French university presidents, education officials visit, study UW model
Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison beginning Monday, Aug. 30, for a weeklong seminar on leadership and strategic issues related to the management of autonomous public research universities.
Wisconsin researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
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.
Parade magazine praises UW–Madison as part of ‘College A-list’
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continued to earn national praise this week, this time being listed as part of Parade magazine’s “College A-List.” Forty-three…
Doors re-open on Bascom Hill’s renewed Education Building
The School of Education has returned to the Education Building on Bascom Hill, coming home to a much-improved facility than the place it vacated in 2008.
Union art exhibits far from pedestrian
There’s nothing more pedestrian than, well, being a pedestrian. You know: Wait for the walk light, stay in the crosswalk, keep up with the flow.
Booksmart
When Charles Wedemeyer pioneered new methods of distance education, he could not have foreseen some of the innovations available today.
Lakeshore Nature Preserve director announced
Gary Brown, director of campus planning and landscape architecture at Facilities Planning and Management, has been named director of the university’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
Check out the new university home page
University Communications launched a re-designed university home page on June 29.
Furloughs continue another year
We have made it through a challenging first year of state-mandated employee furloughs, which were imposed as a way for the state of Wisconsin to save money in difficult budget times.
‘Construction’ was the word this summer
From construction to Chinese athletes, campus was a busy place this summer. Here are a few stories you may have missed.
UW Law School students kick off first year with community service
The 260 students starting at the University of Wisconsin Law School this fall arrive on campus expecting to be immersed in lectures or hefty reading assignments.
Plants give up some deep secrets of drought resistance
In a study that promises to fill in the fine details of the plant world's blueprint for surviving drought, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified in living plants the set of proteins that help them withstand water stress.
Curiosities: Why are so many Hispanic names hyphenated?
The two surnames names are ancestral, with the father’s family name followed by the mother’s family name. In Colombia, for example, “Ernesto Escobar Vega” uses…
Fall move-in presents challenges
Approximately 6,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will move into their university residence halls this week with the help of their families and friends.
UW-Madison ranked 23rd by Washington Monthly
The annual college rankings season rolled on Monday (Aug. 23) as the University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked 23rd nationally in this year’s edition of…
Employee bus pass distribution dates set
Employees can begin picking up their complimentary Madison Metro bus passes beginning Monday, Aug. 16.
Recording booth will capture memories of Sterling Hall bombing
For those who were in Madison on Aug. 24, 1970, memories of the bombing of Sterling Hall - the sounds that woke them in the middle of the night, the images of the aftermath - are indelible.
UW Board of Regents forwards budget proposal to increase graduates, create jobs
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Aug. 19 approved a two-year budget intended to boost Wisconsin’s economy by increasing the number of UW…
Long collaboration with sewer district helps city, university
The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 ushered in a revolution in sewage treatment. Faced with tightening restrictions on the water and solids it must release after treatment, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) turned to experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for advice.