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Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Patrick Sims and Dean of Students Lori Berquam fielded questions from approximately 30 students Monday ranging from funding for multicultural group centers to how the university responds to issues of diversity.

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Students, administrators debate representation, funding in climate forum

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 12, 2018

Students discussed ways to address inclusivity disparities on campus Monday as part of UW-Madison’s second student forum about the results of the university’s first-ever campus climate survey. Survey data — drawn from the 8,652 “representative” responses — revealed that while 81 percent of UW-Madison’s overall student population often feel welcome on campus, just 69 percent of LGBQ students, 67 percent of students with a disability, 65 percent of black students and 50 percent of trans or nonbinary students felt similarly.

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UW-Madison highly ranked in awarded P.h.Ds, survey finds

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 12, 2018

UW-Madison awarded the second-highest number of doctorate degrees and the highest number of life sciences doctorate degrees of any U.S. university in 2016, according to the national Survey of Earned Doctorates. The UW-Madison Graduate School conferred 823 doctoral degrees in 2016, and 54,904 Ph.D.s were awarded nationwide. UW-Madison ranked third in 2015 with 836 recipients.

UW-Madison students past and present participated in the World Cheese Championship last week as both competitors and judges.

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Legen-dairy Badgers make their mark on World Championship Cheese Contest

By Katie Kalvelage | Mar. 11, 2018

Students and alumni of UW-Madison are considered the “big cheese” for reasons more literal than you might think.

Community activists gathered Friday to discuss the importance of clean energy efforts on the UW-Madison campus and beyond.

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Students, community members gather in support of 100 percent clean energy on UW-Madison campus

By Jessica Lipaz | Mar. 11, 2018

Citing survey data showing most students overestimate the amount of clean energy used by UW-Madison, the Campus Leaders for Energy Action Now gathered community leaders and students Friday to discuss ways to push sustainable energy. CLEAN is a non-registered student organization that is working with the Madison community to motivate the use of solar and wind power on campus with an ultimate goal of a commitment to 100 percent clean energy by 2030.

UW-Madison students and community members used International Women’s Day to advocate for underrepresented populations.

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Student groups use International Women’s Day to advocate for underrepresented populations

By Jenna Walters | Mar. 8, 2018

UW-Madison students and community members gathered outside Union South Thursday afternoon, using International Women’s Day as a chance to speak out against ideas they claim are harmful to women and historically underrepresented groups. Rally leaders spoke to just over 30 people about the mobilization of populations ranging from cisgender, bisexual, lesbian and transgender people to poor, low-wage workers and unpaid caregivers and migrant workers.

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UW-Madison’s transition to Canvas will create “consistency”

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 7, 2018

If you’ve logged in to Learn@UW recently, you may have noticed that each one of your classes is listed under the same software. Over the past 18 months, UW-Madison has been working to transition from using three learning management systems — Desire2Learn, Moodle and Canvas — to just one, Canvas, by June 1.

Jeremy Scahill — an investigative reporter, war correspondent and former UW System student — spoke Tuesday evening about the current state of the media and the importance of holding governmental organizations accountable.

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Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill talks mainstream media and accountability in the age of Trump

By Kayla Huynh | Mar. 6, 2018

Jeremy Scahill — an investigative reporter, war correspondent and former UW System student — spoke Tuesday evening about the current state of the media and the importance of holding governmental organizations accountable. Scahill, an award winning journalist for the national security outlet The Intercept, told the audience at Memorial Union that society is too focused on finding issues with President Trump. He said this focus deflects attention from organizations like the National Security Agency, CIA and special operations forces, who should also be held accountable for their actions.

University Health Services distributed a survey to 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students in an effort to better understand the health behaviors of UW-Madison students.

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UHS administers campus-wide health survey to understand student behaviors

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 6, 2018

University Health Services distributed a survey to 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students Monday in an effort to better understand the health behaviors of UW-Madison students. The National College Health Assessment — distributed by the American College Health Association — will give the university a better understanding of the health, well-being and safety of the UW-Madison campus community, according to Marlena Holden, interim director for Marketing and Prevention Services at UHS.

UW-Madison School of Medicine diversity outreach and communications manager Beverly Hutcherson and Wisconsin School of Business professor Min Li spoke at Memorial Union Monday about their experiences as women of color in their fields.

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UW-Madison faculty members discuss gender, race in the workplace

By Ethan Feller | Mar. 5, 2018

A panel with two UW-Madison faculty members spoke Monday evening on their experiences as women of color in business and medicine. The event — hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and held at Memorial Union — featured UW-Madison School of Medicine diversity outreach and communications manager Beverly Hutcherson and Wisconsin School of Business professor Min Li.

Tiana Clark’s collection of poems “I Can’t Talk about the Trees without the Blood” was honored this month by the University of Pittsburgh Press.

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UW-Madison creative writing fellow wins national award for poetry collection

By Jessica Lipaz | Mar. 4, 2018

Tiana Clark, the Jay C. and Ruth Halls poetry fellow at UW-Madison’s Institute of Creative Writing, won the 2017 Anges Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for her collection, “I Can’t Talk about the Trees without the Blood.” “For me, trees will never be just trees. They will also and always be a row of gallows from which Black bodies once swung.”

