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After #BlackandHooded goes viral, UW–Madison alums unexpectedly find themselves leading a movement

May 7, 2018

Two UW–Madison graduates created a #BlackandHooded website, which displays photos and connects prospective and current black graduate students with black professionals who’ve earned advanced degrees. The idea has taken off.

Students help capture campus protest voices from 50 years ago through public history project

May 4, 2018

UW–Madison students who helped collect and process audio interviews about the 1967 Dow protests on campus say they learned some valuable lessons from the accounts.

Newest Badgerloop Pod unveiled

April 20, 2018

The UW–Madison Badgerloop team Thursday revealed Badgerloop Pod III — its latest entry into the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, an event designed to spur new ideas about an ultrafast, futuristic form of transportation.

Undergraduate Symposium shows value of mentorship

April 12, 2018

The annual Undergraduate Symposium on April 13 is an opportunity for students to show what they’ve learned, often with the help of a strong mentor.

UW Varsity Band Concert celebrates Camp Randall centennial

April 6, 2018

The annual UW Varsity Band Concert at the Kohl Center April 19-21 will be a mammoth spectacle with pyrotechnics, aerial stunts and multimedia displays.

Bucky’s Classroom in session

March 22, 2018

Middle-school students from throughout the state toured UW–Madison this month as part of Bucky’s Classroom, an outreach program that aims to increase college awareness and help young people explore career options.

UW-Madison ranks 2nd in doctorates awarded, climbing from 3rd

March 12, 2018

Ph.D. recipients from UW–Madison go on to pursue a variety of career opportunities across education, government, nonprofits and the private sector.

Survey results suggest the newly expanded Our Wisconsin program is making inroads

February 28, 2018

In its second year, the Our Wisconsin inclusion program at UW–Madison expanded four-fold to 4,332 students, and survey results suggest it is increasing awareness of and respect for diversity on campus.

UW–Madison alumna third Badger to win prestigious new international scholarship

January 26, 2018

Fangdi Pan is one of 142 students in the just-announced third class of Schwarzman Scholars. Winners receive full tuition for a one-year master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

2017 UW–Madison winter commencement takes place on Sunday

December 13, 2017

Just more than 1,000 students will take part in the 2017 University of Wisconsin–Madison winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Kohl Center.