Tag UW Foundation

UW Credit Union joins UW–Madison scholarship effort

October 1, 2008

The University of Wisconsin Credit Union has stepped forward to support the "Great people. Great place." initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Faculty Fellows initiative offers a new route to retention

June 19, 2008

Many deans and program leaders at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may feel like their array of bright young faculty members serves as a recruiting pool for other institutions.

A father’s legacy will help future students

June 19, 2008

After her father died two years ago, Ellen Zweibel received an inheritance. She wasn't quite sure what she would do with it, but the University of Wisconsin–Madison professor knew she would like to help others.

Great people. Great place. Fundraising initiative built around campus’s top priorities

June 19, 2008

Three synergistic components define a world-class university: the most promising undergraduates, top graduate and professional students, and stellar faculty. Take away any of the three and what remains is just another university.

Hartwell fellowship aids childhood asthma research

May 23, 2008

Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells.

Alumni give $85 million to name Wisconsin School of Business

October 27, 2007

The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received an unprecedented gift totaling $85 million from a small group of alumni who have formed the "Wisconsin Naming Partnership" to support the school's mission.

Writer, philanthropist Tracy Gary keynotes Biennial Forum on Philanthropy

October 25, 2007

Tracy Gary, an heir to the Pillsbury fortune and a noted philanthropist and writer, will be the keynote speaker and a facilitator for the Eighth Biennial Forum on Philanthropy, sponsored by the Women's Philanthropy Council at the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

Couple’s $3 million gift to fund scholarships

July 24, 2007

One Madison-based couple is prepared to benefit University of Wisconsin–Madison students for years to come, thanks to their decision to speed up the timetable on a lifelong goal.