The college ranked 43rd on the list universities worldwide in a study done by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Among the United States UW-Madison ranked 23rd.
UW-Madison ranks among top 50 universities in the world
WISC-TV 3
September 27, 2018
Top Stories
More UW-Madison students taking summer classes
Wisconsin State Journal
About 28 percent of UW-Madison undergraduates took at least one summer course in 2018, up from about 21 percent in 2014.Officials said Wednesday that nearly 8,300 undergrads enrolled in at least one summer course this year, up from about 6,300 in 2014.
Campus life
You make me feel like a natural Hoofer
Isthmus
Since 1919, Wisconsin Hoofers— one of UW-Madison’s oldest and largest student organizations — has promoted outdoor recreation to not only the campus community but also the city at large.
UW safety D’Cota Dixon a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Dixon on Wednesday was included in a group of 180 semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is given annually by the National Football Foundation to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete.
‘It’s not the patriarchy, it’s you:’ Fox News contributor criticizes state of feminism
Badger Herald
Most important decision a woman makes is who they marry, speaker says.
Community
La Movida’s 8th Annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon Will Celebrate Hispanic Achievements
Madison365
Leslie Orrantia, director of community relations at UW-Madison, will be presented with the Hispanic Achievement of the Year at La Movida’s 8th Annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon.
Athletics
UW plans to honor Barry Alvarez’s 1993 team during halftime of the Nebraska game
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Wisconsin and Nebraska meet Oct. 6 at Camp Randall Stadium, it will mark the 13th game between the proud programs, including the eighth since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten.
UW to honor 1994 Rose Bowl Champions
WISC-TV 3
Wisconsin’s October 6th night game against Nebraska will include a little more electricity at Camp Randall. The Wisconsin football program will honor the 1993 team that’s credited with turning the Badgers into a national program.
Opinion
Editorial: Waisman Whirl for all abilities
WISC-TV 3
The Waisman Center at the UW Madison is such a special place doing such extraordinary research into human development and developmental disabilities that one could view its work as out of the reach of average citizens.
Arboretum program enhances community — Laura Green
Wisconsin State Journal
We are very fortunate to have the UW-Madison Arboretum right here in Madison.
UW Experts in the News
We’re in Virgin Territory
New York Times
Noted: “Perhaps Brett Kavanaugh was a virgin for many years after high school. But he claimed otherwise in a conversation with me during our freshman year in Lawrance Hall at Yale, in the living room of my suite,” tweeted a history professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Obituaries
David Lowenthal obituary: Scholar who established heritage studies as an academic discipline in its own right
The Guardian
Noted: Carl Sauer, his geography professor at the University of California, Berkeley (1947-49), suggested the career of Marsh for David’s doctoral thesis in 1953 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.