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Interim Extension official to lead division permanently
Karl Martin "has thoroughly demonstrated his leadership qualities since arriving at Extension, and his term as interim has shown that he is the right choice to lead the unit in the long term,” UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says.
Old-school cool: A look back on Earth Day
Wondering what Earth Day looked like for UW in 1970? Here are some old-school cool photos that flashback to the historic event.
Taking survey can help thwart COVID-19, spread Wisconsin Idea
Based on your responses, a UW–Madison team will design a social media campaign to successfully encourage healthy behavior.
Growth continues for veterinary clinic supporting homeless and low-income pet owners
The clinic has relocated to a larger facility and added surgical and dentistry procedures to their roster of veterinary medical services and an x-ray unit and in-house laboratory testing. A grant will allow the hiring of additional staff, support low- to no-cost veterinary care for Dane County pets, and facilitate additional training and education of School of Veterinary Medicine students.
Wisconsin Idea Seminar engages UW–Madison faculty and staff with state
This year’s “Bay Tour” is May 11–15 and will include experiences along the shores of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, with stops at the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Door County, and other specially chosen sites along the way.
UW–Madison UniverCity Year program seeks faculty to partner with counties
This year, UniverCity Year expects to make a greater impact across the state by partnering with seven communities at the same time: the villages of Egg Harbor and Marshall, the city of Wisconsin Rapids, and Adams, Brown, La Crosse and Milwaukee counties.
UW South Madison Partnership announces 2020 expansion
The partnership is moving into expanded facilities formerly occupied by Madison College at The Village on Park. Renovation of the office, event and instructional spaces is expected to be complete in late spring.
‘Christmas in the Lab’ celebrates 50 years of chemistry and comedy
What began as a holiday treat for long-suffering freshman chemistry students has turned into a 50-year tradition for chemistry Professor Bassam Shakhashiri.
Environmental researchers, educators ‘speed date’ to build partnerships
Dozens of participants hashed out collaborations that can advance research, build new partnerships, and improve the experiences of hundreds of thousands of visitors to educational sites across South Central Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts revived under Governor’s task force
WICCI will contribute climate data informing the work of a state panel charged with advising Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Wisconsin Science Festival encourages science exploration statewide
The festival, held Oct. 17 through 20, will feature more than 220 events statewide ranging from fossil exploration and robotic engineering to animal encounters and the science of Star Wars.
Science meets seat-of-the-tractor observations with Discovery Farms
“By the time Discovery Farms left Cashton in 2017,” says Jack Herricks, “the relationship had changed, the era of finger pointing and distrust had left. It was a pretty dramatic shift.”
Cora Marrett to lead fall Wisconsin Idea course, public lecture series
The distinguished sociologist and alumna will lead the fourth offering of the course, which is designed for undergraduate students and also open to the public.
Cap Times Idea Fest returns to campus Sept. 13-14
Eric Holder will discuss gerrymandering, WARF's Erik Iverson will lead a panel on "How Does Madison Not Become Seattle?" and political scientist Kathy Cramer will highlight the Local Voices Network, among other events.
Wild rice project sows seeds for university, tribal collaboration
A graduate student is working on a project to build connections between the UW and Native American tribes around wild rice protection and restoration efforts.
UW–Madison honors outstanding community-university partnerships
A joint effort to strengthen communities in rural Green County, a collaboration to reduce cancer among black women and a partnership to improve health literacy are among the winners of the 2019 Community-University Partnership Awards.
UW Changes Lives: Handshake increases UW student access to jobs and employers
Since July, more than 15,000 UW students have activated their personal Handshake account connecting them to thousands of job listings individually tailored to their major, interests, and skills.
New “traffic lights” warn Lake Michigan beachgoers of rip currents
The new warning system was spearheaded by Yuli Liu, a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering. It's dubbed BLINK - Beach LIghts and Notifying Kiosk.
Extension’s statewide reach aids water quality collaboration
Nearly 100 people packed a room on the UW–Madison campus, appropriately overlooking the world’s best-studied lake, Lake Mendota. They were there to think about and to talk about water.
Native Nations_UW Leadership Summit highlights directions for partnerships
“The partnership feels genuine. I think it will have valuable benefits, and not just on the research end, but also in how many Native students are at UW–Madison and how the university can better support them," says Mic Isham Jr., executive administrator of the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission.