University of Wisconsin Band Director Mike Leckrone has become a Madison icon. Leckrone, 82, took over the band in 1969, when it was what he called “a sleeping giant.”
Pedestrians wait to cross University Ave on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus as snow falls in Madison, Wisconsin.
The campus that started a tradition of celebrating planet Earth is connecting back to its environmentalist spirits, while integrating its most recent mission: inclusion.
The Babcock Hall Dairy Store is featuring its newest flavor, March on Leckrone, a vanilla ice cream with cranberry swirls and white chocolate flakes, at Memorial Union and Union South, as well as at the store at 1605 Linden Drive.
Noted: Tonight’s workforce is another layer of the “skin in the game” model: volunteers who are interested in giving back but who also want to learn how to fix a bike. Wheels is one of the most popular destinations among UW-Madison students enrolled in the Badger Volunteers program. UW grad student Alex Lai will end 12 semesters of service here this summer when she completes her doctorate in environmental chemistry and heads to the west coast.
Gym houses diverse groups, acts as gathering place.
A photo slideshow of the campus event.
The University of Wisconsin Law School’s graduating class has selected the Honorable Everett Mitchell to present the keynote address at its 2019 Hooding Ceremony, a special recognition for students receiving law degrees.
Panelists say UW needs to take more direct action in supporting minority students in STEM fields.
The survey includes questions about students’ experience with the preserve in order to gain information on their understanding of the space.
On Tuesday, just over 50 of Deltas came to the Capitol from across the state. There are three alumnae chapters and four collegiate chapters in Wisconsin, including one at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: Includes several UW events.
Looking back at her time at UW-Madison, recent graduate Tiffany Sneed shakes her head and sighs in relief that she survived living in the dorms.
The UW System, which has fielded a raft of misconduct complaints at universities around the state, announced Wednesday it was joining a national coalition to prevent sexual harassment on college campuses.
Noted: Lawmakers approved resolutions to honor the Milwaukee Brewers; proclaim April as Donate Life Month, Kidney Month and Women’s History Month; and recognize the service of Mike Leckrone, the retiring longtime director of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band.
Spectators want more than a show. They want to witness UW Bands director Mike Leckrone’s last “last”: the sold-out concert series — slated for Thursday, Friday and Saturday — that will cap an end to a storied 50-year career before he retires this academic year.
UW Arboretum designated a historical place, due to the historical impact of its land restoration, specifically its work with prairies.
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison will celebrate its annual Ag Day on Campus with the theme “The One Percent Who Feed the 100 Percent,” 9 a.m. to noon on April 17 on Library Mall in downtown Madison to educate students on the importance of agriculture.
At UW-Madison’s Science Expeditions Campus open house, there were guided tours of the park where people learned about UW science alumni and their discoveries.
Both feet and paws hit the Lakeshore Path on the UW-Madison campus on Sunday for the 11th annual Canine Campus Crawl.
Hundreds of UW-Madison graduate students staged a sit-in Friday at Bascom Hall, seeking to have their student fees waived, a “living wage” and passage of policies governing their employment that have been under discussion with the university’s administration for almost two years.
April 8 at 5 p.m. marks the start of a 1,848-minute-long Day of the Badger put on by the University of Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the South Dakota State University robotics teams won the Land O’Lakes Bot Shot competition held Sunday afternoon at DeLaSalle High School.
A stretch of West Dayton Street will be closed for up to seven months beginning Monday, because of work on a steam tunnel for UW-Madison.
The designation means the arboretum will qualify for grants and income tax credits while still allowing the public to use the property. When the arboretum first opened in 1932, it was on 246 acres. It now spans 1,200 acres.
Seeman said her goal is to bring “a little smile” to the faces of the hundreds of UW-Madison students she serves each day.“After almost 30 years, the highlight of my day is being able to say good morning to everyone who is standing there just waking up,” Seeman said. “Even if they’ve had a rough night or rough morning and they come in for their omelette at 11 o’clock in the morning, you gotta smile, you gotta say, ‘Hi, how’s it going?’ So at least, if they are having a bad day, it’s like ‘OK, it’s good.’”
A growing number of students in the University of Wisconsin System say they are struggling with anxiety and depression while counseling services have increased on campuses but they haven’t kept pace with demand.
Members of student political organizations debated most effective means to combatting climate change.
The UW Board of Regents executive committee last week approved a five-year contract with the Chicago-based company to continue managing concessions operations for Badgers sports facilities and add responsibilities for catering and team meals.
Anyone who has hiked, biked or skied through the University of Wisconsin Arboretum will register memories, whether they are of the fragrant explosion of lilac blossoms in spring, the brilliant crimsons and ambers of autumn leaves or the hardy conifers, heavy with snow.
Members of student political organizations debated most effective means to combatting climate change.
Peggy Hager discusses Norway’s food, history in relation to prosperous country.
In a bit of April Fool’s Day fun, the Wisconsin Athletic Department tweeted that it’s ending the “Jump Around” tradition at Camp Randall, effective immediately.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement that highlighted the merit of the University of Wisconsin System as a whole, but also focused on UW-Madison’s position as a land grant university Wednesday in response to the nationwide college admissions scandal.
