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Q & A: Plant expert talks benefits of owning plants for students, Plant Adoption Day
Plants are beneficial for the well-being of students. They provide oxygen and are an essential resource for all human life on Earth. And now students can get a free one. Read More
Since you’ve been gone: What changed on campus over the summer?
A lot can happen in four months. While students were busy traveling the world, working an internship or relaxing at home, the university went through some significant changes. Read More
UW Arboretum’s Native Gardening Conference to be held Sept. 16
The conference offers a day of expert-led workshops and tours to help all gardeners, from beginner to experienced, learn to create beautiful restorative landscapes that play a broader ecological role and support biodiversity. Read More
The delicate beauty of leaves
Sunshine and leaves — both in abundant supply in mid-summer — were combined to make sun print art this week, during a Lunchtime Wellness Series event at Allen Centennial Garden. Read More
Student to student: A reunion of ‘60s activists from Madison imparts lessons to millennials about achieving change
For three days in June, hundreds of aging radicals, activists and former University of Wisconsin students returned to Madison – once a “cradle of counterculture” – to relive the 1960s through a mix of music, art, politics and history. Today's millennials can learn from them. Read More
UW Summer Music Clinic teaches junior high students music skills, life lessons
Nearly 400 junior high school students are participating in the UW–Madison Summer Music Clinic, a week-long band, choir and orchestra camp. Read More
UW-Madison partners with Madison high schools to promote college and career readiness
In a partnership with the Madison Metropolitan School District, UW–Madison is making strides in showing high school students the opportunities they have for post-secondary education. Read More
9 ways to meet new people on campus this summer
Summer is the perfect time to get connected with others and try out new things. Luckily, there are a variety of events happening at UW–Madison this summer to make that process easier. Read More
Distance teaching and learning conference finds new ways to engage students
With the 34th annual Distance Teaching & Learning Conference, the University of Wisconsin–Madison makes sense of new ideas that will help educators transform the 21st century classroom and workplace. Read More
UW-Madison celebrates International Women’s Day March 3
The event highlights and reflects on the work of those who have been engaged in improving conditions for women locally, nationally and internationally, Read More
Outstanding Women of Color honored
In a campus tradition dating back to 2007-2008, the award celebrates women who share their exceptional scholarship with the campus and community through their dedicated work, outreach and impact. Read More
ABC News’ David Muir, America’s most-watched anchor, to be spring commencement speaker
Muir is known as a tough and principled reporter whose exclusive interviews generate global headlines — a “Gen X Walter Cronkite,” as Vanity Fair magazine put it. Read More
Ice is nice at 2018 Hoofers Winter Carnival
Sun, snow and ice created the perfect setting for the annual winter celebration. Read More
Deaf actor, activist Nyle DiMarco connects with deaf students in intimate Q&A session
Model, actor and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco led a personal event at Memorial Union, connecting with deaf and hard of hearing students from around Wisconsin and Minnesota. Read More
Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference to feature Symone Sanders
The UW–Madison School of Social Work will host its fourth-annual Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference on Friday, January 26, 2018. This conference is… Read More
Media availability with Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum experts
A 30-minute media availability will be held before the start of the Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum on Thursday, Jan. 25. The availability is set for 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. in the Traditions Room, located on the second floor of Union South. Read More
Wisconsin agricultural outlook forum explores rural-urban divide
The forum will outline recent trends and future outlook for the state’s main agricultural products, but it will also explore how Wisconsin agribusinesses affect — and are affected by — the rural-urban divide. Read More
MLK Day Celebration to include speakers, art project, volunteering
UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are invited to the 2018 UW–Madison MLK Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 22 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Memorial Union. Read More
JSA event celebrates Asian culture
The richness and diversity of Asian culture were on display at a cultural celebration Saturday at Ingraham Hall sponsored by the Japanese Student Association. Read More
Wild campus events, from Bull Worm yells to crying on the Terrace
Here are some of our favorite imaginative Facebook events — both fictional and real — created by UW–Madison students. Read More