Frequently asked questions, UW inclement weather guidelines for employees
The UW–Madison campus, along with the southern part of Wisconsin, experienced a major snowstorm on Wednesday, Feb. 2. This resulted in the campus canceling classes…
Instrument makers give essential support to research enterprise
In engineering and the physical, medical and psychological sciences, equipment is often a critical barrier between a bright hypothesis and a scientific achievement. Science by definition involves doing something new, and that something new often requires a one-of-a-kind instrument. A whatchamacallit. A gadget. Anything from a specialized bolt to a self-propelled machine.
Storm update: Classes, events canceled Wednesday, snow clearance begins
Crews at the University of Wisconsin–Madison began to dig out from a crippling winter storm that forced cancellation of classes and events on campus Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Cancellations related to Feb. 1-2 snowstorm
Below is a current list of changes to campus services and events. If you have information about campus event cancellations, email chancellor@news.wisc.edu with specific details.
Snow Action Day extended through Thursday
December has arrived with a snowy punch, a reminder of the university's need to tame inclement weather by keeping sidewalks, bus shelters and parking lots clear and safe.
Chancellor Martin reacts to State of the State address
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin attended Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State address Tuesday night. Her statement follows: “The governor’s speech made it…
A matter of timing: New strategies for debugging electronics
The components that make up the integrated circuits in electronic devices are nano-sized and number in the billions. Sometimes "bugs" lurking in these complex systems can emerge and cause significant performance errors.
Campus prepares for new winter storm
3:30 p.m. Tuesday update: The UW–Madison campus continues to prepare for a major winter storm, with snow and blizzard-like conditions expected through Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Global Health Initiative sparks creative thinking with Incubator series
If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension.
UW-Madison suspends Egypt programs, students leave Alexandria
Note: As of 5:30 p.m. CST today, Monday, Jan. 31, the students in Alexandria had left the airport and were en route to Prague on…
UW-Madison experts available to media to discuss State of the State
Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to give his first State of the State address to the Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 1. UW–Madison has a number…
UW-Madison has Egypt experts available for media
UW–Madison has faculty familiar with Egypt who can discuss its people and the current unrest in the country: Dustin Carell Cowell, professor and chair…
Experts available for comment on unrest in Egypt
UW-Madison has faculty familiar with Egypt who can discuss its people and the current unrest in the country: Dustin Carell Cowell, professor and chair of…
Moynihan recognized for leadership, scholarship
Donald Moynihan, associate director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, has been elected to the Policy Council of the Association…
Chancellor’s update on the state budget process
I hope the new semester has gotten off to a good start for all of you –that you’re settled in, enjoying your classes, making…
Recent sightings: Selig Distinguished Lecture
Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig, center, and Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History, right, applaud as guest lecturer Adrian…
Study: Cows done in by bad spuds
Anyone taking the recent, mysterious deaths of 200 steers in a Portage County, Wis., feedlot as a sign of the apocalypse can rest easy. The cows, according to the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, were done in by bad spuds.
TIP/Autism Day
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UW-Madison student writes about real effects of drunk driving
When University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism student Sammy Ganz met the family of 6-year-old Treyton Kilar in the weeks after his death at the hands of…