Tag Student life

Slide show: Proud moments — spring commencement

May 16, 2010

Commencement ceremonies — the crowning achievement of each academic year — are taking place on campus this weekend.

Recent sightings: Study space

May 10, 2010

Rebecca Stern, right, a first-year undergraduate, studies using in the Wisconsin Historical Society library reading room on April 12, 2010. The library space…

Recent sightings: Pet therapy

May 6, 2010

Bella, a golden retriever, soaks up attention and alleviates stress for students during an annual pet therapy study break on Library Mall. The event,…

UHS “counseling canines” ready for annual pet therapy study break

May 3, 2010

UW-Madison students are in the final stretch of the spring semester, but there's still one last hurdle to clear - final exam week, for many, which can be one of the most stressful times of the year.

UW-Madison Habitat to “Shack Up” on Library Mall

April 22, 2010

Students of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Habitat for Humanity will be hauling donated materials and tools to Library Mall on Friday, April 23 for…

Recent sightings: Yoga on Bascom

April 19, 2010

Yoga instructor Emma Seppala, left and wearing pink, and undergraduate Kimberly Helton lead other participants in stretching their bodies and refreshing their minds under…

Clean sweep for UW–Madison snowmobile team

April 1, 2010

For the second year running, the University of Wisconsin–Madison rode to the top of both divisions of the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge held at Michigan Technological University.

Second Badger Family Spring Visit draws families to campus

March 23, 2010

The Parent Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking over the month of April and inviting families of students to stop by campus to welcome spring.

49-year-old Renaissance man wants to make surgery his new career

March 23, 2010

What else can a former carpenter, landscaper, magazine editor, beekeeper and chicken farmer possibly do with his life?

Student veterans make difficult transition, bring perspectives to campus

March 16, 2010

The path of a student veteran to college can be vastly different from traditional students.

Meyerhoff fellowship to share Wisconsin Experience

March 16, 2010

All Meyerhoff Excellence Award-winning juniors and seniors are now eligible to apply for the new Meyerhoff Wisconsin Experience Fellowship.

Leadership Trust Award to support students’ education, initiative

March 16, 2010

Each spring, the Leadership Trust Award, offered by the Letters & Science Honors Program, grants up to two students with awards equal to two semesters of tuition (currently totaling more than $8,000) plus project funds up to $3,000.

UWPD responds to recent thefts

March 15, 2010

The University Police Department (UWPD) reports multiple thefts of wallets, backpacks and purses occurred on March 12, primarily in the central campus area.

Students urged to participate in Census 2010

March 11, 2010

Census 2010 has officially begun. All are encouraged to participate.

University community continues Haitian relief efforts

March 10, 2010

Events across the UW–Madison campus continue to provide support for Haitian earthquake relief. Thousands of dollars worth of donations have poured in already, as the university community responds to the devastation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Kaitlin Koehler: A born leader

March 10, 2010

Kaitlin Koehler was destined to become a leader with the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD).

All UW–Madison students in Chile safe

February 27, 2010

UW-Madison has confirmed the safety of all of its students studying in Chile in the wake of the massive earthquake. International Academic Programs has a total of 24 students in its program at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago (12 UW–Madison undergraduate students; 12 University Michigan students), with three additional students studying elsewhere in Santiago with programs affiliated with the Wisconsin School of Business (1) and the College of Engineering (2).

Figure skating club: The u-rah Rockettes of the ice

February 24, 2010

Figure Skating Club president Kayla Haag says there's just nothing quite like the Winter Olympics.

Contest gives students chance to name the new south campus union

February 23, 2010

The Associated Students of Madison, working with the Wisconsin Union, will hold a contest to name the new Union building that is scheduled to be finished in 2011.

Fruit tree sprayer wins UW–Madison innovation competition

February 12, 2010

A system to make fruit tree pesticide spraying safer for people and the environment won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that rewards innovative and marketable ideas.