Stories indexed under: Campus history

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  • Native American heritage reaches deep into campus Nov. 17, 2011 Aaron Bird Bear, a campus leader in the Native American community, talks during Native American Heritage Month about the history of what is now the UW–Madison campus.
  • Photo: Masonry work on North Hall Work on North and South Halls preserves history, character June 24, 2011 The two oldest buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus have gotten a strong dose of tender loving care in recent months, with careful attention to preserving their historic status and character.
  • A history of presidential visits to campus Sept. 24, 2010 Although President Obama’s campus visit on Tuesday is the first by a sitting president since May 14, 1950, campus hosted many other sitting presidents, past presidents and candidates who would go on to win the Oval Office. Here is a list of visits by presidents — past, sitting and future — based on a search of university archival material and the State Historical Society.
  • Recording booth will capture memories of Sterling Hall bombing Aug. 20, 2010 For those who were in Madison on Aug. 24, 1970, memories of the bombing of Sterling Hall - the sounds that woke them in the middle of the night, the images of the aftermath - are indelible.
  • The person behind the building: Lowell Evan Noland March 24, 2010 Professor Lowell Evan Noland is remembered for the impact he had on the lives of his students and the interdisciplinary genius he brought to his UW–Madison zoology classrooms.
  • Programs make a case for global engagement Nov. 4, 2009 When the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik satellite in 1957, it effectively defeated the United States in the first round of the space race. And while the United States responded in kind with Pioneer 1, it also transformed its Cold War engagement by launching a terrestrial initiative — one that involved UW–Madison back then and does so to this day.
  • Contest celebrates 100 years of 'On, Wisconsin!' Oct. 16, 2009 It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song "On, Wisconsin!" has hit the century mark, and Badger fans with spirit to spare can create their own versions of the song and submit them to a contest that will run throughout the academic year.
  • Spooner research station marks centennial Oct. 14, 2009 On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Spooner Agricultural Research Station will celebrate its 100th birthday and commemorate a milestone in the history of Wisconsin agriculture.
  • Celebrating 100 years of ‘On, Wisconsin!’ Oct. 14, 2009 It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song “On, Wisconsin!” has hit the century mark and gives no sign of slowing down or unclenching its hold on the hearts of all who love it.
  • Event marks Lincoln statue's century on campus Sept. 14, 2009 For a century, the statue of President Abraham Lincoln has watched over the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Bascom Hill.
  • Ready for his close-up: Lincoln statue gets a cleaning Aug. 11, 2009 One of the most photographed features of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Bascom Hill's statue of Abraham Lincoln, will be spruced up beginning this week.
  • Photo of period actors dressed as Abraham Lincoln and his wife Slide show: Commemorating Lincoln’s 200th birthday July 27, 2009
  • Civil War history comes to life at Camp Randall July 21, 2009 The rich history and music of the Civil War era will revisit the grounds of historic Camp Randall on Saturday, July 25, as part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
  • Lincoln statue UW-Madison's Lincoln statue turns 100 June 22, 2009 He's sat, stone-faced, through snowstorms and student protests, and he's endured as countless graduates crawled into his lap to whisper their aspirations into his ear and, maybe, kiss his cheek. One hundred years ago today (June 22), the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Abraham Lincoln statue was unveiled atop Bascom Hill.
  • Free cake to celebrate UW-Madison's 160th birthday Feb. 2, 2009 This year, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is feeding students' minds as well as their bodies during the University of Wisconsin-Madison's birthday celebration.
  • Effigy mounds plaque Ancient mounds make UW-Madison a unique landscape Nov. 10, 2008 The UW-Madison campus includes 38 effigy and burial mounds in six groupings.
  • Slide show image Slide show: Revolution’s Wallpaper Feb. 8, 2008 Jim Huberty, who was a political science student at the University of Wisconsin during the Vietnam War era of the late 1960s and early 1970s, is displaying select pieces of his collection of protest publicity posters through March 11 in an exhibit, “Revolution’s Wallpaper,” in the Class of 1925 Gallery at Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., on the UW-Madison campus.
  • Free cake to celebrate UW-Madison's 159th birthday Jan. 29, 2008 This year, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is feeding students' minds as well as their bodies during the University of Wisconsin-Madison's birthday.
  • Glass octupus from Cornell University ‘Glass menagerie:’ Museum unearths exotic stash of glass sea creatures July 25, 2007 An ordinary mid-summer stroll through Noland Hall in 2005 led Paula Holahan to an extraordinary discovery: box after box filled with a sea of intricate glass sculptures of marine invertebrate animals.
  • Empty room in Ogg Hall Recent sightings: Greetings and goodbyes June 6, 2007