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Students explore their futures at career fair
Students from schools and departments all over campus went to the Fall Career & Internship Fair on Sept. 19-20 at the Gordon Dining & Event Center, to explore possible futures.
New Data Science degree emerges as the fastest growing major at UW–Madison
The decision to create the Data Science major came after a university-wide recognition that this field of study is one of the most rapidly emerging career sectors in the nation.
Student to student: How COVID-19 has changed our summer plans
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to canceled or downgraded internships for many college students. However, we have discovered that being flexible and creative can lead to new opportunities.
UW Changes Lives: Handshake increases UW student access to jobs and employers
Since July, more than 15,000 UW students have activated their personal Handshake account connecting them to thousands of job listings individually tailored to their major, interests, and skills.
UW Changes Lives: SuccessWorks guides L&S students to careers
A fast-growing number of students at the College of Letters & Science are turning to SuccessWorks to help prepare them for a career after college.
New master’s in quantum computing offers training for a growing field
In a single calendar year, the program will catch students up on the fundamentals of quantum physics, cover the theory behind quantum computing, and teach students laboratory skills to construct the devices.
‘Handshake’ helps UW–Madison students find jobs & internships
Handshake officially replaced BuckyNet and myECS as the primary campus tool for student recruitment and event management over the summer, and since then thousands of students and employers have made the transition to the new system.
‘Handshake’ will be UW–Madison’s new student-employer connection
UW–Madison Career Services is making a big switch that will transform how students connect to jobs, internships, and career development opportunities on campus. Handshake will replace BuckyNet and myECS as the primary campus recruitment and career event management tool.
New UW–Madison counseling service helps employees meet career goals
To assist UW–Madison employees with their professional development, the Division of Continuing Studies has added a career counselor in its Adult Career and Special Student Services (ACSSS) office.
Title and Total Compensation study develops key framework
UW-Madison’s Title and Total Compensation Study, a joint project with UW System, has developed a proposed framework that would sort the university’s jobs into 24 families, as well as sub-families.
UW, 9 other institutions, to share data on biomedical career outcomes
The information would help graduate students explore a range of options for trained life scientists, such as careers in industry, entrepreneurship, government and science communication.
New Career Exploration Center for students opens its doors
The CEC supports students with services and resources that will empower them to make decisions about their majors and career paths.
UW awards record number of Ph.D.s, excels in job placement
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is now third in the nation for number of Ph.D.s awarded, according to 2015 data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), a federally funded project that has collected this data for nearly 60 years.
UW-Madison awarded $360,501 Career Ready Internship Grant from Great Lakes
The grant is anticipated to support 205 new paid internships during the 2015-2018 academic years.
Chancellor Blank highlights progress, need for investment
She urges a renewed commitment to keeping UW–Madison among the top public universities at a time when peer institutions are seeing greater investment from their respective states.
UW-Madison noncredit programs cater to working professionals
Lifelong learners now have more options — UW–Madison has added dozens of noncredit certificate programs that provide convenience without sacrificing quality.
Surveys: UW–Madison liberal arts grads landing jobs
New data from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science shows the school’s liberal arts graduates are thriving after earning their degrees.
Computer Sciences Job Fair connects students with local tech scene
Madison's information-technology sector is growing rapidly. Just last year, Forbes ranked the area fifth on its list of cities with the fastest-growing tech industries and called Madison one of the places "winning the battle for information jobs."
Major commitment to elevate UW–Madison undergraduate engineering education
A $22 million commitment over four years from The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Illinois, will establish the Grainger Fund for Undergraduate Education in the College of Engineering, providing undergraduate students an unparalleled environment that will position them for success, not only academically, but in their future careers.
UW-Madison researcher selected for national workforce, higher ed board
Angela Byars-Winston describes herself this way: “I’m a social scientist in an M.D. world.” She’s a trained vocational psychologist — someone who studies and practices the psychology behind how people choose and are successful in careers —and an associate professor in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.