ABC News global warming reporter to be science writer in residence
Bill Blakemore, who leads coverage of global warming for ABC News, is the spring science writer in residence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison engineers help Resilient Technologies reinvent the wheel
In military combat, vehicle tires are critical, as blown tires can mean troops are stranded in dangerous situations. Wausau, Wis.-based Resilient Technologies is working on a non-pneumatic tire with a honeycomb-like design, which can't be shot out and could save lives. Read More
Speech festival to delay traffic around campus
On Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association will hold its 116th State Speech Festival on campus. Read More
Faculty Senate approves resolution protecting academic freedom
The Faculty Senate passed a resolution at its April 4 meeting calling on the university to protect the university’s atmosphere of free inquiry and expression and to defend faculty and staff from harassment in the form of open records requests. Read More
Seminar focuses on market research for early-stage companies
Business experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison business school and the Center for Innovation and Business Development at UW-Whitewater will discuss the use of market… Read More
Earth Day conference to showcase sustainability
Two dazzling new gathering places on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will share the spotlight on Wednesday, April 20 as joint venues for the Nelson Institute's fifth annual Earth Day Conference, and the public is invited. Read More
Chancellor Martin reaches out with ideas for achieving flexibility for all UW institutions
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has reached out to lawmakers and UW System colleagues with ideas for how flexibility for all UW institutions can be achieved while preserving the public authority proposal for UW–Madison. Read More
New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds
Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound. Read More
Study shows patient’s own cells may hold therapeutic promise after reprogramming, gene correction
Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California and the WiCell Research Institute moved gene therapy one step closer to clinical reality by determining that the process of correcting a genetic defect does not substantially increase the number of potentially cancer-causing mutations in induced pluripotent stem cells. Read More
Slide Show: All hands on science
Touching it with their own hands — and seeing it with their own eyes — made science come alive for those who attended this year’s Science Expeditions, a campuswide open house at UW–Madison, on April 2. Read More
Reminder: Vote in Tuesday’s general election
Tuesday, April 5, is Election Day. Wisconsin voters will have the chance to make their voices heard in several important state, county and local races. Read More
UW-Madison students to fight cancer at Relay for Life
While University of Wisconsin–Madison students regularly stay up all night studying or hanging out with friends, students have the chance to stay up all night for a cause at Relay for Life on Saturday, April 9. Read More
Symposium addresses succession planning, next-generation contributions for family foundations
Family foundations - from the small foundation down the street to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - have had a tremendous impact on local and global communities, programs and services. Read More
Juilliard String Quartet violist to perform with UW–Madison’s Pro Arte Quartet
Samuel Rhodes, who has been the violist in the Juilliard String Quartet since 1969, will perform with the Pro Arte Quartet for the Faculty Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, in Mills Hall. Read More
Letter from UW–Madison legal counsel regarding Cronon emails
April 1, 2011 Stephan ThompsonRepublican Party of Wisconsin148 East Johnson StreetMadison, Wisconsin 53703 Dear Mr. Thompson: I am writing on behalf of… Read More
Sentencing policy examined in Fairchild Lecture
William K. Sessions, district judge and former chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the agency which establishes policies and analyzes the form and severity of punishments for federal crimes, will deliver the annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School on Friday, April 15. Read More