We connect communities to UW-Madison
Most of the earth’s people already live in cities, and cities will continue to grow. Yet most cities struggle to be as safe, rich, healthy, inclusive, equitable, environmentally sustainable, and well-governed as they would like to be. Many factors influence the shortfall between city potential and performance, yet the failure results in part from a lack of knowledge about new solutions and a lack of bandwidth and/or capacity to implement them.
UniverCity Alliance’s mission is to improve the quality and visibility of UW-Madison’s education, research, and service contribution to the high-road development of local communities that reflects the values of equity, democracy, and sustainability. Check out UniverCity Alliance highlights from 2023-24.
UW–Parkside, Racine County sustain partnership that supports care center
Since 2021, Dr. Aubri McDonald and Superintendent Tony Chavez have worked together in a partnership that began with UniverCity Alliance and fostered in the following years by UW-Parkside’s Community and Business Engagement Office.
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Through scholars program, PhD student and community partners find mutual benefits
PhD student Yaxuan Yin connected with Iowa County through the UCA Scholars Program, which is supported by the Division of Continuing Studies.
St. Croix County prioritizes substance use treatment during UniverCity Year partnership
The partnership focused on increasing access to residential substance use treatment and researching opportunities for creating a sober living facility for women.
UniverCity Alliance celebrates 10 years of connecting with Wisconsin local governments
UniverCity features its Top 10 highlights from the past decade.