Tag Student life
UW-Madison engineering student picked for entrepreneurs’ program
Steven Skroch, a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student in biomedical engineering, is one of five students nationwide chosen to help inaugurate an international program in entrepreneurship by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation.
Tornado Awareness Week to be held April 20-24
Gov. Jim Doyle has declared April 20-24 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
Students face off for seed capital in business-plan competition
From high-tech flavored plastics and eco-friendly vending machines to micro-gifting services and medical devices for emerging countries, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business.
Study: Family income does not dictate UW–Madison admission
New research from the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that UW–Madison is not letting a family's income determine whether the campus admits a freshman.
Recent sightings: To study or not to study
Settling into comfortable chairs, undergraduate Jim Liu takes a break while undergraduate Jian Li Zheng continues studying in the School of Library and…
Concert Choir offers yardwork service
Spring break means different things to different people: beach bacchanal, service trip, research and study intensive, or deposits into an overdrawn sleep account.
Sigma Chi chapter suspended
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Committee on Student Organizations has suspended the university’s Sigma Chi fraternity chapter, 221 Langdon St., for an alleged alcohol-related violation on April 2.
UW-Madison: ‘College Life’ appears to fall short in depiction
MTV’s reality-based series “College Life” appears to present a sensationalized view of student life with an exaggerated emphasis on drinking and dysfunctional relationships, according to UW–Madison officials.
Contest: What does a new student need to know?
UW-Madison is again asking students to write an essay about the things they've learned about life at the university.
Symposium spotlights undergraduate student research
It’s a rare occasion when student researchers, artists, scientists and performers are invited to showcase their creativity in a single venue, but that is the exact function of the Undergraduate Symposium.
WAA’s Employment Essentials developed to help weather stormy economy
With the economy showing no signs of stabilizing any time soon, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has responded by packaging a suite of online career tools.
Recent sightings: Hammering together
Students and volunteers work to build garage walls for a house during the Hammering for Habitat fundraising event on Library Mall on April 2,…
OK Go to headline free All-Campus Party concert
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) welcomes the energetic and electric stylings of OK Go for its 2009 Badger Blowout Concert presented by the UW Credit Union.
Campaign to focus on alcohol, consent, sexual assault
A new, student-designed public awareness ad campaign will promote the importance of gaining consent from sexual partners, particularly when alcohol is involved.
Table tennis club thrives at UW–Madison
When talking with Andrew Knips, team captain and coach of the UW–Madison Table Tennis Club, try not to confuse the sport of with the mere game of "pingpong."
Campus to observe Zimmermann anniversary
The late Brittany Zimmermann will be in the thoughts of University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff on the one-year anniversary of her death, Thursday, April 2.
UW-Madison seniors celebrate new beginnings at Senior Week
As University of Wisconsin–Madison seniors approach their final month on campus, they'll prepare to say goodbye to friends and professors, make their final climb of Bascom Hill and enjoy their last spring season as UW–Madison students.
University Health Services to hold open house
University Health Services (UHS) will hold an open house on Thursday, April 2, to celebrate its relocation to the University Square complex at 333 East Campus Mall.
Free tax-preparation service offered on campus
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students can receive free tax preparation by IRS-qualified volunteers and start working on your financial goals including receiving financial aid.