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Preparing students for their next steps
Photo by Taylor Wolfram / UW–Madison
"UW–Madison provides an incredible education, and we want to help students draw connections between their academic experiences and their future career goals."
~ Tara Milliken, Director for Institutional Career Services Strategy
There are more than 15 career services offices on campus that offer all kinds of support. This includes one-on-one advising, courses or workshops to navigate career topics, tools to explore career paths, career treks to visit employers in the community, and events like career fairs and alumni panels. Meet some students who reached out to their career services office and reaped big rewards.
From the article: “These people are here for your whole four years, not just like a one and done transaction kind of appointment,” said Alisha Kulkarni, a senior preparing to start her career in investment banking, who serves as a career peer advisor at the Wisconsin School of Business.
UW rises to 6th in national research ranking
UW–Madison has moved up two places to #6 in the U.S. in university research expenditures according to the National Science Foundation, topping $1.7 billion in research expenditures for the first time. On, Wisconsin!
UW for You
Survive and thrive during holiday conversations
La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW–Madison offers insights and tactics for talking through disagreements this holiday season.
Access to energy for rural Wisconsin
UW–Madison College of Engineering is partnering with Alliant Energy to bring smart grid technology to rural and underserved communities throughout Wisconsin.
A match made for Wisconsin
UW–Madison Division of Extension and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences have a long history of shared, impactful work on behalf of agriculture in Wisconsin. Now, Extension’s Agriculture Institute is approaching its collaborations with CALS and farmers in new ways — and the changes are bearing fruit.
Bonus: CALS offers an assist for rural Wisconsin students — with some help from alums.
The Cheat Sheet
In demand, she chose UW–Madison. Here's why. ● Fighting uphill battles at downhill ski areas in Wisconsin. ● A 'greedy' model to help in energy rationing. ● Hackathon's 'Trial by Fire' generates 55 projects in 24 hours. ● Making social media safe. ● Let's talk health. ● Poppy captures hearts around the world. ● When is the right time to start a new habit — and actually keep it? ● Uncovering the effects of pulsed microwaves on the brain. ● Is Milwaukee a community of haters? ● Equipping helpers to encourage financial conversations.
Were U Wondering?
If you're traveling by plane this holiday season, you may wonder: how do airplanes stay in the air?
Photo by Jeff Miller / UW–Madison
Watch as Jennifer Franck, a professor of engineering mechanics and mechanical engineering at UW–Madison, explains how wings help an airplane stay up in the air.
Can't Stop a Badger
UW–Madison Design Innovation Lab brought dozens of volunteers together to create assistive mobility devices for toddlers.
Mira Tcherneva is a UW nursing student and member of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing. Her experiences have helped prepare her for a new challenge — helping her father search for a kidney donor.
Indy NXT rookie Yuven Sundaramoorthy — a UW–Madison computer sciences graduate and now a professional race-car driver — wants to bring motorsports back to Wisconsin.
Coming Up
Badger Talks: Chasing the Stars - from astronomy to astrophysics at Washburn Observatory
Neenah, WI | Dec. 2 | 2 p.m.
Hosted at the Neenah Public Library, this free, in-person Badger Talk will provide an overview of the history of Washburn Observatory, explaining how UW's traditional observatory evolved into the frontiers of modern astrophysics and space astronomy.
Forward in Energy Forum: Upgrading the grid to meet clean energy goals
Online | Dec. 3 | 4:30 p.m.
A panel of experts will explore the possibilities and the barriers of the options available to meet growing demand for electricity and maximize use of renewables — and to what extent they can address societal goals for clean, affordable and reliable power.
MCI Education Series: Amplify Your Life, Sharpen Your Mind
Online | Dec. 13 | 9:30-11:30 a.m.
The Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) education series welcomes guest Pamela Souza, who will discuss hearing loss and ways to improve your communication and hearing health with host Nathaniel Chin.
Picture This
UW–Madison crop scientists and Ho-Chunk partners went to great lengths to prevent cross-pollination with commercial corn that’s widely grown in Wisconsin, even covering the ears of Ho-Chunk Speckled corn in bags. This year, their efforts increased the seed stock of Ho-Chunk corn varieties for the tribe while maintaining traditional growing methods.
In the photo above, agronomy professor Bill Tracy (left) and graduate student Paul Lema harvest Ho-Chunk speckled corn in a field at UW–Madison's West Agricultural Research Station. Photo by Bryce Richter / UW–Madison.
