Nancy Mathews, a professor of environmental studies and chair of Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, has been named faculty director of the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service.
Eight hybrid teams of faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been awarded the first batch of Intercampus Research Incentive grants, awards designed to foster inter-institutional collaboration.
Soccer fans will pack local bars and restaurants for the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But the UW-Madison African Studies Program (ASP) is offering a family-friendly spin on the world’s most important sporting event by partnering with Dungeon-Monroe neighborhood businesses and a Madison non-profit to host an outdoor game watch, a kids’ event and a lecture.
When John Stier watches World Cup soccer or any other match, he generally keeps one eye on the game and the other on the grass. It’s what you’d expect from a lifelong fan who also leads one of the nation’s top turfgrass research programs.
In less than a month, the eyes of sports fans will be turned to the World Cup soccer tournament, the world’s most-watched sporting event, which kicks off in South Africa on June 11. The World Cup is being played in Africa for the first time this year – a source of pride across the continent, which has six teams in the tournament.
The arrival of the fourth cohort of First Wave, the University of Wisconsin’s cutting edge Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble, will be celebrated by the majestic sound of the African Motherland blended with positive rap lyrics from artists Mike-E and Afro Flow.
It may be one of the toughest rocks on Earth, but even Baraboo Quartzite is no match for a road crew.
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In Kurgan, Russia, 8,246 miles away from the statue of Abe Lincoln on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a group of college students sang “On, Wisconsin!” to celebrate Badger Spirit Day on April 23.
While 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial education course or pass a competency test for personal finance before graduating from high school, relatively few teachers believe they are adequately prepared to teach such topics, according to a study by two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will present “Building Civil Society Through the Nonprofit Sector,” a four-week “Communiversity – Summer Forum” of eight sessions between Tuesday, June 15 through Thursday, July 8.
Friends and colleagues in the University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry department are deeply saddened by the loss of Rita Warden, who died as the result of a traffic accident on the Beltline on May 29. “She was kind and thoughtful person who always put her heart into helping others accomplish their work tasks,” says professor Brian …
The university is reviewing Dane County Circuit Court Judge Amy Smith’s decision to defer animal cruelty charges involving longstanding submarine rescue studies to a special prosecutor.
One way that UW-Madison recognizes the academic excellence of its students is through the Dean’s List. At the conclusion of every semester, high achieving students are included on the list and generally receive a letter from their school or college recognizing the achievement. The honor is also noted on their transcript. In an effort to …
The first summer SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) session begins today, Thursday, June 3.
Danielle Oakley has been selected as the new UHS director of counseling and consultation services at University Health Services (UHS), according to UHS executive director Sarah Van Orman. UHS is the student health center of UW-Madison.