Campus Stories

  1. No evidence of COVID-19 spread to local community after UW-Madison residence hall outbreak

    Image of the epidemic curve of COVID-19 cases among UW–Madison students and employees between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, 2020. The figure, from a study led by the CDC, describes the interventions undertaken by campus and Public Health Madison and Dane County in light of a rapid increase in cases at the start of the fall semester. The study shows the interventions, such as quarantine, likely helped contain the outbreak. Between Aug 25 and Oct 31, residence halls A and B accounted for 68.5% of all residence hall cases but only 34.4% of all students living in residence halls. IMAGE COURTESY OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION STUDY

    June 3, 2021

    A study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s prevention efforts likely helped contain an outbreak of COVID-19 in two large residence halls in the fall of 2020. The outbreak, marked by a high number of cases among undergraduate student residents as the semester began, did not […]

  2. The power of “Yes” – Madison Hale ’21 embraced opportunities while at UW-Superior

    Photo of UW-Superior students, including Madison Hale

    June 2, 2021

    “I just started saying, ‘Yes, I’m going to do anything that’s getting thrown my way,’” she said. The philosophy revealed opportunities that fit perfectly with her major: social work. She chose it because she loves giving back. “I wanted to help people,” Hale said. “I really like the idea of just being able to spend my […]

  3. Three bachelor’s degrees in four years — no problem for motivated, first-generation UW-Stout student

    Photo of Abi Gardiner, of DeForest, who plans to put her three diplomas from UW-Stout to good use in her wedding and portrait photography business in the Twin Cities. / Photo by Abigail Ann Photography

    June 1, 2021

    Gardiner is using her new communications and marketing skills to expand part-time photography business into career Abi Gardiner became the first in her family to receive a bachelor’s degree when she graduated May 8 from University of Wisconsin-Stout. Beyond the distinction of being a first-generation graduate, Gardiner, of DeForest, achieved something else that anyone would […]

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