Gifts to the L&S Annual Fund support ground-breaking research about how magnetic fields are generated. The Madison Plasma Dynamo Experiment is the first facility in the world to study the origin of the magnetic fields of planets, stars and galaxies. The origin of magnetic fields in universe is unknown, despite efforts by many scientists. The donations allowed for the creation of a new laboratory hosting an innovative sphere that is the focal point of the experiment.
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Fund the Future
Gifts to the L&S Annual fund benefit the L&S Freshman Scholar Award allow the College to provide assistance to 25 outstanding first-year students.
Collaborating on a Masterpiece
The Chazen Museum is a cornerstone of the visionary East Campus Gateway, which, when completed, will provide a swath of carefully planned development from Regent Street to Lake Mendota.
Moving the Student Giving Spirit
By several measures, students giving to support UW–Madison and their awareness of its importance leaped forward in 2011.
Helping One Aids Many
Abby Bernhagen, recipient of a Great People Scholarship, tested wastewater from the Salvadoran community of Nejapa as a member of the student organization Engineers Without Borders–El Salvador.