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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.

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WPR and WPT to return to administrative home at UW-Madison

By Kayla Huynh | Feb. 26, 2018

The UW System Board of Regents Executive Committee approved a resolution Tuesday to return Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television to its administrative home at UW-Madison, according to a UW System press release.

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Future Badgers still awaiting acceptance can protest gun violence without rejection from UW-Madison

By Maggie Chandler | Feb. 26, 2018

UW-Madison administration reassured students that participation in April’s national walkout in protest of gun violence in schools would not hurt their chances of being admitted to the university, the Journal Sentinel reported Monday.

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.

Co-anchor of ABC’s “20/20” David Muir will be the keynote speaker at UW-Madison’s spring commencement ceremony in May.

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ABC news anchor to speak at spring graduation

By Lawrence Andrea | Feb. 21, 2018

Emmy-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC’s “20/20” David Muir will be the keynote speaker at UW-Madison’s spring commencement ceremony, the university announced Wednesday.

UW administrators, Madison community join forces to seek poverty solution in Dane County

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Native American landmarks brought to the surface by preservation efforts

By Gabby Schwartz | Feb. 21, 2018

Walking up the cement path of Bascom Hill, students may not know they are stepping over remnants of Native American life.

Wunk Sheek has become the "main resource" for Native students to build a community on campus, according to Mariah Skenandore.

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Wunk Sheek members help natives find community, take on previous university role

By Maggie Chandler | Feb. 21, 2018

With so few Native American students on campus, forming connections with other Native students is key for living on a majority white campus. But imagine if being a part of that community is contingent on whether or not student leaders are able to find you.

Mariah Skenandore has a tattoo on the back of her neck for missing and indigenous women, an issue surround the disproportionate amount of violence indigenous women face.

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Culture of hyper-sexualization leads to high rates of sexual assault for Native women

By Luisa de Vogel | Feb. 21, 2018

Nearly half of all undergraduate Native American women on the UW-Madison campus have experienced sexual assault, according to a 2015 campus survey on the issue.

A new partnership between the Menominee Nation and The Nelson Institute may help advance the tribe’s current conservation goals while also exposing UW-Madison environmental studies students to Menominee land management traditions.

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Menominee Tribe partners with UW students to protect sacred place of origin

By Sydney Widell | Feb. 21, 2018

The Menominee River winds southeast from Iron Mountain, MI, through densely forested ridgeland all the way to Marinette, where it empties into Lake Michigan’s Green Bay.

Professor Rand Valentine, who lived with an isolated Ojibwe tribe in Canada during the 1980s, teaches four different levels of Ojibwe at UW-Madison.

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Despite decreasing proficiency, next generation renews push to learn native languages

By Lawrence Andrea | Feb. 21, 2018

For years, Native culture was suppressed by the U.S. government through religious bans and efforts to assimilate Natives by “breaking their strand” of language. Now, however, this increased student interest will keep these languages alive, according to Greendeer.

Mariah Skenandore said this classroom environment impacts her sense of belonging and her comfort levels while interacting with both professors and peers.

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Eradicating erasure: Native American students advocate for recognition, respect of culture in classroom

By Megan Provost | Feb. 21, 2018

Upon entering a classroom in November and throughout the school year, many indigenous-identifying students feel as though their identities are disregarded in the academic setting.

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Recent UW programs build high school-to-college ‘pipelines’ for Native students

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 21, 2018

Only 10 of the people UW-Madison sophomore Demko Montgomery-Elm graduated middle school with now attend post-secondary schooling. The decision to quit schooling is not uncommon for many students in districts near tribal communities of northern Wisconsin similar to the one she attended in Minocqua, Wis.

Despite being the smallest sorority at the university, Alpha Pi Omega Vice President Faith Bowman said the organization has a strong sense of community.

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Alpha Pi Omega offers community, connection for Native American students at UW-Madison

By Kayla Huynh | Feb. 21, 2018

Of the 25 sororities at UW-Madison, one sorority in particular stands out from other Greek life organizations on campus. Alpha Pi Omega is only Native American sorority at UW-Madison, and it has just two active members on campus.

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Cards against Wisconsin? College Cards to shut down production

By Bremen Keasey | Feb. 20, 2018

To win the game, one has to play their cards right. But students won’t be able to with College Cards, a UW-focused version of the game Cards Against Humanity, after the company illegally used the university’s trademark.