Jordan, a groundbreaking cancer researcher, and Moore, a pioneer in the field of contemporary distance education, will be awarded honorary doctoral degrees during the winter 2020 commencement ceremonies in December.
The effort will help ensure the health and safety of all youth under age 18 participating in academic programs, summer camps, sports clinics and other activities under the auspices of UW–Madison.
When the Distance Teaching & Learning Conference was launched in 1985, “distance education” meant sending VHS tapes to students through the mail. The tools may have changed, but the mission remains the same for the 35th annual conference.
Last fall, UW-Madison welcomed the first students served by the Badger Ready program, which helps students resuming their college education after a significant break.
The program allows incoming freshmen to earn credit toward their degrees, meet other students, and learn about UW–Madison resources before the start of fall semester.
Building on recent increases in courses and students in summer term in recent years, UW-Madison will serve a wider range of students during the summer months in 2018.
The 2018 conference will help writers make sense of today’s confusing publishing landscape and find their own route to success.
Jane Austen: Remembered and Revisited invites community members to explore her work and her world, drawing on UW-Madison expertise in literature, dance, music, film and visual arts.
On July 18, a team of UW photographers, videographers and writers spent dawn to dusk capturing the variety and vibrancy of Summer Term.
The class will take a “deep dive” into the record-breaking hip-hop musical that takes a fresh look at the lives of the founding fathers.
The winners of the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award have resumed their academic pursuits after a significant interruption and have attained senior status while handling all the demands of adult life.
Given the value of improving interactions between humans and computers in a digitized world, user experience design practitioners are increasingly in demand.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved an online master of science degree with a focus on clinical nutrition, among the first of its kind in the U.S.
Students flocked to high-demand courses offered for the first time this summer, including an increased number of online courses.
Surveys of senior-level executives indicate that businesses require competence in these areas and often find applicants lacking.
The Summer Institute on Mental Disorders and the Older Adult will offer new strategies for social workers, nurses, physical therapists, psychologists and physicians.
UW-Madison presents the awards to two people who’ve resumed their academic careers after a significant interruption while juggling all the demands of adult life.
The first season of Science Narratives addresses social robotics, highlighting the work of Bilge Mutlu, director of the Wisconsin Human-Computer Interaction Lab.
The program teaches management skills that help government run smoothly — an especially important job in a time of tight budgets.
Lifelong learners now have more options — UW-Madison has added dozens of noncredit certificate programs that provide convenience without sacrificing quality.