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DARE publishes companion volume to landmark dictionary

December 17, 2012

The dictionary known as DARE, a landmark project housed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, now has a companion volume that gives readers a chance to dig deep into the definitive source on American speech from the first colonists to our neighbors today. Read More

New form of cell division found

December 17, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells. Read More

Library finalists present to public

December 14, 2012

Final presentations by the four finalists for Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are now available for online viewing. Read More

Bad news for bats: deadly fungus persists in caves

December 14, 2012

Researchers have found that the organism that causes deadly white-nose syndrome persists in caves long after it has killed the bats in those caves. A study just published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology shows that the fungus can survive in soil for months, even years, after the bats have departed. Read More

Campus-youth partnership to share artistic skills in recording studio

December 14, 2012

A partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Madison-area youth will help young people explore and develop their creative talents in a cutting-edge sound recording studio. Read More

Search and screen committee appointed for next College of Letters & Science dean

December 13, 2012

A 17-member search and screen committee has been appointed to assist in identifying a successor to Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

White House official to discuss science policy

December 13, 2012

Thomas Kalil, deputy director for policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will discuss the difference between “policy for science” and “science for policy” tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 14) as part of the Neuroscience and Public Policy Seminar series. Read More

Retired administrator joins words and art in new exhibits

December 13, 2012

After retiring in 1994 as associate dean in the College of Letters & Science, Blair Mathews has maintained his connection with the university through a variety of channels. Now, as a poet, Mathews brings a different kind of work back to campus. Read More

Christens wins national early career award

December 13, 2012

Brian D. Christens, assistant professor of human ecology in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and associate faculty director for research at the Center for Nonprofits, has received the 2012 Michele Alexander Early Career Award for scholarship and service. Read More

Competitive prizes help move printable prosthetic hand closer to market

December 12, 2012

With an inexpensive, body-powered prosthetic that replicates an amputee's lost hand, a University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineering student earned second place in the undergraduate division of the 2012 National Collegiate Inventors Competition, held in Washington, D.C., in November. Read More

Boy with autism funds research with hand-drawn holiday cards

December 12, 2012

Giizhik Klawiter has never been so much as a visitor to the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Waisman Center, but the 10-year-old boy with autism from Hayward, Wis., is one of the most faithful supporters of the center's developmental disabilities research. For four years, Giizhik's mother, Pam Miller, has visited Walmart, the casino, grocery stores and craft fairs to sell Christmas cards designed by Giizhik (whose name means "white cedar" in Ojibwe) and his brother Mino (short for Minode'e, loosely "has a kind heart"). Read More

Provost outlines child abuse and neglect reporting obligations

December 12, 2012

Here is a message from the provost about child abuse and neglect reporting requirements. Read More

Slideshow: 2012 Photographer’s Choice

December 11, 2012

Rose Bowl coaching compensation approved

December 11, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletic Director Barry Alvarez will receive additional compensation of $118,500 for taking on Rose Bowl coaching responsibilities, under a plan approved by the Executive Committee of the UW System Board of Regents today. Read More

Explore SoundWaves at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

December 11, 2012

What do genetics, plant infections, West Nile virus, the human brain and Bach have in common? Read More

New residence hall, with an environmental theme, rises on lakeshore

December 11, 2012

A new $17.3 million residence hall, temporarily named “New 32 Hall,” will be ready to house more than 170 students next fall. Read More

Regents alter enrollment guidelines, approve HR plan

December 10, 2012

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents made an important change to enrollment guidelines and cleared the way for implementation of UW–Madison’s HR Design strategic plan. Read More

Shared medical appointments: multiple benefits for patients, doctors

December 10, 2012

Micah Chan, clinical chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, began conducting shared medical appointments for people with kidney disease two years ago. All groups have at least five patients and remain together from the first meeting. Read More

Five graduate students of color to be inducted into Bouchet Society

December 10, 2012

Five University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students of color - Patrick Brown, Sharee Light, Gregory Mosby, Chidi Obasi and Myeshia Price - will be inducted into the UW–Madison chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference March 1, 2013. They will also be inducted into the national Bouchet Society at its conference, hosted by Yale University, April 19-20, 2013. Read More

UW-Madison partners in $5 million grant to study philanthropy

December 10, 2012

The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI), a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Chicago and Georgia State University, has received a $5 million grant that will be used to explore the motives of philanthropy and lead to new development strategies. Read More