timms will deliver the charge to the graduates at UW–Madison’s winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin Alumni Association honors four with Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will honor four alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards at a Chancellor's Luncheon at Union South. The award winners include Geraldine Hines JD'71, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court associate justice; Steve Levitan '84, co-creator and executive producer for ABC TV's "Modern Family"; Alice McPherson '48, MD'51, eye research pioneer and professor of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; and Michael Shannon '80, founder of KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in the hospitality, real estate and leisure industries.
Nobel Recipient Campbell Earned Master’s, Doctorate at UW–Madison
William C. Campbell, a master's and doctoral graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was awarded a share of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, it was announced today.
Carbine takes the lead: Former downtown Madison exec to direct Alumni Park
Mary Carbine has forged her career by building up Madison’s cultural venues and downtown destinations. She’ll take charge of a new venue when she becomes managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Alumni Park.
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.
Family affair: Milwaukee electronics manufacturer is flying high
From a distance of practically eight decades, Nathaniel Zelazo can smile about the failure of his first entrepreneurial venture. A Polish Jew who landed in New York in 1928 at age 10, he earned money for his schoolbooks peddling ice cream on the streets of Manhattan. "Needless to say, I had no license and got arrested," he recalls. "The guys in the same cell were killers and my liquid assets were melting."
UW honors noted entrepreneurs with achievement awards
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards this year honor a graduate of the Department of Computer Sciences who co-founded the company that’s now WebMD, and a Department of Animal Sciences professor who has turned his patented technologies into startup companies.
Two UW–Madison alumni honored as inspirational leaders by Heinz Awards
When a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti in January 2010, former Marine and 2005 UW–Madison graduate Jacob Wood, along with fellow veteran William McNulty, assembled a rapid-response team to provide aid. Their success gave rise to Team Rubicon, an organization of volunteer veterans armed with a new mission: providing swift and effective disaster relief.
Nelson Institute honors Madison-born business, distinguished professor
A team of online entrepreneurs and a pioneering professor have been named the recipients of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies' second annual alumni awards, established in 2014 to spotlight the accomplishments of the institute's nearly 4,000 alumni.
Young UW–Madison alumni are the future of their communities
Nine young graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison making stand-out contributions in their communities are being honored with the Forward under 40 award, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA).
New $3M distinguished chair at UW–Madison honors influential alumnus
A newly established professorship will allow the University of Wisconsin–Madison to hire new faculty to build upon its widely recognized leadership in chemical and biological engineering. Supported by a $3 million commitment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the Ernest Micek Distinguished Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering will honor a UW–Madison graduate with a long record of service to UW–Madison.
After the game ends, UW–Madison helps athletes return to the classroom
The last time LaMar "Soup" Campbell sat in a University of Wisconsin–Madison classroom, Bill Clinton was president. Melvin Gordon had just turned 5 years old.
Games a winning industry for firms with UW ties
Two local video game startups, PerBlue and Filament Games, have ties to UW–Madison.
Morgridge gift celebrated with new ice cream flavor
In honor of the remarkable $100 million dollar gift from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge, an equally amazing flavor has been developed by Babcock Hall Dairy Plant to celebrate.