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  • UW–Madison students receive Fulbright fellowships June 3, 2013 Eleven University of Wisconsin-Madison students have received 2013-14 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country's flagship program for international exchange.
  • Three degrees, one celebration for UW triplets May 15, 2013 Having triplets in the family means getting used to three of everything - including three separate commencement ceremonies at the same university.
  • Chancellor to honor distinguished undergraduates May 8, 2013 This year’s Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards ceremony will recognize 135 UW–Madison winners of the Hilldale Fellowship, the Herfurth and Kubly Awards, the Holstrom Environmental Scholarship and the University Book Store Awards, as well as winners of the national Goldwater, Udall and Truman scholarships and more.
  • 2013 Phi Beta Kappa initiates chosen May 7, 2013 The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently announced the 2013 initiates for the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
  • UW-Madison student competes in 'Jeopardy!' College Championship May 6, 2013 When the "Jeopardy!" College Championship was filmed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in April 2008, Julia Sprangers sat in the Kohl Center audience to watch then-senior Suchita Shah compete.
  • Retiring Reuter-Krohn has seen many changes in University Housing April 23, 2013 Kay Reuter-Krohn started at University Housing on July 7, 1982, as a live-in student affairs coordinator who supervised house fellows at Witte Hall.
  • Students choose Anders Holm to speak at commencement April 16, 2013 Comic actor and writer Anders Holm, a 2003 University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, will be the speaker for spring commencement ceremonies on May 18 and 19.
  • Undergraduate Symposium to showcase exceptional students, honor mentors April 15, 2013 The 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, an event that highlights the creativity, achievements and research that UW-Madison's undergraduate students have accomplished with the personal involvement of their faculty and staff mentors, will be held Thursday, April 18, at Union South.
  • Campus offers support after talented student’s death April 11, 2013 University Health Services and the Division of Student Life are offering support to all students affected by the loss of UW-Madison senior Henry Mackaman.
  • Senior to use Twitter in UW System "Knowledge Powers Wisconsin" campaign Feb. 25, 2013 Nate Moll is infamous among friends and colleagues for wearing his tour guide hat. Now, Moll will use Twitter to showcase his many other hats and the best that UW-Madison has to offer as the third voice behind @UWPowersMe, a UW System initiative that features student, faculty and alumni from a different UW school each week.
  • Princeton Review rates UW-Madison a top value Feb. 5, 2013 UW-Madison was named one of the nation's best values in higher education by the Princeton Review, ranking seventh among public colleges and universities.
  • Five graduate students of color to be inducted into Bouchet Society Dec. 10, 2012 Five University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students of color - Patrick Brown, Sharee Light, Gregory Mosby, Chidi Obasi and Myeshia Price - will be inducted into the UW-Madison chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference March 1, 2013. They will also be inducted into the national Bouchet Society at its conference, hosted by Yale University, April 19-20, 2013.
  • Reminder: Guidelines on campus political activities Oct. 22, 2012 Officials provide guidance on where political activity, including the circulation of petitions, is permissible on campus grounds.
  • UW–Madison strives to improve sexual assault reporting processes Oct. 22, 2012 Yesterday’s Daily Cardinal published a letter from a graduate of UW–Madison outlining her experiences following a sexual assault while she was enrolled as a student. We’re deeply saddened to learn of her experience and want to explain how we’re working to end sexual violence on the UW–Madison campus.
  • Law Students Launch First Immigration Clinic in Wisconsin Sept. 19, 2012 After working as a bilingual case manager for Spanish-speaking immigrants at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, Kathryn Finley decided to study law so she could advocate on behalf of Wisconsin's immigrants.
  • UW students go mobile, portable and functional with their computing Aug. 30, 2012 As their computing devices become smaller, UW-Madison students are raising their online expectations. Internet-ready handheld devices and tablet computers are growing in popularity on campus, and students want more from them in terms of features, apps and tools for learning and communicating.
  • Ceremony celebrates Memorial Union groundbreaking Aug. 28, 2012 With a backdrop of sailboats and the UW Alumni Band playing “On, Wisconsin,” the campus community celebrated the Memorial Union Reinvestment Project at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Aug. 27.
  • Student services enhance College Library Feb. 28, 2012 With its long-established reputation as the place to see and be seen on the UW-Madison campus, College Library likes to play on its strengths as a social library.
  • UW–Madison a cappella group to sing at White House Dec. 6, 2011 UW–Madison’s men’s a cappella group the MadHatters will perform at the White House Dec. 7.
  • UW–Madison to issue voter IDs to students who require them Nov. 21, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison students who do not have valid Wisconsin IDs will be issued a free supplemental identification card for voting purposes only, Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell has announced.