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In first year, Bucky’s Tuition Promise provides free tuition to 796 incoming UW–Madison students
UW–Madison retains research ranking
The National Science Foundation 2017 Higher Education Research and Development Survey ranks UW–Madison 6th. The university remains a research powerhouse, with more than $1.19 billion in annual expenditures for research across all fields.
‘Foray’ draws scientists to Wisconsin in search of mushrooms, fellowship
EatStreet snaps up campus award for entrepreneurship
EatStreet now serves more than 15,000 restaurants in more than 275 cities. It has 175 employees at its headquarters, just off the Capitol Square in Madison, and more than 1,200 drivers.
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"We believe the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found."
— 1894 Wisconsin Magna Carta
Top10 in national research spending every year since 1972
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Top10 in producing Fortune 500 CEOs
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17,000 lifelong learners benefit from UW education programs yearly
lifelong learning19 Nobel Prize awards to UW faculty and alumni
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