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team is no stranger to success in the world of Division I Women’s Collegiate Ice Hockey. This year’s national title is yet another addition to the long list of accolades the team has garnered under the stewardship of head coach and UW legend Mark Johnson.
It’s April Fool’s Day and that means many Wisconsin institutions are taking a break from their daily routine, and sending some humor into the world.
For the first time, the Crazylegs Classic race won’t start with a throng of runners circling Capitol Square and its sea of bobbing heads flowing down State Street toward UW-Madison.
The Fourth District council member is having a neighborhood meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin St., to discuss ways to keep the April 27 party a safe success.
UW-Madison graduate Phil Johnston will be back in town at the 2019 Wisconsin Film Festival Friday to present two films, his own Disney animated hit “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and the classic Yasurijo Ozu film “Good Morning.”
It was 40 years ago on Monday that UW Hospital moved from its old building at 1300 University Ave. to its current facility at 600 Highland Ave. The operation was carefully choreographed and involved moving 199 patients.
Students from Helios, a student organization that aims to create renewable energy sources on campus, along with university officials from the Office of Sustainability, University Housing and Facilities Planning and Management have worked for over a year to create, test and implement solar panels on the roof of Gordon.
The possible appointment of presidential adviser Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve would be unlikely to shift the U.S. central bank’s policy because he would be only one voice among many, the head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, James Bullard, said on Thursday.
Noted: Gemma is undergoing extensive treatment and is set to have bone, skin and fur replacement. Help will come from the University of Wisconsin – Madison Veterinary Care hospital, along with a fur donation from a Seattle-based company. UWM doctors will 3D print a section of plastic to repair a hole in Gemma’s snout from the severe caustic burns.
“We had said that education was really important in contextualizing the play so when people go to see it they have a sense of this history and they understand why Asian Americans have organized to protest it in the past,” Lori Lopez, an associate professor of Asian-American studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who helped organize the panel, said by phone.
The slowdown seen in the most recent economic data is likely to be short-lived, and there is no need to talk about cutting interest rates, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Thursday.
“This is not how I thought today was going to go,” said Timothy Yu at the “teach-in” he helped organize on the sidewalk outside Overture Center on March 27. With the poster for the blockbuster musical Miss Saigon in the background, Yu, a UW-Madison professor of English and Asian American Studies, looked slightly chagrined as he surveyed the crowd that was gathering to hear concerns about Asian representation in the touring show, which is scheduled for eight performances, April 2-7 in Overture Hall.
“I think it’s possible for students to have significant life events and still stay in school. I don’t know why this is not a possibility,” Pechous said.
A panel of Asian American activists and professors intending to add context and an Asian perspective to the controversial musical “Miss Saigon” ahead of its upcoming run at the Overture Center was canceled last minute following disagreements between the theater and panelists.
Prescribed burns have started in the UW Arboretum along the Beltline, with more planned in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve on the UW-Madison campus along Lake Mendota.
After initiatives as governor caused overpopulation in prisons, Thompson hopes to reduce recidivism by building educational, vocational programs.
Quoted: “When I started business school, I expected to be supplied with formulas and ample information to always make the right decision,” admits the University of Wisconsin’s Anders Larsen. “In reality, I learned that business is messy, and you never have all the information you want to make a decision. You learn to make decisions based off what information you have; and you learn when that information is enough or when you need to find more.”
Gheorghe Craciun, Autumn Kent and Andreas Seeger join 45 other scientists this year in receiving Simons Fellowships, founded 25 years ago by Jim and Marilyn Simons to support basic scientific research.
One of the pleasures of leading the University of Wisconsin System is listening to students describe how our campuses have improved their lives.
List includes Dr. Sherri Ann Charleston, Assistant Vice Provost & Affirmative Action Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison is a “liberal bubble,” according to long-time history professor John Sharpless.
As Wisconsin potentially inches closer to joining 34 states in approving medical marijuana, lawmakers got an update on the promises and challenges of such programs at a forum sponsored by UW-Madison’s Evidence-Based Health Policy Project.
The median salary for University of Wisconsin employees kept pace with inflation over the last seven years, but a review of annual salary data found disparities among UW System campuses.
Devastated, yet motivated to come together, Muslim University of Wisconsin students Mouna Algahaithi and Ali Khan hosted a vigil just 12 hours later with the Muslim Student Association at the Multicultural Student Center, where the staff were more than willing to provide space and services. The Assistant Director of Leadership and Involvement, Maria Ahmad, assisted in inviting University Health Services mental health counselors, as well. Over 50 staff, students, and community members from various religious backgrounds gathered to honor the fallen victims.
In late August, UW-Madison announced a partnership with Foxconn Technology Group that Chancellor Rebecca Blank said would be the largest research partnership in the university’s history. But more than six months later, it’s hard to tell what kind of progress has been made on the deal.
Recent reports about the company’s shifting plans, including a Foxconn executive acknowledging that the bulk of jobs at the Racine County facility will be for research and engineering rather than blue-collar manufacturing, are seen by some as more potential job opportunities for college graduates. Foxhounds interpreted the news differently, seeing the university as increasingly important to Foxconn’s bottom line and recognizing an opportunity to apply pressure on the partnership.
