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On the road again: UW 175 tour heads to Fox Valley
The University of Wisconsin 175th Anniversary state tour is back on the road this summer, relaunching with a visit to the Fox Valley to celebrate the university’s longstanding partnership and connection to local businesses, community groups, leaders, alumni and future Badgers.
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175th Anniversary: Test your knowledge about UW’s campus
Here is a fun-size serving of facts behind the facades where a demisemiseptcentennial’s worth of campus history was made.
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Live coverage: The 175th Anniversary Community Open House
The University of Wisconsin–Madison opens its door to the public this weekend for its 175th Anniversary Community Open House, featuring more than 90 events, from science experiments to a scavenger hunt to building tours. Follow along as everyone explores campus.
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175th anniversary celebration keeps bringing the wow with ultimate community open house
As the University of Wisconsin nears the close of its 175th anniversary year, there’s one final flagship event you won’t want to miss. It’s the biggest and best yet, with more than 60 events.
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175th Anniversary: UW research spans the globe
The Wisconsin Idea has outgrown state borders and, as science has become more mobile, now stretches across the globe and even out of this world.
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For these multigenerational Badger families, UW–Madison is a beloved tradition
Badger families come in all sizes — some of them super-sized. In honor of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary, here are five families whose love for UW–Madison cannot be questioned.
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Surprising contributions from UW–Madison’s overlooked scientists
While the scientists in this story aren’t household names, the research they did and the training they received from UW–Madison helped advance their fields of science and improve the world.
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Cooking up Cranniverscherry
Cranniverscherry was created as the official cheese of UW’s–175th anniversary celebration by mixing in ingredients from across Wisconsin: Door County tart cherries, Wisconsin Rapids cranberries, and of course, milk from Wisconsin cows.
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175th anniversary: Amid changes in student life, constants remain
Decades ago, UW students walked the same streets, lived in residence halls and sat in many of the same classrooms as today’s students, but their day-to-day experience was very different. Take a look at student life across generations.
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Seed by Seed
In celebration of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary, banners designed in collaboration by Molli Pauliot, Marianne Fairbanks and Stephen Hilyard merge traditional Ho-Chunk handcrafts with cutting edge animation software to create a design that honors Ho-Chunk heritage and the technical skill of the handmade.
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Artists bring Ho-Chunk beadwork, imagery to giant banners on Bascom Hall
At a special ceremony held Tuesday, Nov. 7, the campus community and invited guests celebrated the installation of Ho-Chunk banners on Bascom Hall, commissioned as part of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary.
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Ice cream flavor chosen to mark 175th anniversary
UW–Madison’s Babcock Hall Dairy Plant has already begun mixing batches of 175 S’more Years, a rich, chocolate ice cream with a marshmallow swirl and graham cracker crunch. It will be available on campus beginning today and at select local retailers after that.
More funding available as UW announces first 175th campus projects
The first set of campus projects selected to recognize and celebrate the University of Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary include a speaker series, a glass exhibit and a collection of specimen models.
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Which flavor will get your vote for UW’s 175th anniversary ice cream?
Babcock Dairy is standing by to mix batches of anniversary ice cream in celebration of the University of Wisconsin’s 175th year. But before they can begin, we need your help choosing the flavor!
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UW’s 175th: Five ways UW–Madison ideas have changed the world
Some history-changing ideas that continue to reverberate around the globe got their start right here on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
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UW throws a summer Terrace bash to ring in its 175th year
The launch day festivities marked the beginning of UW’s 175th anniversary celebrations, which will continue through the academic year.
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UW celebrates 175 years of life-changing ideas, achievements
“This anniversary celebration is every bit as much about the future as the past,” Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said. “We need to ask, ‘How can we make sure that our 175-year-old institution will shine even more brightly on its 200th birthday?’”
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New Bucky on Parade celebrates 175 years, honors UW–Madison’s past, present, and future
The new statue, featuring iconography that represents the university’s past, present, and future, was painted by Art Professor John Hitchcock, with assistance from UW–Madison student Kaylee Herrmann, an undergraduate with the Art Department.
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Fun-filled campus event will kick off yearlong 175th anniversary celebration
A community kickoff event at Memorial Union will officially launch the festivities on the evening of July 26, 2023 — 175 years to the day since the state’s first governor and legislature created the University of Wisconsin.
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The University of Wisconsin–Madison Turns 175
This July, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will kick off a year-long celebration to mark 175 years of constant trailblazing, ground-breaking research discoveries and defining cultural movements.