Category: External News

Know Your Madisonian: Academia gets real

Wisconsin State Journal | Jan. 5, 2019 As director of the UniverCity Alliance at UW–Madison, Gavin Luter tries to bridge the gap between academia and the “real world.” Read the story.

Students design renewable energy system for Juda School

WEKZ | Nov. 13, 2018 Engineering students join Mike Zweifel on WEKZ’s “To the Point” radio program to discuss their renewable energy project with Juda School. Listen to the story.

UniverCity Year to the point

WEKZ | Oct. 1, 2018 Gavin Luter, UniverCity Alliance director, joins Mike Zweifel on WEKZ’s “To the Point” radio program to discuss the UniverCity Year partnership with Green County. Listen to the story.

Project putting UW resources to work for local communities

Wisconsin Public Radio | Sept. 6, 2018 The UniverCity Alliance project is starting its third year trying to connect local communities to the brainpower of UW–Madison. We talk to the director of the program about what they’ve accomplished and what the project will look like in this next year. Listen to the story.

UniverCity Year program, Green County partnership to offer ‘real world’ experiences for students

The Badger Herald | Sept. 4, 2018 As another year closes on the UniverCity Year program, a new partnership between Green County and the University of Wisconsin was announced as a way to find practical solutions to community based-issues. Read the story.

Sharon Corrigan: ‘UniverCITY’ partnership will put UW brainpower to work for Dane County

The Cap Times | October 5, 2017 For more than a century, our state has been guided by something called the “Wisconsin Idea.” Read the story.

‘Wisconsin Idea in action’: Partnership connects Dane County to UW-Madison resources

The Cap Times | October 14, 2017 In a one-year partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dane County will attempt to harness the university’s resources by working with students and professors to develop possible solutions in four challenging areas the county faces. Read the story.

Welcome to Monona: Small-town charm with Madison right next door

Isthmus | July 27, 2017 In moving forward, Monona has taken full advantage of the brainpower at UW–Madison. Read the story.

Students, faculty kick off year-long partnership with city of Monona

The Daily Cardinal | September 15, 2016 UW–Madison kicked off a new program aiming to connect the campus community with the needs of cities in Wisconsin with a meeting Wednesday night at the Leopold Nature Center in Monona. Read the story.

UW partnership will connect classes, community

The Badger Herald | September 15, 2016 The UniverCity Alliance launched a partnership with the city of Monona Wednesday at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center to engage students in the city’s developmental projects. Read the story.