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Teacher Pledge helps educators – and Wisconsin – succeed
Photo by Bryce Richter / UW–Madison
Training quality educators like Dodgeville High School math teacher Reed Trueblood — and keeping them in Wisconsin — is critical to addressing the state’s teacher shortage. UW–Madison School of Education’s Wisconsin Teacher Pledge covers the full cost of in-state tuition and licensing fees for students who commit to teaching at a PK–12 school in Wisconsin for at least three to four years after graduation.
From the article: “I don’t think I would be a teacher today if I didn’t have the Teacher Pledge. I’d probably be in a different profession. And if I had pursued education without the Teacher Pledge, I might have left the state, so it’s kept me in Wisconsin," says Trueblood.
UW for You
Trusted support for Wisconsin's small businesses
UW–Madison Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides no-cost consulting and dozens of noncredit courses to help businesses launch and expand. With 500 clients a year — plus an additional 200 or so who call with one-off questions — SBDC helps Wisconsin’s robust small business community thrive.
UniverCity Alliance's newest partners
In its 10th year, UniverCity Alliance is announcing new community partnerships including Sheboygan, Racine, Trempealeau and Monroe counties and the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association. New projects cover a variety of community-focused topics like outdoor recreation, public health and recidivism.
'Adulting' classes offer chance to build skills
UW–Madison Division of Extension hosts in-person and online opportunities to help young Wisconsinites build independent living skills.
The Cheat Sheet
Ways to address seasonal depression. ● Yellowstone's supervolcano. ● Why do birds make so many different sounds? ● Icequakes shake Madison’s Isthmus. ● Bad Bunny's historic collaboration. ● Coyotes, red foxes ‘coexist peacefully’. ● How do plants detect light and decide to grow? ● A surprising discovery about impacts of childhood trauma. ● North America's oldest dinosaur. ● Adapting Wisconsin's ski hills to warming winters. ● Tribal Educational Promise brings renewed opportunity.
Take a Look: Mapping the Wisconsin Idea
The UW–Madison College of Letters & Science is bringing the Wisconsin Idea to life in all 72 of Wisconsin’ counties. Explore their map and find out how.
Can't Stop a Badger
PANTHER, a multi-institution research hub based at UW–Madison focused on understanding, detecting and preventing traumatic brain injuries, is exploring the cause of strange headaches at US embassies.
For some Badger band members, graduation doesn’t mark the end of their musical march. Instead, they answer the call of Lambeau Field, bringing their tunes to the frozen tundra.
Coming Up
Badger Talk: What doesn't kill ticks makes them stronger
La Farge, WI | Feb. 18 | 6:30 p.m.
This free, in-person talk at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve will discuss ways ticks have evolved and research that can help lead to better management and diagnostic tools against tick-borne diseases.
Bonus: Badger Talks celebrates a record-breaking year of connecting communities across the state with UW experts.
Personalize your path to a healthy brain and healthy heart
Milwaukee, WI | Feb. 27 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Join the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute for a community conversation about the important links between heart and brain health.
Wisconsin KidWind Challenge
Madison, WI and online | March 1 | 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on renewable energy competition that engages students in STEM. Student teams bring small-scale wind turbines or solar devices to the Challenge where they will be tested for power output. The public is welcome to come spectate, cheer on the teams and engage in hands-on science activities.
Picture This
The return of classes on campus in January brought with it an arctic air mass with subzero temperatures and 20-below windchills. In the photo above, the cold clear air made for a beautiful view of State Street and the Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill. Photo by Althea Dotzour / UW–Madison.
