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• Transfer Transition Program: Providing innovative ways to serve transfer students Jan. 24, 2012 Hundreds of students transfer to UW-Madison in the spring semester, and thousands more do it in the fall.
• Students encouraged to register to be Badger Volunteers Jan. 23, 2012 The semester-long Badger Volunteers program offers UW-Madison students the training and support they need in order to provide meaningful public service to the Madison community.
• Free voter IDs available to UW-Madison students Jan. 20, 2012 Recent changes in state law make it necessary for all Wisconsin voters to present a photo ID at the polls.
• Despite Rose Bowl loss, Badger spirit shines through Jan. 3, 2012 Badger fans turned much of Rose Bowl Stadium red and jumped around enough to get the joint swaying in a breathtaking night of football that saw both Wisconsin and Oregon shatter records and put on a show to remember.
• UHS offers healthier ways to give it the old college try during final exams Dec. 5, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison students are preparing to do what college students have done for years as they face final exams and looming project deadlines - load up on caffeine and pull all-nighters.
• MEDiC student-run clinics receive national recognition Nov. 25, 2011 The MEDiC program, which provides seven free health clinics in Madison, has received the President's Volunteer Service Award for its work in the community.
• Student startup aims to lift up Madison community through loans Nov. 25, 2011 After learning about how microfinance can increase small business revenue and uplift individuals out of poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Alex Rosenthal knew that something had to be done locally.
• UW undergraduate Alexis Brown named Rhodes Scholar Nov. 22, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alexis Brown is one of an elite group of American students to be awarded a 2012 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most coveted honors in the world of higher education.
• Recent sightings: Pulling together Nov. 15, 2011
• Badger Ballroom to host first competition at UW–Madison Oct. 25, 2011 When Anna Nadon came to University of Wisconsin–Madison as a freshman she wanted to try something new. Finding Badger Ballroom Dance Team meant trying a new activity for Nadon, but it also meant finding an instant community.
• Slide show: We love a parade Oct. 14, 2011
• Gabe Javier: Sharing stories to help others share their own Oct. 11, 2011 Since arriving in August, Gabe Javier, assistant dean of students and director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Campus Center, has hit the ground running.
• Slide show: Magical Night Oct. 2, 2011 Badger fans signal No. 8 Wisconsin's big win over No. 7 Nebraska at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 1, 2011. The Badgers won 48-17 in what was Nebraska’s first conference game as a Big Ten member.
• Campus flu-shot clinics start Sept. 30 Sept. 29, 2011 University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will once again offer free seasonal influenza immunizations (flu shots) for all registered students, faculty and staff.
• UW–Madison Diversity Forum set for Oct. 6 Sept. 28, 2011 The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate will host the annual Diversity Forum from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, at Union South.
• Slide show: Campus Beauty Sept. 20, 2011 With a new academic year under way and autumn just around the corner, Inside UW–Madison, an e-newsletter, recently asked faculty and staff to name their favorite natural places on campus. Whether you can check them out in person or can only admire from afar, here are some of the locations that no doubt inspired Newsweek and The Daily Beast to rank UW–Madison as the second-most beautiful college campus.
• UW–Madison remembers Sept. 11 attacks 10 years later Sept. 9, 2011 Nearly 10 years ago, thousands of University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty, staff and community members hungry for a connection to the devastation on the East Coast packed Library Mall in the heart of campus for a vigil to commemorate the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
• Campus aims to increase alcohol safety with new ‘BASICS’ sanction, emergency action guidelines Sept. 8, 2011 Starting this fall, University of Wisconsin-Madison students who commit alcohol-related violations of university policy will likely be required to take a class called BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) as part of the disciplinary process, according to Dean of Students Lori Berquam.
• Yellow Ribbon Program will aid UW–Madison’s military veterans Sept. 8, 2011 U.S. military veterans are a preferred population for admission to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and this fall the university is participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, formally titled the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program.
• Recent sightings: First day of class Sept. 2, 2011