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- Five UW-Madison Division of Extension staff have been awarded Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grants for 2024, funding three projects that share knowledge and co-create solutions to benefit Wisconsin communities. Extension embodies the Wisconsin Idea in its mission to connect people with campus, creating key connection points for families, communities, businesses, non-profit organizations, and government. These […]
- Jorge Islas-Martinez immigrated to the United States more than 25 years ago. Today, he is well-known in the Whitewater community where he works as a bilingual liaison for the school district and volunteers with several organizations. One of his most recognized contributions, he started teaching English as a second language and is still running that […]
- Bob Jozwowski received the Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) National Friend of Extension Award for his contributions and leadership monitoring Wisconsin’s streams and rivers via Water Action Volunteers (WAV). Jozwowski has logged over 800 volunteer hours since 2011, which includes 568 stream site visits. He has expanded the program’s reach by leading 36 stream monitoring teams […]
- With retirement on the horizon, veterinarians John Dally, Ann Vetter and Mark Baenen wondered what would become of the two Wisconsin clinics they co-owned. They hoped Spring Green Animal Hospital and Mazomanie Animal Hospital would continue to serve future generations of pets, but they knew that many younger veterinarians don’t have the desire or financial […]
- by Matt Lippert, WACAA Public Relations Committee Chair The Wisconsin Association of County Agricultural Agents (WACAA) recently recognized members and industry partners during their annual awards and recognition program. An affiliate of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA), WACAA is a professional organization for county, area, and state Extension professionals to encourage excellence […]
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UW-Madison is a public university guided by public service. The Wisconsin Idea stipulates that education should influence people’s lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom.
Extension brings the research of the University to the people of Wisconsin. Our offices throughout the state provide educational opportunities in the communities where people live and work.
I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.
UW President Charles Van Hise in 1905
