Demonstrations intensified on college campuses across the country over the last week, a sign of students’ growing discontent over their schools’ responses to the war in Gaza.
Closures will begin at 9:45 a.m. for the race beginning at 9:50 a.m. on Library Mall at State and North Lake streets. Major streets affected will include West Gilman, Langdon and West Dayton streets, and Old University Avenue.
Students show support for center in petition with over 300 signatures.
Scholarships aim to alleviate financial stress during college career, BPC officers say.
The 42nd annual Crazylegs Classic, with a 5-mile run and 2-mile walk, is expected to draw more than 9,500 participants to Downtown Madison on Saturday.
Museums at the University of Michigan, Rutgers University, U.C.L.A. and University of Wisconsin-Madison, all part of the coalition, are involved in voter registeration or will serve as polling places for the 2024 presidential election.
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor discussed recent campus policy and challenges to protesters and student belonging on campus in a student media roundtable.
ASM leaders have called for changes to the UWPD Police Advisory Committee. Why has the committee failed to meet since October?
More students who commit to teaching in the state after graduation will receive free tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison thanks to a program extension announced this week.
Campus efforts, service benefits contribute to high number of volunteers.
Students advocate for distinct, permanent facility at Tuesday listening session.
Giving committee finds fun new ways to garner campus involvement for fundraiser.
Generations of UW research leaders reveal importance of collaborative efforts across disciplines in energy field.
Academic year had ‘lots of accomplishments, some challenges,’ Mnookin says.
Nathan Jandl is the associate director of sustainability at UW-Madison. On Monday, he dipped cotton into indigo dye made from plants as part of an event promoting why natural dye is safer for the environment than some of its counterparts such as synthetic dye.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting Earth Fest this week to promote sustainability and pay tribute to the mission of Earth Day’s founder.
Ian Robertson had led the college since 2013. He will step down once his successor is chosen, and will still be a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
About 30 students from across the Madison Metropolitan School District in the Mann Scholars Program and Sánchez Scholars Program recently toured the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC), a scientific center for astroparticle research located at the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
Union, working group members say more work needs to be done to decrease disparities between UW faculty.
UW to conduct nationwide search for successor.
The announcement came after Gov. Tony Evers approved funds for a new engineering building last month.
Finding accepting peers and navigating the university environment can be difficult for autistic students, one student said.
UW-Madison’s College of Engineering expects to grow significantly in the coming years, and it’ll do so under new leadership. Dean Ian Robertson announced Monday morning that he would step down once his successor has been chosen.
UW-Madison’s aspiring fashion designers are far from fashion industry epicenters like New York City and Paris, but they are, nevertheless, undeterred.
As Earth Day approaches, the University of Wisconsin-Madison kicked off celebrations early with a variety of activities spanning the weekend and beyond.
UW-Madison holds more than 50 events as part of Earth Fest.
Students gather to register club after initial attempts prior to COVID-19 pandemic.
Students leaving the University of Wisconsin-Madison will no longer have access to their university email accounts due to changes in Microsoft licensing.
Some drivers pulled over by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department for minor equipment violations are getting certificates for repairs instead of citations.
When a University of Wisconsin-Madison pier collapsed last year, the cause seemed pretty simple: There were too many people on the structure at the time.
But a newly released investigative report found overcapacity was not the cause of the Labor Day collapse that plunged dozens of people into Lake Mendota. Rather, the report indicated people on the pier were jumping and introducing too much strain on the pier, causing it to crumple.
Anumber of factors contributed to the collapse of a swim pier last fall at Union Terrace, including too many people and unruly behavior on the structure, a lack of inspections to determine the condition of the pier, and breakdowns in communication between staff and lifeguards, according to a report issued Friday by UW-Madison.
Paul Robbins, dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, said much of Gaylord Nelson’s legacy focused on alleviating poverty and addressing inequality in society — not just the environment.
“We lead with a community-first vision that justice comes first,” Robbins said. “If you get justice right, you’re on the road to healing the environment.”
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Office of Sustainability at UW-Madison are launching the first-ever Earth Fest, from April 19 to April 26. Earth Fest will bring the Madison community nearly 50 diverse activities like hands-on lectures, nature walks and sustainable eating and art experiences.
