John Morgridge will speak at commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 18, in the Kohl Center. Morgridge and his wife, Tashia, both UW alumni, are the driving force behind the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service, a central clearinghouse for those wishing to volunteer their time an expertise in the community, and to a broad array of organizations seeking volunteers.
Enrollment at UW-Madison hasn’t changed much in recent years, but a transformation of the university’s learning environment over the past decade is building a smaller, more closely-knit community for thousands of students.
Flu season is officially under way in Wisconsin, and members of the university community are encouraged to get vaccinated and practice common sense prevention steps to avoid illness this winter.
The president of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, announced today an unprecedented research and education collaboration between the Indian government, several Indian universities, three international corporations and 15 U.S. universities, including UW-Madison.
While most people watched in horror as news details of Hurricane Katrina unfolded and perhaps donated money to the rescue efforts, a few dedicated souls traveled south to help. For UW-Madison’s veterinary school staff, that meant helping with the major problem of abandoned and lost pets.
Birds fly together in flocks. Fish swim together in schools. Everyone has seen the beautiful, seemingly choreographed motions these collections of organisms can exhibit. But surely bacteria, which have no eyes or brain, cannot behave in such a coordinated way. In fact, they do, and researchers are beginning to learn how.
As exam time rolls around, UW-Madison students in the e-Projects in Community Service (ePICS) course won’t be studying textbooks or writing take-home finals. They’ll be presenting their semester’s work to real-world clients, twelve nonprofit organizations for whom students have designed Web sites, built Web-based information systems, created logos, developed marketing materials and produced videos.
UW-Madison has launched http://www.uwbadgerphotos.com, a Web site developed and operated by the university’s contract partner, Replay Photos LLC. Through the site, Wisconsin fans can purchase athletic and campus photography for themselves – or send them directly to friends and family as gifts – with the click of a mouse.
Holiday shopping. It always catches you off guard. What to buy, who gets what and when will you do all of it? Look no further than UW-Madison. Homemade cookies, Union gift cards, books and music are just a few of the items that UW-Madison has to offer. Buy a gift and help support university academic, social and outreach programs.
A Wisconsin conservationist who headed two of the U.S. government’s largest land management agencies during the 1990s will lecture on wilderness preservation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at UW-Madison.
As public health experts discuss how best to prevent an avian flu epidemic in the United States, La Follette School of Public Affairs assistant professor Donald P. Moynihan says a recent avian disease outreak offers important clues.
Honored Michael Chial was awarded a Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Higher Education from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The award recognizes distinguished achievement and/or contributions in teaching, mentoring or developing teaching tools in the fields of audiology, speech-language pathology, or speech, language and hearing science. Fred Fenster, professor emeritus of art, received the …
When it comes to energy metabolism, hummingbirds are the heavyweight champions of vertebrates. Pound for pound, the thumb-sized birds have higher energy demands than elephants.
Slam! Audra Jeffers (15) spikes the ball as the women’s volleyball team plays Loyola during a first-round game of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Dec. 2 at the UW Field House. Wisconsin defeated Loyola, 3-0. The following day, Wisconsin defeated California in a second-round game, 3-0, and advances to play in the NCAA Sweet 16 tournament …
A veteran of the Wisconsin Film Festival has been tapped to be its interim director, following the departure of Mary Carbine. Meg Hamel, a UW-Madison graduate, began her new duties on Nov. 28.
Tandem Press, UW-Madison’s fine arts press, will fling wide its doors in celebration of the holiday season. Festivities are set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the press, 201 S. Dickinson St.
Sometimes it’s never too soon to get immersed in something. This philosophy fuels Opera for the Young, a 35-year-old educational organization devoted to “igniting enthusiasm for opera.”
In whatever dimension he is lurking these days, the late Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, a legend in the swing era, probably is smiling broadly whenever Madison’s Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble plays a set.
It may be the first time in the history of the world that an administrative report inspired an art exhibition.
In August 1985, the Wisconsin statutes were amended to formally give academic staff at all UW System institutions the right to be “active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development for the institution,”including academic staff personnel matters. At its Nov. 14 meeting, UW-Madison’s Academic Staff Assembly celebrated the 20th anniversary of shared governance, which was followed by a reception honoring Academic Staff Executive Committee members who have served since 1987.