Chancellor Rebecca Blank

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The campus has also served as a backdrop for television game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.[citation needed] Other television series that have been filmed on campus include a 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidates' debate,[146] Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Scholar, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and College GameDay.[citation needed]
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University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Motto    Numen Lumen (Latin)
Motto in English    "God, our light" or
"The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light."[1]
Established    1848
Type    Public university flagship
Endowment    $1.81 billion (2012)[2]
Chancellor    Rebecca Blank
Academic staff    2,054
Students    42,595 (Fall 2010)[3]
Undergraduates    28,897 (Fall 2010)[3]
Postgraduates    9,358 (Fall 2010)[3]
Location    Madison, Wisconsin
Campus    Urban
936 acres (379 ha)
Sports    Wisconsin Badgers
Colors    Cardinal and white           
Mascot    Bucky Badger (Buckingham U. Badger)
Website    wisc.edu
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An early illustration of the campus, from the 1885 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, or regionally as UW–Madison, or Madison) is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866.[4] The 933-acre (378 ha) main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks.[5] Madison has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.[6][7]