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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.

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UW-Stevens Point proposal shifts liberal arts funding into science programs

By Bremen Keasey | Mar. 5, 2018

UW-Stevens Point proposed Monday to cut 13 humanities majors and possibly cut faculty positions while adding or expanding 16 other programs to address their $4.5 million dollar deficit.

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After tension with shared governance groups, Faculty Senate calls on Cross to reaffirm his commitment to them

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 5, 2018

UW-Madison Faculty Senate passed legislation Monday calling on UW System President Ray Cross to reaffirm his commitment to shared governance.

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Two Student Judiciary leaders announce their resignations

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 5, 2018

Both Vice Chief Justice Ben Smith and General Counsel Jacob Gardner announced their resignations from Student Judiciary — the Associated Students of Madison’s judicial branch — this week.

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.”

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Audit reveals lack of UW relationship transparency, lawmakers say

By Maggie Chandler and Andy Goldstein | Mar. 4, 2018

After a nonpartisan analysis of the UW system’s relationships with affiliated organizations, some lawmakers are calling for stricter legislative oversight when it comes to university relations with private foundations.

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Regent Whitburn to continue serving on Board of Regents, two new members begin their terms

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 4, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker reappointed UW System Regent Gerald Whitburn and added two new people to the Board of Regents Friday.

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The reviews are in: Four UW-Madison deans will continue serving in their positions

By Robyn Cawley | Mar. 1, 2018

Four UW-Madison deans will stick around following their successful comprehensive reviews, which assesses their leadership and performance every five years.

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After campus memes call out Associated Students of Madison, representatives weigh in on disconnect with campus community

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 1, 2018

A picture is worth a thousand words, but how many would it be for a meme? Answer: a lot if you follow the UW-Madison Memes for Milk-Chugging Teens. A frenzy of memes popped up in the satirical Facebook group, at the Associated Students of Madison’s opposition to the controversial dining plan and what some students call high segregated fees first surfaced Wednesday night.

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.

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Union South’s declining traffic, Campus Climate survey prompts assessment by the Wisconsin Union

By Samantha Nesovanovic | Feb. 27, 2018

Since renovations to Memorial Union were completed last September, the Wisconsin Union is now shifting its energies toward assessing Union South in the hopes of finding solutions to its declining traffic, as well as improving inclusivity throughout UW-Madison’s unions.

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.