Register now for Crazylegs Classic
The 27th annual Crazylegs Classic will be held on Saturday, April 26, with Heisman Trophy winner and former Badger football star Ron Dayne serving as the event’s grand marshal. Dayne currently plays for the NFL’s Houston Texans.
Wiscontrepreneur ‘100-Hour Challenge’ back for second year
A contest challenging students to use their entrepreneurial skills will be held again this year, and faculty and staff are asked to encourage students to participate.
Experts help find solutions to problems identified by administrative project
The next phase of the campus’s broad-based effort to improve business practices and provide customer satisfaction is under way, with guidance and training from a corps of campus experts.
Health sciences premises to be smoke-free
With growing scientific evidence pointing to the health risks of secondhand smoke, UW–Madison has strengthened its existing policy on the use of tobacco on campus grounds.
From stained glass to stem cells, science shines
UW–Madison will offer a science smorgasbord to the public at the sixth annual Science Expeditions on Saturday, April 5.
Writing tribal histories: Class mines archival treasures
UW–Madison historian Ned Blackhawk would argue that there has never been a more fertile time to be a researcher of Native American history, with a surge in scholarly interest and a deep well of subjects “literally waiting to be written.” Blackhawk is inspiring a new generation of historians to seize this opportunity through his unique research seminar, “Writing Tribal Histories.”
Milestones
Jean Manchester Biddick Professor of Women’s Health Molly Carnes, also of industrial and systems engineering, was one of seven selected as 2008 fellows of the…
Tickets still available for Wisconsin Film Festival
If the idea of an international film festival makes you think of a red carpet, glamorous movie stars and photographers snapping their flash bulbs, talking to director Meg Hamel about the Wisconsin Film Festival will give you the real story behind the popular event.
Employee Matters
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New database shows ‘Wisconsin Idea in Action’
A new searchable, online database called the Wisconsin Idea in Action, which documents hundreds of examples of UW–Madison’s service to the state, made its campus debut this week.
Writer’s Choice: Wisconsin Singers, Madhatters in concert
Two student groups, the high-energy Wisconsin Singers and the popular men’s a cappella group the MadHatters, are teaming up to present a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Professor strengthens math, science education
For well over a decade, mathematics professor Terry Millar has worked to improve math and science instruction for students at all levels by bringing together the knowledge of university mathematicians and scientists with the teaching and curricular expertise of educators.
WARF, UW–Madison influenza researcher, Lentigen agree to donate technology
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $1.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support research aimed at understanding the molecular features that lead to influenza pandemics. UW–Madison will collaborate with Maryland-based Lentigen Corp. on the project.
All-Campus Idol to showcase UW–Madison talent
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) is set to host the fourth annual All-Campus Idol, a campus version of "American Idol" that showcases the singing talent of University of Wisconsin–Madison students.
Shared Governance Committee seeks applications
The Shared Governance Committee, a committee of the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), is now accepting applications for more than 100 available positions on more than 45 committees all over campus for fall.
Recent sightings: Over the hump
Photo: Jeff Miller Thanks to round-the-clock care provided by the UW–Madison Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seymour, a newborn…
Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain
Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathetic to other peoples' mental states, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
For stem cell scientist James Thomson, discovery trumps fame
The UW scientist who first brought stem cells into the scientific spotlight — a discovery that sparked a volatile debate of political and medical ethics — doesn’t seek fame for himself. So when you are the go-to guy for everybody who wants access to James Thomson, a man who’d much rather be in the lab than in the media’s glare, you learn to say no more often than you’d like.
Massive iceberg breaks off Ross Ice Shelf
A massive iceberg, roughly twice the size of Delaware, has broken free from the Antarctic's Ross Ice Shelf.