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Slide show: Information and Celebration
For 29 consecutive years, the Multicultural Orientation Reception has woven together a mix of information and celebration.
Recent sightings: LGBT social
Members of the university’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community collect buttons and printed information during an ice cream social and Wisconsin Welcome…
Recent sightings: The Class of 2014
A crowd of more than 5,000 people fill the arena during the Chancellor’s Convocation for first-year students at the Kohl Center on Sept. 1,…
UW-Madison students well-connected, with smaller devices
The old Mac-versus-PC and laptop-versus-desktop debates have given way to cell phone versus smart phone for University of Wisconsin–Madison students.
Convocation welcomes new students to UW–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will welcome new students to university at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.
UW-Madison, Chancellor Martin welcome group of Chinese athletes
They may be well-known in their native China, but the group of elite student-athletes and coaches who are living and studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this fall are blending in and immersing themselves in the life of UW–Madison students.
Rafael Casal: Making the most of his fearlessness
He’s the professional artist who honed his craft and distilled his style at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for close to three years.
Students represent UW–Madison in national aerospace competition
Five University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate engineering mechanics and astronautics (EMA) students took their leaping lunar-vehicle design to a national aerospace competition.
UW freshman takes Badger Aviators off the ground
University of Wisconsin–Madison freshman and longtime aviation enthusiast Gregory Oudheusden founded a new club on campus this year to share his passion with fellow students who have the will to fly, but not necessarily the ways or means.
UW-Madison students compete for national title in advertising competition
Finishing school, making rent, finding a first job, hanging out with friends - all top concerns of young adults.
Slide show: Proud moments — spring commencement
Commencement ceremonies — the crowning achievement of each academic year — are taking place on campus this weekend.
Recent sightings: Study space
Rebecca Stern, right, a first-year undergraduate, studies using in the Wisconsin Historical Society library reading room on April 12, 2010. The library space…
Recent sightings: Pet therapy
Bella, a golden retriever, soaks up attention and alleviates stress for students during an annual pet therapy study break on Library Mall. The event,…
UHS “counseling canines” ready for annual pet therapy study break
UW-Madison students are in the final stretch of the spring semester, but there's still one last hurdle to clear - final exam week, for many, which can be one of the most stressful times of the year.
UW-Madison Habitat to “Shack Up” on Library Mall
Students of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Habitat for Humanity will be hauling donated materials and tools to Library Mall on Friday, April 23 for…
Recent sightings: Yoga on Bascom
Yoga instructor Emma Seppala, left and wearing pink, and undergraduate Kimberly Helton lead other participants in stretching their bodies and refreshing their minds under…
Clean sweep for UW–Madison snowmobile team
For the second year running, the University of Wisconsin–Madison rode to the top of both divisions of the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge held at Michigan Technological University.
Second Badger Family Spring Visit draws families to campus
The Parent Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking over the month of April and inviting families of students to stop by campus to welcome spring.
49-year-old Renaissance man wants to make surgery his new career
What else can a former carpenter, landscaper, magazine editor, beekeeper and chicken farmer possibly do with his life?