Christina Treacy, a senior studying environmental and political science, is part of that effort. She’s the co-president of UW-Madison’s chapter of the Food Recovery Network, a national organization.
The event is then open to the public on Saturday, April 20. People of all ages are invited to come check out the activities for free from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The winning invention will take home $50,000 to launch their product into the marketplace. UW-Madison team is going to be up against 24 other teams from colleges across the country on Saturday, April 20.
Progressive journalist Ezra Klein explored the roots and impacts of political polarization in America during a talk organized by the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the Monona Terrace.
Journalist Ezra Klein delivered a public talk to University of Wisconsin students and Madison community members Tuesday. Centered on and named after his 2020 bestselling book — “Why We’re Polarized” — the talk was part of the La Follette School of Public Affairs’ 40th anniversary celebration. This spring, Klein is serving as the school’s Public Affairs Journalist in Residence.
ASM has no policy on notifying student body following SSFC closed session impeachment, spokesperson says.
Event lineup to be announced next month, spokesperson says.
Wednesday marks last meeting of 30th session.
Leaders with the University of Wisconsin-Madison said food waste accounts for about 30% of the solid waste the university generates.
Unsuspecting students received an email with a student inquiry about the availability of prom tickets. UW-Madison said the email group “worked as configured.”
Gulley was the head chef for UW-Madison for 27 years. Gulley was viewed by many as Madison’s first celebrity chef and had a cooking show, radio show and culinary business. Despite his success, Gulley faced significant racial discrimination in Madison, especially when it came to housing, according to Wisconsin State Journal archives.
The vibrant, colorful and iconic sunburst chairs that signal warmth and summer in Madison will once again return to UW-Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace on Wednesday morning.
Humanities NOW hosted a panel of experts to discuss the role of public universities and academic freedom amid a controversial “DEI deal.”
With summer around the corner and temperatures in Madison rising, students and community members are heading back to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace.
From 4 to 6 p.m., the Union will host a celebration with a DJ, free brats, and a beverage tasting where you can help pick the newest choices at the terrace. Bucky will be available for pictures, and the UW Dance Team will also be performing.
The 2,000 famed sunburst chairs will return to the Memorial Union Terrace Wednesday morning. To mark the annual tradition, the Union is hosting an Opening of the Terrace Party from 4 to 6 p.m.
Gracie Nelson is UW’s senior class president. She said they wanted to do something special for the soon-to-be graduates, so they decided to throw them their very own prom.”You don’t even realize how much you’ve lost until you watch the freshmen and are like, ’Oh my gosh, I didn’t gonna get any of that’ and so I do think that while I’ve had the best four years and really wouldn’t change any of it, I think there’s a new excitement about graduation events and things like this,” Nelson said.
The All-Campus Party, a weeklong series of events put on by the University of Wisconsin Alumni Student Board, began Sunday and will run through Friday, according to the WASB website. As the nation’s largest cost-free and alcohol alternative campus celebration, this year’s All-Campus Party features seven different events organized students, for students, according to the website.
Jess Randall holds her annual clothing drive for survivors who leave their clothes in the emergency room to be taken in as evidence. She started her non-profit “Survivor Clothing Project” in high school, and this is her second year doing the drive on the UW Madison campus.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a panel discussion about his work in Marquee Cinema at Union South Tuesday evening and a gallery opening of Souza’s photographs in the Education Building Wednesday morning. Souza’s photographs will be on display in the gallery until May 17.
UW-Madison’s class of 2024 is reclaiming a bit of what it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison students is heading to Minneaoplis next week for a national competition they hope could net $50,000 for their startup, SideShift. Like a dating app for jobs, the social media-inspired tool is designed to make it easier for small businesses to hire college students.
‘Ingredients, Identities, and Intersectionality’ focuses on food as reflection of lived experience.
UW-Madison is naming its new School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences building Morgridge Hall, in honor of the family that was instrumental in making the project happen.
Ladson-Billings, the former Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is recognized across the United States and beyond as a pioneer whose work on culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race theory has altered how educators approach their teaching.
Name serves as tribute to alumni, donors John, Tashia Morgridge.
Hmong American Student Association spearheads campus events.
