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WSUM’s live radio show connects community with local music
Every Friday the Live@WSUM program features two bands, which range from local musicians to artists from across the nation. They perform and are interviewed live on the air.
Summer program helps historically underrepresented students make their way to UW
The Summer Collegiate Experience offers the incoming students a six-week preview into college life — complete with bunking in dorms, taking classes and forming important first friendships.
The Guide: Your key to all UW–Madison courses
This month, UW–Madison published the 2017–18 edition of our Guide (guide.wisc.edu), the combined catalog of undergraduate and graduate academic offerings and the Wisconsin Experience.
Medical students join program to get more physicians into rural Wisconsin
The students will spend time in Green Bay, La Crosse, Marshfield, and surrounding communities through the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine.
Student group promotes usefulness of philosophy in the community
“We believe that no matter what you’re doing, philosophy can help you do it better,” says the group’s executive director and co-founder.
Class analysis gives initial green light to green energy in Waterloo
A “capstone class” taught at the Wisconsin Energy Institute is helping the Wisconsin city of Waterloo evaluate whether it could generate all its electricity from renewable sources on city-owned land.
Celestial boondocks: Study supports the idea that we live in a void
An undergraduate's work confirms we live in a hole in the cosmos, and sheds light on how we measure the rate at which the universe is expanding.
Cheap thrills: Free and inexpensive ways to fill out your summer Bucky list
Summer is great time to enjoy everything the city of Madison has to offer, but most of the time experiencing Madison requires one…
Meningitis response a testament to strong campus, community partnerships
More than 21,000 students (77 percent of undergraduates) received their first dose of life-saving vaccine — one of the most successful efforts ever on a college campus.
First cohort of Native students to graduate from UW–Madison college pipeline program
The extensive program for students from tribal communities is a new component of a long-running UW diversity initiative called the Information Technology Academy.
Blank forms committee to review student services structure
Over the past decade, the complexity of student issues has increased, more frequently requiring close collaboration and coordination among units across campus.
Fermenting a winner: Class brews up “Red Arrow American Pale Ale”
A beer brewed by students in a UW–Madison food science class was chosen by a panel of brewing experts to be served at Memorial Union starting April 28.
UW community mourns loss of student killed in weekend crash; motorist charged
"We are heartbroken by this tragic loss,” said Ananth Seshadri, chairman of the Department of Economics. “Wenxin was a gracious and thoughtful member of our economics community."
Graduate programs ranked high by U.S. News & World Report
UW-Madison graduate programs are rated among the nation’s best in the 2018 edition of the magazine's “Best Graduate Schools.”
UW-Madison students graduating with less average debt
The average student loan debt for those graduating from UW–Madison with a bachelor’s degree fell from $28,768 to $28,255 in 2016. And the UW’s loan default rate is well below the national level.
Statement from Chancellor Blank on executive order on immigration
We add our voice to those of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) and many of our peer institutions calling for a reconsideration of the administration’s new order barring the entry or return of individuals from certain countries.
Open house to discuss UW–Madison’s SERF project
The community is invited to a public informational meeting to discuss the Southeast Recreational Facility (SERF) replacement project at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Gordon Dining and Event Center.
UW student missing after Dec. 29 plane crash
A University of Wisconsin–Madison freshman is among the six people missing and feared lost after a private plane crashed in Lake Erie near Cleveland on Dec. 29.
UW Law School security breach may have exposed sensitive data
The incident has been reported to law enforcement and to national credit reporting agencies. The individuals affected will receive free credit monitoring to help protect them against identify theft.
Staying in the loop
What’s the future of high-speed transportation? A team of UW–Madison students thinks it’s on the right track — actually, more of a tube — with Badgerloop, a 200-mph pod that levitates its passenger through an above-ground vacuum tube.