Members of the university’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community collect buttons and printed information during an ice cream social and Wisconsin Welcome event sponsored by the LGBT Campus Center in Memorial Union’s Great Hall on Sept. 1, 2010. Photo: Jeff Miller
A series of events this weekend at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will explore the elements of hip-hop: being a DJ, rapping, break dancing, graffiti and knowledge. The events, called “5 elements,” are sponsored by the Multicultural Student Coalition, a student organization committed to social justice and the principles of unity, integrity, responsibility and respect, says …
A pair of young fusion researchers will be working with the support of the Department of Energy as they work on graduate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In any year, the arts scene on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is vibrant and rich, with hundreds of performances, exhibits and events from students, faculty and visiting world-famous artists.
The second Wisconsin Poverty Report shows the rate of poverty in Wisconsin worsened in 2008, with more than 11 percent of the state’s population living in need, including one in seven children and one in 10 elderly residents.
It’s time to make a Badger fashion statement. On Friday, Sept. 3, wearing Badger red and white will show support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison during National College Colors Day.
A crowd of more than 5,000 people fill the arena during the Chancellor’s Convocation for first-year students at the Kohl Center on Sept. 1, 2010. Photo: Jeff Miller
The old Mac-versus-PC and laptop-versus-desktop debates have given way to cell phone versus smart phone for University of Wisconsin-Madison students.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs professor has won a three-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore options for public-policy mechanisms to address climate change.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will take questions on her call for a new “Badger Partnership” in a Wednesday evening web chat hosted by Madison Magazine.
Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.
Transportation Services is putting a suggestion into action this month by downsizing at least one of its vehicles from four wheels to two.
For the 29th year in a row, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Multicultural Student Center (MSC) welcomes students to campus with an evening of dancing, networking and sharing connections.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will welcome new students to university at the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students.
For two reasons, says James Kitchell, professor of zoology at UW-Madison. First, sharks lack the swim bladder that most fish use to adjust their buoyancy.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and invited guests will celebrate Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig and his connections with the university at the Milwaukee Brewers’ game Friday, Aug. 27, versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park.
Allan H. “Bud” Selig, commissioner of Major League Baseball, has made a major gift to endow the Allan H. Selig Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Three Major League Baseball owners have joined to create a Great People Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in honor of Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig and his wife, Suzanne.