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New ESL active learning lab expands learning possibilities for international students
The UW–Madison ESL program — part of the English Department — recently celebrated the launch of a new interactive learning lab.
The 15th edition of Curb Magazine is all about love in Wisconsin
Each year, 21 students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison participate in a unique capstone project: writing,…
Memorial Union reopens
Memorial Union’s east wing reopened Dec. 5 with the debut of the Daily Scoop ice cream shop, Badger Market, Peet’s Coffee and Tea and the Rathskeller…
Memorial Union first floor to reopen on Dec. 5
Memorial Union’s first floor will reopen Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. with the Daily Scoop, Badger Market and Peet’s Coffee & Tea serving customers and comfortable study space available.
UW-Madison statement on Ben Shapiro lecture
Commentator Ben Shapiro was invited to speak on campus on Nov. 16 by a Registered Student Organization, the Young Americans for Freedom, UW–Madison…
Homecoming 2016 in pictures
As Badgers everywhere celebrate Homecoming, thousands gathered for the annual downtown parade.
Remembering the fallen on Veterans Day
To mark Veterans Day on Friday, volunteers took turns on Bascom Hill reading the names and hometowns of more than 6,800 U.S. service members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001.
CAE celebrates 50 years of support for underrepresented students
The program guides first-generation students, low-income students and students of color through the UW–Madison experience.
Video chronicles UW–Madison students’ journey to Washington
UW-Madison students recently traveled to Washington D.C. for the grand opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History & Culture. View their story.
Giving Lakeshore a lift
On Oct. 23, midshipmen from UW–Madison's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps turned out to tidy up Lakeshore Nature Preserve, removing invasive species and litter, collecting seeds and spreading mulch to redefine trails.
Campus prepares pumpkins, costumes for Halloween
The campus community is finding many creative ways to celebrate Halloween – carving pumpkins on a crisp October night, wandering the oh-so-spooky hallways of Humanities, hobnobbing with history's greatest artists.
Astronaut James Lovell to speak at UW–Madison’s December commencement
December’s University of Wisconsin–Madison commencement speaker is out of this world. Or at least he has been.
Voting under way on campus
Students register to vote and cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election Monday at the Student Activities Center. For details on how to vote early, visit vote.wisc.edu.
Early voting on campus runs through Nov. 4
Time is running out to vote early if you don't want to wait until election day. One-stop registration and early voting are offered for Madison residents through Friday in the Student Activity Center from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and at Union South from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Meningitis vaccines for students at the SERF continue today
Students 25 and under are urged to stop by the SERF and get the vaccine - it's fast, friendly and free.
College GameDay returns for Ohio State matchup
Spirits run high Saturday as the Badgers take on Ohio State, a football matchup highlighted by ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast. The game was tight throughout and…
A bold climb that changed the world
Students in the Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) and the Multicultural Learning Community (MLC) participate in a social justice workshop hosted by social activist Bree Newsome on Oct. 12, 2016. Newsome asked the students to think about a time that they felt powerful and provide them with insights and a history of social justice.
Monks’ art offers a break from hectic campus pace
To broaden cultural awareness on campus, the Wisconsin Union Directorate invited monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery to their annual World Music Festival to share their art.
UW-Madison student part of convention to select presidential debate questions
UW's Jacquelyn Moss was part of a group of college students who came up with a list of questions they hope are asked in the first presidential debate on Tuesday, between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Students share impassioned messages at ‘Dear World’ event
Numerous UW–Madison students shared the messages that are important to them through a unique means at "Dear World" event on Sept. 20 at Gordon Dining and Event Center. They painted the messages on their bodies, and then portraits were taken of them displaying them.