University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Campus

City of Madison sustainability a focus of WSB real estate class

With support from UniverCity Alliance, Professor Yongheng Deng partnered with the City of Madison to localize sustainability issues.

J-School video production class partners with UniverCity Alliance

Students in a new J-School video production class created promotional materials for UniverCity Alliance.

Nelson Institute’s Holly Gibbs receives award to expand community-engaged scholarship with UniverCity Alliance

The grant will help strengthen an emerging connection with UniverCity Alliance.

Local to global: Partnership connects City of Madison, UW-Madison on sustainability goals

UW-Madison faculty and students are working together to achieve sustainability priorities by linking local plans to global goals through a partnership that connects two schools on campus with the City of Madison.

Wisconsin School of Business students present recommendations on City of Madison’s sustainable development strategies

Professor Yongheng Deng is partnering with the City of Madison with support from the UniverCity Alliance to study and evaluate sustainable strategies and actions within the city’s Imagine Madison comprehensive plan. “Our goal for this ‘Urban and Regional Economics’ course is to guide the students to take a holistic view of urban and housing economics, …

Join us! Recommendations on Madison’s Sustainable Development Strategies

December 15 (4:30pm): WI School of Business students & Professor Yongheng Deng. East Atrium, Grainger Hall.

Tune in! UniverCity Year, Waunakee, and the Ho-Chunk History Project

November 30 (12-1pm) for Badger Talks LIVE on Facebook.

11/16 Badger Talks Live: UniverCity Alliance’s partnership with School of Medicine and Public Health

Maria Morgen never doubted how her classroom experience in Public Health 780 would connect with the real world.  The class, taught by Deputy Director of the Master of Public Health Program Barbara Duerst, connects students with communities working to improve local health outcomes through the UniverCity Alliance’s UniverCity Year program.  “We’re working directly with the …

UniverCity Year project to enhance cultural initiatives

During the 2020-21 school year, students from the one-year Wisconsin School of Business’ Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership program executed a meaningful consulting capstone project with the City of Wisconsin Rapids. In partnership with UniverCity Year (UCY), students collaborated to help develop a framework to help the city enhance cultural initiatives. Read the story.

Cities in the Wake of COVID with Joel Kotkin

Kotkin will discuss pre-existing conditions, what changed with COVID and where things might end up–even happily.  Advanced registration required. November 18 (11:00am CT) in Zoom.