Each spring, the Leadership Trust Award, offered by the Letters & Science Honors Program, grants up to two students with awards equal to two semesters of tuition (currently totaling more than $8,000) plus project funds up to $3,000.
The University Police Department (UWPD) reports multiple thefts of wallets, backpacks and purses occurred on March 12, primarily in the central campus area.
Events across the UW–Madison campus continue to provide support for Haitian earthquake relief. Thousands of dollars worth of donations have poured in already, as the university community responds to the devastation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
UW-Madison has confirmed the safety of all of its students studying in Chile in the wake of the massive earthquake.
International Academic Programs has a total of 24 students in its program at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago (12 UW–Madison undergraduate students; 12 University Michigan students), with three additional students studying elsewhere in Santiago with programs affiliated with the Wisconsin School of Business (1) and the College of Engineering (2).
The Associated Students of Madison, working with the Wisconsin Union, will hold a contest to name the new Union building that is scheduled to be finished in 2011.
A system to make fruit tree pesticide spraying safer for people and the environment won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that rewards innovative and marketable ideas.
This weekend, the University of Wisconsin–Madison student radio station WSUM 91.7FM is teaming with St. Cloud State University's student radio to broadcast their 50-hour trivia marathon.
University of Wisconsin–Madison students are raising cash to dance the night away at the second annual Wisconsin Dance Marathon Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26-27.
The winners of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's "On, Wisconsin!" YouTube contest will receive two travel packages to Las Vegas to attend the Badger football game against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 4.
A University of Wisconsin–Madison student computer team has earned an honorable mention at a world championship competition, held last week in Harbin, China.
Twenty-three inventions designed and built by 37 innovative students from across campus will be on display at the annual University of Wisconsin–Madison Innovation Days competitions, to be held Thursday and Friday, Feb. 11 and 12, at Engineering Hall.
Medical students don't have to wait until they become practicing physicians to make a positive impact on the community. There are numerous opportunities for students in the MD Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to get involved, from community service programs to student organizations.
To celebrate the rich culture and traditions that Black History Month honors, educational, artistic and social events have been scheduled across campus.
Beginning with the 2010-11 academic year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is joining thousands of other U.S. higher education institutions in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program.
Shanica Adkins, the late University of Wisconsin–Madison senior killed in a Dec. 31 auto accident, is being remembered as a kind and passionate young woman who was dedicated to helping others.
Textbook costs can be a burden for college students. The University of Wisconsin–Madison's student government and university administration are working hard to address these potential difficulties on behalf of students and families.