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.
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Campus open today
Despite a late blast of snowy weather, UW-Madison remains open for business Friday, March 21. As always, safety should be an important consideration for faculty and staff deciding to come to campus. Employees are advised to use their own discretion regarding their health and safety and not travel on unsafe roads. However, as an arm …
Recent sightings: YESSSSSSSS!
Photos: Jeff Miller Nicholas Maaseen, a soon-to-graduate medical student at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), shares good news with an audience of his peers during the school’s annual Match Day, held at the Health Science Learning Center on March 20. Maassen, one of 150 UW students who will graduate in May …
WUD Art Committee hosts 80th annual student art show
The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Art Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its 80th annual student art show at the Memorial Union in April.
Berquam: Vote in ASM elections
University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is encouraging students to get involved in shared governance by voting in next week’s Associated Students of Madison (ASM) spring elections.
Events celebrate nanotechnology
The public can get up close and personal with nanotechnology research during a series of free public nanotechnology events on campus during “Nano Days,” Saturday, March 29-Sunday, April 6.
Technology to predict strain gets a perfect model: Michelangelo’s ‘David’
For statues, stress injuries come from standing in place for hundreds of years. Using a novel technique, researchers have now developed a way to predict such fracturing, applying the procedure to Michelangelo’s famous statue “David” in an analysis that proved simpler, faster and more accurate than previous methods.
Seminar to provide free financial counseling to UW-Madison students
University of Wisconsin-Madison students are invited to learn what it takes to stop counting pennies and start securing their futures at the annual Financial Independence Seminar, to be hosted Saturday, April 5, by the Wisconsin Student Alumni Board (WASB).
Alumni dish real-world advice to undergraduates through ‘Dinners on Wisconsin!’
Dinners On Wisconsin! invites alumni with a variety of professional backgrounds to share their experiences in the “real world” with current UW undergraduate students.
State’s largest used book sale offers 15,000 books March 26-29
The Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries semiannual used book sale will be held for the 25th time Wednesday-Saturday, March 26-29, in Room 116 of Memorial Library, 728 State St.
New nanoparticle catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom
A University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Maryland (UM) team has developed a new nanotechnology-driven chemical catalyst that paves the way for more efficient hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
UW Geology Museum receives more than $100,000 in minerals
In its 160-year existence, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum has never before received a mineral donation like the one recently given by retired UW-Madison electrical engineering Professor R.A. Greiner.
Six faculty members receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards
Six UW–Madison faculty have been honored for their research with Kellett Mid-Career Awards.
Seven honored with Romnes awards
Seven of UW–Madison’s rising faculty have received H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships. The award, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), recognizes great potential in faculty who have earned tenure within the last four years. Award-winners receive a $50,000 award to be used in support of research.
UW-Madison team ‘zaps’ competition with electric snowmobile
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Clean Snowmobile team blew the competition out of the snow at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC) in Houghton, Mich., March 10-15.
When Janet Silbernagel grew up playing along the banks of the Sugar River near the town of Riley, she never imagined she was following in the footsteps of a famous naturalist.
Greenbush Day celebration set for March 25
Last March, more than 300 people turned out for a first-time event honoring one of Madison’s most culturally diverse and historic neighborhoods. The second Greenbush Day celebration will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, at the Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St., at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Recent sightings: Move ’em out!
Photo: Jeff Miller Undergraduate student Lara Nicol organizes her luggage as others board two Van Galder buses parked in front of Memorial Union on March 13. Nicol, one of countless UW-Madison students departing for a getaway during the university’s spring break, is destined for her home state of Hawaii.
Abigail Adams biography adds to popular interest in American Revolution
“John Adams,” a major HBO mini-series debuting this Sunday, is bound to generate renewed public interest in the era of the American Revolution and the founding of the nation. A University of Wisconsin-Madison chapbook series has been mining that rich historical territory for some time.
The latest chapbook, a biography of Abigail Adams, fits very closely with the mini-series’ focus on John and Abigail’s long and storied relationship.
Chancellor search
UW-Madison is currently conducting a national search for a successor to Chancellor John D. Wiley, who will step down in September 2008.