More than 14,000 years ago, receding glaciers left a broad, deep swath of sand and gravel across central Wisconsin. Today, the Central Sands region hosts a thriving agricultural economy, but the sandy soil renders most …
Year: 2018
Wisconsin Idea Seminar: Big Lake Tour
Crystal Potts, Director of State Relations for UW-Madison, spent a week with 38 others on the Wisconsin Idea Seminar. The Wisconsin Idea Seminar is a week-long development program that immerses faculty and staff in different …
In second year, UniverCity has students, faculty seek solutions to Dane County problems
In its second year, UW–Madison’s UniverCity Year program directed 305 students and 16 faculty members across 11 departments to come up with ways to address Dane County’s housing gap, improve economic development, and protect its …
Research from UW-Madison detects CWD prions in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate. Scientists searched for prions at mineral …
Photo Gallery: Visit to Southwest Wisconsin with the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
On May 3, representatives from UW–Madison, led by Dean Kate VandenBosch from the UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, visited southwest Wisconsin and toured Tranel Family Farms outside of Cuba City with university partner …
Photo Gallery: Visit to Sheboygan
Mark Markel, Dean of the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine along with Crystal Potts, Director of UW–Madison State Relations visited the Plymouth/Sheboygan area to connect firsthand with businesses and farms working with UW–Madison, and to learn more about …
Badger Ready offers second chance at completing an undergraduate degree
Badger Ready will create new opportunities for adults eager to earn a UW–Madison degree in spite of previous academic challenges. Say you completed one or more semesters of college several years ago but had to …
STEM field trips to UW-Madison
State Relations partnered with the Morgridge Institute for Research and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) to provide opportunities for legislators to connect with students from their legislative districts during STEM field trips hosted in …
A State Relations Update
The State Legislature has finished their work for the current session. This update, from the Office of State Relations, provides a brief summary of the major budget items and includes an update on several bills …
Photo Gallery: Research in the Rotunda
UW-Madison students shared their research findings with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni and others during Research in the Rotunda on April 11 at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The outreach event allows students and faculty advisors …