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Message from UW System President Reilly on governor’s action to expand reporting requirements

December 19, 2011

Protecting our children is one of the most solemn moral obligations of adulthood, one we want to model for the young adults who are our university students. Read More

Workshop to prepare teachers to make stronger case for French language

December 19, 2011

They teach what Bloomberg Rankings has identified as the third-most-important business language in the world, after English and Mandarin. Yet, as budgets for public education continue to tighten, teachers of French are struggling to keep their programs off the chopping block in Wisconsin and across the United States. Read More

UW-Madison engineer receives Grand Challenges Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant

December 19, 2011

A biomedical engineer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive a $2.5 million Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health. Read More

Share your commencement moments, photos this weekend

December 16, 2011

It's never been easier to share the joy of commencement weekend. Read More

UW-Madison launches m.wisc.edu

December 16, 2011

UW-Madison is launching m.wisc.edu, a web version of Mobile UW that will run on any device that can connect to the Internet. Read More

UW-Madison graduate wins Mitchell Scholarship

December 16, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate Catherine Skroch is now part of a select group of Mitchell Scholars who will pursue postgraduate study in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Read More

Winners of student entrepreneurship competition, seed grants announced

December 15, 2011

Winners of the Whiteboard Challenge and Student Venture Seed Grants show that entrepreneurship is thriving among University of Wisconsin–Madison students. Read More

Media information for winter commencement

December 15, 2011

Media advisory provides details of winter commencement coverage. Read More

Chancellor Ward discusses fiscal matters in WisconsinEye interview

December 15, 2011

WisconsinEye reporter Steven Walters interviews Chancellor Ward on a range of issues, including budget matters. Read More

New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty

December 15, 2011

Professor Tim Smeeding has joined other economists in praising the Census Bureau’s release of poverty numbers based on an alternative measure. Read More

Slide show: 2011 in review

December 15, 2011

University Communications’ photographers have culled through hundreds of options for favorite images from 2011 that capture the campus through four seasons, major building projects and initiatives, transitions in leadership, learning inside and outside the classroom, research in progress, the Wisconsin Idea in practice, and Badger spirit in its many forms. Read More

Thomas Hoover, former registrar, dies at 92

December 15, 2011

Co-workers remembered former University of Wisconsin–Madison registrar Thomas Hoover as a kind and cheery fellow who loved the outdoors and Gummi bears. Read More

Degree coordinators help students move forward

December 15, 2011

Days before winter commencement ceremonies, a student worker sits amidst teetering stacks of red diploma covers. None contain diplomas. Still, each one needs a plastic insert and an informational sheet, so the student must wade through the stacks one at a time. Read More

Has there ever been a semester without a major snowstorm?

December 15, 2011

With memories of blizzards and snow days fresh in our heads, Inside UW–Madison wondered about the relative lack of snowfall this month and whether a fall semester has ever gone by without accumulating snow. Madison currently stands at a paltry 1.6 inches. Read More

Message from UW System President Reilly on governor’s action to expand reporting requirements

Workshop to prepare teachers to make stronger case for French language

UW-Madison engineer receives Grand Challenges Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant

Share your commencement moments, photos this weekend

UW-Madison launches m.wisc.edu

UW-Madison graduate wins Mitchell Scholarship

Winners of student entrepreneurship competition, seed grants announced

Media information for winter commencement

Chancellor Ward discusses fiscal matters in WisconsinEye interview

New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty

Slide show: 2011 in review

Thomas Hoover, former registrar, dies at 92

Degree coordinators help students move forward

Has there ever been a semester without a major snowstorm?

Your top 10 Inside UW–Madison stories of the semester

UW study: Mothers of tiny babies suffer, too

Just ducky: Chemo Ducks help young cancer patients

Dogs on Call helps lower stress during finals week

A message regarding mandatory reporting of crimes on and off campus

Students in four design classes collaborate on adaptive reuse of historic school