SmithGroupJJR — the design firm that served as the lead park designer for Alumni Park — received an award Thursday from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the planning and design of the new park space.

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Alumni Park wins architecture award for planning and design

By Donovan McBride | Mar. 1, 2018

Just under four months after its grand opening, UW-Madison’s Alumni Park is already getting recognition. SmithGroupJJR — the design firm that served as the lead park designer for Alumni Park — received an award Thursday from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the planning and design of the new park space.

UW-Madison students, faculty and community members went to the Student Activity Center Wednesday evening to donate menstrual products and paint.

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Student org collects menstrual products for Dane County homeless

By Lawrence Andrea | Feb. 28, 2018

A UW-Madison student organization exchanged paint and canvas for menstrual products and monetary donations in the Student Activity Center Wednesday night. KORA — a student group aiming to empower and encourage women leaders — gave canvas, paint and brushes to students and community members who donated unopened menstrual hygiene products or a sum of money to the organization in an effort to advocate for the mental and physical health of homeless women in the Dane County area.

Our Wisconsin is a program from the Center for the First-Year Experience, part of the Division of Student Life.

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Our Wisconsin survey results show inclusivity progress, awareness

By Kayla Huynh | Feb. 28, 2018

In a recent survey, students reported a UW-Madison inclusion program effectively increased awareness of and respect for diversity on campus among first-year students in residence halls. Survey data revealed students who participated in the Our Wisconsin program — a three-hour workshop focused on respect for diversity, community connection, identifying bias and gaining appreciation for others’ experiences — were more aware of cultural differences on campus.

A look back at the UW-Madison 2018-19' academic year.

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UW-Madison experts discuss Russian influence in 2016 U.S. presidential election

By Kayla Huynh | Feb. 27, 2018

A panel of four UW-Madison experts answered questions Tuesday evening on the nature and impact of Russian influence in the recent U.S. presidential election. The event — held at the Pyle Center — comes less than a week after 13 Russian nationals were indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury for interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Professor Yoshihiro Kawaola is helping to produce a new vaccine for Ebola.

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UW-Madison professor leads Ebola vaccine effort

By Taylor Osborne | Feb. 27, 2018

While previously tested on monkeys, an experimental Ebola vaccine produced by a UW-Madison lab is slated to be used in clinical trial on humans. The project — led by UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Professor Yoshihiro Kawaola with the help of Waisman Biomanufacturing — will develop 1000 doses of the vaccine for use in the trials that are set to begin in Japan this December.

Peace Corps Week began with “A Peace Corps Tip or Two,” a discussion panel where prospective volunteers met with former volunteers to learn about service life abroad.

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UW-Madison celebrates Peace Corps’ 57th year with week of festivities

By Gianina Dinon | Feb. 26, 2018

Nearly a week after ranking among the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers worldwide, UW-Madison kicked off its week-long celebration of the 57th anniversary of the federal volunteer program Monday night. Peace Corps Week began with “A Peace Corps Tip or Two,” a discussion panel where prospective volunteers met with former volunteers to learn about service life abroad. Throughout the event, returned volunteers reflected on their experiences, explaining how their volunteer experiences impacted their lives.

UHS now allows patients to access contraceptives after phone consultation.

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UHS to offer workshops geared toward breaking down taboos on reproductive health

By Robyn Cawley | Feb. 25, 2018

In an effort to raise awareness for campus contraception resources, University Health Services and a student organization are working together on a series of contraceptive workshops slated to take place next month.

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Forum discusses inclusivity for transgender students on campuses

By Jenna Walters | Feb. 22, 2018

UW-Madison faculty and students met at the Education Building Thursday to discuss ways to promote transgender inclusivity on college campuses. Z Nicolazzo, an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at Northern Illinois University, spoke to approximately 50 students and faculty about the importance of fostering an inclusive campus environment, saying there are ongoing obstacles that transgender individuals face on campuses across the country.

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Students, community members gather in solidarity with Parkland

By Megan Provost | Feb. 22, 2018

Hundreds gathered on Library Mall Wednesday evening to stand in solidarity with the Parkland, Fla. community and to honor the 17 lives lost during the mass shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Feb. 14.

UW-Madison is once again the top producer of Peace Corps volunteers in the country, ranking first among large universities in the number of volunteers worldwide for the second consecutive year.

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UW-Madison again ranked first in number of Peace Corps volunteers

By Ethan Feller | Feb. 21, 2018

UW-Madison is once again the top producer of Peace Corps volunteers in the country, ranking first among large universities in the number of volunteers worldwide for the second consecutive year, according to a university release Wednesday. Since the founding of the Peace Corps in 1961, 3,279 volunteers from UW-Madison have served communities around the world — the second largest number of people from a single institution. This is the fourth year that UW-Madison has ranked in the top five universities and colleges, and there are currently 85 Badgers volunteering worldwide.