Wiscontrepreneur initiative examines entrepreneurship, athletics
The Office of Corporate Relations is sponsoring "Work Hard, Play Hard," a series of special events during the 2009-10 academic year.
Major gifts give momentum to School of Nursing building campaign
Two major gifts announced today (Oct. 2) provide a major boost to the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing and its Power of Nursing Campaign to build and staff a new nursing science center.
Campus offers condolences to Indonesian students
International Student Services and the Offices of the Dean of Students are extending condolences to students and campus community members from Indonesia in the wake of the Sept. 30 7.6-magnitude earthquake.
‘UW-Madison Minute’ airs before Badger football games
A short radio spot airing before each Badger football game gives fans a glimpse of recent happenings at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Moral lessons from nature films lead off fall Roundtable lectures
The moral lessons of nature films, the warrior tradition of native Americans and the beautiful art songs of graduate voice students will be featured during a series of University Roundtable luncheon presentations beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Kris Olds: Olympics
Professor of Geography Kris Olds has researched the housing impacts of mega-events since 1986. With the announcement of the host city for the 2016 Olympics,…
Dean of students, police urge vigilance after downtown robberies
In the wake of several robberies in the Madison community, the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD), the Offices of the Dean of Students and Madison Police Department (MPD) are again reminding students to watch out for one another, especially at night.
Music and spoken-word festival to feature international artists
The fifth annual Passing the Mic Series, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), will bring internationally renowned musical and spoken-word artists from Central America and across the United States to the Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium from Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10.
First Wave wins state arts award
A top Wisconsin arts honor - the 2009 Governor's Award in Support of the Arts - has been given to the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), which oversees the First Wave Learning Community.
Two new dance faculty introduced in showcase
The Dance Program has added four new faculty members to its roster during the past two years, adding depth to the program’s instruction in current dance scholarship as well as dance history and the ongoing and evolving cultural fusion of dance around the globe.
We Conserve director inspires environmental spirit
In 2006, when Faramarz Vakili proposed the goal of reducing UW–Madison’s energy consumption by 20 percent by 2010, he was met with doubt
Session added to town-hall meetings on research and graduate education
UW–Madison has consistently demonstrated national leadership in research and graduate education. As one indicator, UW–Madison is the only institution, public or private (other than Johns Hopkins), that has remained in the top five in research expenditures for more than 20 years. That success is a tribute to the quality of faculty and staff, supported by the Graduate School.
Interdisciplinary conference asks ‘What is human?’
A conference addressing the issue "What is Human?" will be held on campus this week.
Federal grants power research on computer games and learning
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently won $4.5 million in federal grants to study computer games and learning.
Was mighty T. rex ‘Sue’ felled by a lowly parasite?
A new study, published today (Sept. 29) in the online journal Public Library of Science One, provides evidence that ‘Sue,’ the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, was felled by a lowly parasite that still afflicts modern birds.
Recent sightings: Blustery Monday
Harnessing the power of a windy day — 15 mph with occasional gusts to 40 mph — Hoofer Sailing Club instructor Andy Evenson windsurfs…
New Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science established
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health today (Sept. 28) announced an $8 million, three-year grant to establish a Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science.
Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW–Madison
Entrepreneurship is thriving across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and four student-run businesses captured that spirit and have been awarded seed grants to nurture their startups.
Emergency text messages available to faculty, staff
More than 20,000 members of the UW–Madison community are subscribed to WiscAlerts-Text, the university’s emergency text messaging service.
UW Foundation President Andrew A. “Sandy” Wilcox to retire
After 21 years as president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Andrew A. "Sandy" Wilcox has announced plans to retire at the end of 2010.