University research is often a mysterious and murky concept to undergraduates arriving on campus. But through the College of Letters & Science’s Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, each year we help approximately 200 first- and second-year …
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UW professors rethink final exams, mark bittersweet end of year
To most fairly assess a semester that has been far from normal, professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking liberties with final exams and projects. Approaching the standard finals week, which runs from May …
CATCHING UP WITH ALUMNI ON WAA VIDEO CHAT
I was pleased for the opportunity Tuesday night to connect with hundreds of alumni on a livestream sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. The alums had great questions, and I enjoyed the conversation with UW …
A New Era for Children’s Literature
Ever since I was born and could see, Everywhere I looked, I saw dance. In the clouds as the wind blew them across the sky, In the ripples on a pond, Even in the sea …
UW–Madison Posse Student Named Newman Civic Fellow ‘20
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce Shehrose Charania as its 2020 Newman Civic Fellow. Charania joins 290 community-committed students representing Campus Compact member colleges and universities from 39 states, Washington, D.C., Mexico and Greece. Newman …
UW Now Livestream Special Edition with Mike Leckrone and Corey Pompey
April 16 At 7 P.M. CDT JOIN THE LIVESTREAM THE UW BAND LEGACY From “Build Me Up, Buttercup” to the “U-Rah-Rah” of “Varsity,” the UW Marching Band has been the heart of Badger spirit for …
Atypical path leads student to Truman Scholarship
Posted on April 15, 2020 | By Doug Erickson There was a time when UW–Madison junior Tina Marshalek hesitated to tell people she was a non-traditional transfer student. Or that she had been homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade. …
First Wave Hosts Month-Long Video Poetry Festival
Stages are dark, but UW-Madison’s First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts program is bringing poets from across the country together to celebrate National Poetry Month on the virtual stage. Everyday, more than 25 poets …
Updates from Spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency
Although public events are canceled or postponed, the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Arts Residency with Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, co-founders of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective, lives on! We continue building on connections made throughout the semester. The ARTIVISM course has shifted to …
UW medical students celebrate virtual Match Day before starting residency in COVID-19 era
The years of studying and sleepless nights for the 2020 class of UW-Madison medical students culminated in a sanitizer-slathered celebration through computer screens. Match Day is considered more of a milestone for medical students than …
DIP Raffle Winner- Lisa Chambers
Congratulations to Lisa Chambers! Lisa submitted an initiative on the behalf of the Morgridge Center for Public Service called the Morgridge Center for Public Service Climate Survey. The Morgridge Center for Public Service connects campus …
DIP RAFFLE WINNER- CARRIE GOLDEN
Congratulations to Carrie Golden! Carrie submitted an initiative on the behalf of the ITA Program called the Information Technology Academy Madison. The Information Technology Academy Madison mission is to prepare underserved students of color and …
DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner-Heather Shimon
Congratulations to Heather Shimon the winner of this week’s DIP Raffle! Heather submitted an initiative called the First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Libraries. The tour allows participants to visit …
DIP Updates
We are excited to announce new updates on DIP! The Current Year Reporting and the “Served Population” structure and reporting has been updated. In addition, updates were made to search and discover in order to …
Register today for the 2020 Global Health Symposium
Dear campus colleagues, This year, the Global Health Institute is collaborating with the Native American Center for Health Professions to bring communities together for the 2020 Global Health Symposium: “Connecting Scientific Knowledge and Indigenous Wisdom.” …
Making the Wisconsin Idea Local: Local Government Service-Learning Partnerships
Making the Wisconsin Idea Local: Local Government Service-Learning Partnerships featuring David Redlawsk, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware March 9th, 3:30–5:00 pm, Morgridge Center, Red Gym Traditional service-learning projects match faculty …
Gov. Evers Appoints Héctor Colón to the UW Board of Regents
Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Héctor Colón to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. This appointment is effectively immediately, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Gerald Whitburn on Jan. 23, 2020. “The …
Outstanding Women of Color honored at UW-Madison
MADISON (WKOW) — Thursday was a night for celebrating accomplishments at UW-Madison. UW held its 12th annual reception honoring Outstanding Women of Color. More than 50 women were nominated and seven recognized for their work …
BADGRS Fosters Supportive Community Through Student-led Discussions
Graduate students are six times more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety, according to a 2018 study published in Nature Biotechnology. At UW–Madison, a new student group has developed a way to complement university resources …
‘Often our communities feel invisible’: Q&A with leaders of UW’s Indigenous Law Students Association
As first-year law students in 2018, Catelin Aiwohi and Lorenzo Gudino instantly gravitated toward each other. They were among a handful of first-year students that fall who identified as Native or Indigenous at the University …