Wisconsin coalitions encouraged to apply for community transformation grants
The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources today announced that communities across the state can apply for grants to create healthier places to live, work and play through the Transform Wisconsin Fund. The fund will competitively award community grants to more than 30 nonprofit organizations or local governments across the state.
Dogs at the UW to visit eight campus locations May 1-15
It won’t be long before final exams, commencement, and the end of the spring semester, and it can be a very stressful time for students.
Biochemistry complex blends old with new
The Biochemistry Complex located next to Henry Mall looks a lot different than decades ago. But you wouldn’t necessarily know that at first glance.
Absentee voting encouraged for students leaving Madison this summer
Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl is concerned changes in statewide voting laws could prove confusing to students voting in the state’s recall elections.
Beginning farmer school seeks cyclists, pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser
Dozens of cyclists will be riding through the rolling hills of rural Dane and Green counties on Saturday, June 2 in support of the next generation of farmers.
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes UW appearance
Neil deGrasse Tyson, a world-renowned science orator known for dreaming the impossible and urging it into reality, will be the keynote speaker for UW–Madison's inaugural Senior Day on Thursday, May 10.
Memorial Union Terrace adds “Mendota Blue” chairs to mark transformation
The palette of the Memorial Union Terrace gained another vivid color on Sunday, April 29, as 300 “Mendota Blue” Terrace chairs joined the traditional orange, green and yellow chairs.
UW Health pediatric clinic featured in new documentary
To examine the impact and cost of obesity within the U.S., HBO and the Institute of Medicine, in association with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control, created a four- part documentary series titled, “The Weight of the Nation.”
Recent sightings: No worries
As the days between now and commencement begin ticking down, students danced the night away at Club Bucky held in the backyard of Witte…
Panel to explore fight for tribal sovereignty in Wisconsin
A public panel sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at UW–Madison will ask whether the rights of Wisconsin’s native people are respected or routinely trampled, and explores how tribes assert sovereignty through grass-roots organizing, organizational alliances, and legal challenges to such contentious proposals as the recently-deferred mining bill and new wolf-hunting legislation.
Students compete for start-up cash in G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition
Eighty-two undergraduate and graduate students from 31 majors across the University of Wisconsin–Madison will vie for start-up capital as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business on Friday, April 27.
UW-Madison to offer dual law and public health degree
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined juris doctor and master of public health, starting this fall.
Seven receive entrepreneurial achievement awards
Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and faculty were honored this week for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.
College of Letters & Science Career Services assists with post-graduation plans
With graduation only a few weeks away, Letters & Science Career Services (LSCS) is an excellent resource for students entering the job market.
At 80, Harold Scheub keeps the storytelling tradition alive
As the African Studies Program celebrates its 50th anniversary, Harold Scheub remains a constant.
Input sought on campus bus changes
UW-Madison Transportation Services will be making changes to campus bus service and is seeking input at two upcoming May meetings.
Patel to further interfaith discussion at UW–Madison
Eboo Patel likes to tell the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. learned in seminary school about Gandhi's inspiration to create a nonviolent social reform movement.
Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds.