Tag Wisconsin Experience
‘Spark’ students learn civic engagement can start now
Student in UW Housing's Spark Learning Community experienced a sampling of a municipal government's many functions during a visit with local Madison officials.
Turning a passion for children’s well-being into policy change
A UW senior explores how the School of Human Ecology transformed her college experience, shaped her understanding of research and set her toward a fulfilling career.
What I saw on the campus tour
The latest tours of UW–Madison offer new facilities to explore, fresh facts to share and increased accessibility for guests with disabilities. Student guides offer their personal perspectives.
Keeping watch in the galleries
A job at the Chazen Museum of Art is reshaping one UW–Madison junior’s relationship with art in unexpected ways.
Badger love matches
Some UW–Madison grads gain not only a degree, but also a partner. UW sweethearts share stories of how they met — and even popped the question — on campus.
Inside MadHacks: The Midwest’s premier hackathon
Over 400 students convened in Morgridge Hall for a innovation marathon that challenged participants to turn ideas into projects in just 24 hours.
Undergraduate research inspires community, confidence and growth
Working in a research lab is helping UW–Madison student Lauren Jacobs get more than hands-on career experience.
How to save a life from a student who did it
After a life-or-death incident, UW–Madison biology student Anthony Lange set out to pursue a career in emergency medicine.
Designing restorative spaces for everyone
This landscape architecture class focuses on affecting positive change, and it's drawing UW–Madison students from all over campus.
Code champions: How UW–Madison built a programming dynasty
For the seventh consecutive year, a UW–Madison team has claimed first place at the regional round of the International Collegiate Programming Contest.
Through top scholarship, Navy sailor is docking at UW for a bachelor’s degree
Freshman Lorelai Haase will maintain her active-duty status while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering.
He’s a freshman business major and already a successful entrepreneur
Freshman Wyatt Vail built a photography business as a sophomore in high school. Now, he's bringing his business acumen to UW–Madison.
Students give UW–Madison high marks for academic quality, overall educational experience
The National Survey of Student Engagement assesses aspects of student learning, what students think of their undergraduate experience, and how they are benefiting from their studies.
Three UW–Madison students named 2020 Rhodes finalists
“To be a finalist is truly remarkable, and we congratulate Claire, Lauren and Kevin on this impressive accomplishment and on all they’ve achieved,” says UW–Madison Provost John Karl Scholz.
Brand New Badger: A passionate voice on race relations chooses UW–Madison for grad school
Kyree Brooks, a first-year graduate student at UW–Madison, sought to use his platform as a student leader to improve race relations in his undergraduate years at UW-Whitewater.
Army ROTC cadet awarded prestigious national scholarship
Kai Pederson, an Army ROTC cadet and a junior at UW–Madison, was awarded a prestigious Distinguished Achievement Scholarship from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.
Summer sizzle: Eight UW–Madison students and the red-hot internships they just completed
“Internships have become increasingly important for students as a way to enhance their workplace-applied skills.”
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.
Coding for equity: UW senior works to make the tech industry more inclusive
UW-Madison senior Katie Zutter is working to help solve issues of gender bias and inequity in computer science, and she finds that inequities in tech only fuel her to push for change.
UW-Madison students reflect on study abroad experience
This summer, there are approximately 622 UW–Madison students studying abroad through International Academic Programs, up more than 19 percent compared to 2016. The students are scattered across the world, in 48 different countries.