UW-Madison certificate program focuses on leadership development
The University of Wisconsin–Madison offers students a novel way to document their leadership experience on campus for future job and graduate school applications.
‘Facebook’ generation urged to keep information private online
Ask any University of Wisconsin–Madison student whether they have a Facebook or MySpace account, and the answer will probably be "yes." According to recent statistics, Facebook tallies 250 million hits every day and ranks ninth in overall traffic on the Internet.
Doyle vows to keep tuition down in new budget
State budget season got under way this month as Gov. Jim Doyle rolled out a proposed 2007–09 state budget that recognizes the importance of higher education and provides domestic partnership benefits for all state employees.
Governments benefit from professor’s planning expertise
Thinking ahead — planning — generally does not top America’s to-do lists. “As a society, we don’t often put a high enough priority on planning for future growth and change,” says Brian Ohm, professor of urban and regional planning.
Six faculty receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards for research
Six mid-career UW–Madison faculty have been recognized for their research accomplishments through conferral of Kellett Mid-Career Awards.
Romnes Awards support five of UW–Madison’s emerging stars
Five of UW–Madison’s emerging faculty stars have been named as recipients of the 2007 Romnes Awards.
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UW programs partner with Wisconsin Film Festival
As film festivals sprout up around the state, UW–Madison’s very own event returns for its ninth year, running Thursday–Sunday, April 12–15.
Morgridge Center celebrates 10 great years of service
The Morgridge Center for Public Service celebrates 10 years at UW–Madison this year.
Men’s track wins seventh straight Big Ten title
It was a record-breaking day for the second-ranked Wisconsin men’s track and field team. The Badgers won their seventh straight Big Ten Conference indoor championship with 120 points, tying a league record for consecutive indoor titles. Wisconsin tied a mark held by Michigan from 1934-40.
Flu season in full swing in Wisconsin
Influenza activity is currently considered to be "widespread" in Wisconsin, indicating we are reaching the peak of this year's influenza season. Practitioners at University Health Services (UHS) are seeing many students with the flu. To minimize chances of getting the flu, students are encouraged to get a flu shot and to practice basic hygiene.
UW-Madison computer programming team heads to Tokyo
One of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's computer programming teams will travel to Tokyo for the world finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest in March.
UW scientists unlock major number theory puzzle
Mathematicians have finally laid to rest the legendary mystery surrounding an elusive group of numerical expressions known as the "mock theta functions."
Symposium to link stem cell research, public policy
Public policy issues related to human embryonic stem cell research will be the topic of a half-day symposium co-sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the WiCell Research Institute on Friday, March 2.
State shortage of large animal veterinarians looms
In recent years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine has noted fewer of its students enrolling in food animal courses. Looking ahead, that could cause problems for the state's dairy industry as fewer veterinarians are available to meet their herds' health needs.
Students encouraged to participate in alcohol study
The University of Wisconsin System is conducting a survey of undergraduates this month to better understand the impacts of alcohol and other drug use by UW students.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery seed grant winners named
The research program of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison gets underway today (Feb. 21), as officials announce the results of a campus-wide competition for the institutes' Discovery Seed Grants.
National Entrepreneurship Week recognized on campus
The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is hosting a number of programs for Entrepreneurship Week USA, a national effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America's unique culture of inventiveness.