A Hubble Space Telescope original returns to Wisconsin
After a journey of some 535 million space miles, give or take, and years languishing in a cavernous government warehouse, one of the original scientific instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope has splashed down in Wisconsin.
UW geneticist remembered as his papers are read
In a conference room in the Genetics/Biotech Building on campus, a small group gathers for a weekly discussion of a journal article.
Calm waters: UW Lifesaving Station helps keep Lake Mendota safe
It’s a beautiful sunny day. People are swimming, sailing and enjoying summer relaxing on Lake Mendota, the campus’ 9,842-acre neighbor.
Pharmacy dean to step down in September 2013
Jeanette Roberts, dean of the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy, says the public policy and political sides of health care have always interested her. After a 10-year run as the head of the UW System’s only pharmacy school, Roberts plans to step aside next year to pursue that passion.
Students participate in summer session for Badger Volunteers
For the second year in a row, the Morgridge Center for Public Service has offered a summer session of its Badger Volunteers Program. During the regular academic year, nearly 500 UW–Madison students participate in Badger Volunteers each semester. The summer session operates on a much smaller scale with just 27 registered volunteers. It is 10 weeks long, from mid-June to mid-August.
Heat wave: Rec Sports closes facilities
Temperatures in Madison are expected to soar over 100 degrees yet again.
UW asks court to clarify whether adidas violated terms of contract
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is asking a court to decide whether adidas has met the terms of its contract with UW–Madison and the Labor Code of Conduct.
With help from Milwaukee company, two engineers graduate with a head start
Two University if Wisconsin–Madison engineering graduates had a head start on promising careers even as they crossed the stage in the May commencement ceremony. Now they will join the ranks of engineers at Rockwell Automation.
University Housing welcomes thousands of summer residents
During a period of 13 weeks this summer University Housing is hosting residential programs involving 106 groups that will collectively bring some 16,000 guests to campus, including residents and local commuters who will be staying in University Housing facilities.
UW-Madison political scientist wins award for international relations research
A University of Wisconsin–Madison political scientist has received the inaugural Sussex International Theory Prize for innovative research in international relations.
Recent Sightings: Secretary Chu visits UW
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu reacts to comments from University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty, staff and graduate students from the Great Lakes…
Madison Community Foundation funds K-12 science programs at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
During the next year, kids and their families will be able to enjoy six new ways to experience hands-on science at the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Study finds little movement on economic ladder
Economic opportunity is not the same for everyone in the United States, new research by La Follette School director Thomas DeLeire shows.
UW-Madison investigative reporting collaboration honored
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have won a national award for their collaborative efforts to produce investigative reporting.
Sandefur to step down as dean, return to faculty
The dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's largest college has said he will step down from that post at the end of the upcoming academic year.
Americans’ information needs not being met, study finds
Americans' lives are still grounded in the communities where they live and require a set of basic information to navigate daily life, despite the proliferation of technology that seems to shrink the world by the hour.