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Summer of Success
Four of the 2023 SuccessWorks Internship Fund awardees. Top (left to right): Grace J. Woo & Morgan Johnson. Bottom (left to right): Michelle Góngora & Briana Medina. Photos courtesy of SuccessWorks.
Summer doesn't slow UW–Madison students' efforts to ready themselves for successful careers.
This year, SuccessWorks — the career initiative at the College of Letters & Science — is supporting 72 students across more than 35 majors for in-person and remote summer internships that bring skills learned in the classroom to Wisconsin and the world. Read about the internships some students are taking on.
SuccessWorks is just one way the university helps students with career planning. Each school or college at UW–Madison has a dedicated career services office.
175 Years of the Wisconsin Idea
Since 1848, Badgers have found shared purpose in the Wisconsin Idea — an unwavering belief that our work should push beyond the boundaries of campus to improve lives.
Explore our timeline of impact and innovation.
UW for You
Keeping plastics out of the landfill
A UW–Madison professor and a Green Bay company are working together to upscale a new recycling technique that could help keep flexible plastics out of landfills.
Fighting flu outbreaks for nursing home residents
A new study from researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health shows rapid on-site testing of nursing home residents for influenza allowed earlier outbreak detection, faster treatment with antiviral medication and much lower hospitalization rates.
Changing the game in sports drinks
GoodSport, developed in part at UW–Madison's Center for Dairy Research, has the potential to turn the sports hydration industry on its head. The new sports drink uses the nutrition of milk to deliver a hydrating, quality sports drink.
Related: CDR offers cheese making course for Spanish-speakers
Were U Wondering?
“The Weather Guys,” also known as Steve Ackerman (left) and Jonathan Martin. Photo by Jeff Miller / UW–Madison.
Can ChatGPT forecast the weather?
Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW–Madison Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, explain the capabilities — and limitations — of artificial intelligence in weather forecasting.
Can't Stop a Badger
More than 90 years after predicting the long-term strength of concrete, a UW–Madison professor is proven correct.
With gene editing, a team of scientists co-led by bacteriology alum Nancy Reichert could turn a pesky, fast-spreading grass into a major energy boon.
The Cheat Sheet
Tackling an un-poop-ular coffee harvest technique. ● Saving you from your smartphone. ● CALS Beyond Campus. ● Fungi molecule mining. ● Can farms pull carbon from sky to soil? ● Cheering on our World Cup Badger. ● Wisconsin's teaching workforce woes. ● Art-ing over charting on climate change. ● Mapping antimicrobial resistance. ● Where nature and humans collide. ● Partnering with patients in cancer care. ● Headed toward better helmets. ● Staying safe in summer sun.
Coming Up
UW–Madison 175th Anniversary State Tour
There will be anniversary celebrations throughout the state as UW–Madison celebrates 175 years of partnering with Wisconsin. Overflowing with Badger spirit and surprises galore, you won’t want to miss what’s sure to be talked about for the next 175 years! Upcoming state tour events include:
- Milwaukee – August 17
- Wausau – August 30
UW–Madison Hemp Research Field Day
Arlington Agricultural Research Station, Arlington, WI
August 17 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Farmers growing industrial hemp – and those interested in doing so – are invited to attend the upcoming Hemp Research Field Day. The free event features presentations on the latest topics in hemp research. Please register online before the event.
Find out more about UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days and statewide events with UW–Madison Division of Extension.
Picture This
The newest Bucky on Parade statue, “Honor the Air, Land, and Water,” stands proud as fireworks burst over Lake Mendota during UW–Madison's 175th Anniversary Launch Day Celebration on July 26th. Photo by Bryce Richter / UW–Madison.
