A grant from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School’s Technology Transfer Program will fund a project that uses computer mapping and statistical modeling to identify likely habitat of the endangered Karner blue butterfly. The project could help Wisconsin land managers save thousands of dollars on field surveys required to protect the rare insect.
Reporters seeking local perspectives on today’s series of terror attacks in London may consider the following experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Faculty on this list can offer insight on terrorism and on the political, economic and diplomatic implications of the attacks occurring during the start of the G8 Summit.
Researchers at the Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have received a $20 million award to fund Phase II of the Protein Structure Initiative over the next five years.
To the ordinary eye, the world’s oldest restored tall-grass prairie is an idyllic postcard picture. Long, slender grasses sway in the breeze, and playful blackbirds swoop everywhere.
Jenny Gumperz, an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
Several members of the School of Business faculty have been recognized recently for their accomplishments.
A state budget that could inflict another $35 million in cuts to the University of Wisconsin System and requires non-union state workers to contribute 1.5 percent of their salary to their retirement accounts won approval in the Republican-run Legislature and now faces veto scrutiny by Democrat Gov. Jim Doyle.
New Business Start-Up Program Message Sent to UW-Madison Faculty and Staff
Its 80 service-learning courses, prestigious awards to students who engage in community service, student-led service-to-the-community initiatives and the very presence of its Morgridge Center for Public Service have earned the University of Wisconsin-Madison a berth in the new guidebook “Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement.”
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley and UW System President Kevin Reilly announced today (June 30) that an independent investigation into the allegations concerning Paul Barrows, former vice chancellor for student affairs, will be conducted.
It has been almost 20 years since Paper Clip Productions came to UW-Madison to film scenes for Rodney Dangerfield’s comedy “Back to School.” In October 1985, the campus was turned into “Grand Lakes University” for the film, most of which was shot in California. This week, Lakeshore Entertainment, the production company that made the Oscar-winning film “Million Dollar Baby,” will shoot several scenes on campus and downtown for its new movie “The Last Kiss.”
On a rain-splattered spring day, a construction worker ran a sweeper on Linden Drive to clean up a muddy slurry left behind by dump trucks hauling dirt from the excavation site for the new Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The work keeps soil from running into storm sewers that drain into Lake Mendota.All across the campus, a green movement is picking up steam.
Another titan arum, or “corpse flower,” began blooming this afternoon in the Botany Greenhouse.
Civil and environmental engineering students defended their first-place title in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition in Clemson, S.C., June 25-27.
The My UW-Madison web portal continues to grow in popularity. As of June 2, the number of activated accounts surpassed 100,000. So far this year My UW has been used by over 60,000 members of the UW-Madison community.
UW-Madison colleagues: During the past two weeks, the university has received a torrent of criticism related to the circumstances regarding Dr. Paul Barrows’ stepping down in November as vice chancellor for student affairs and his subsequent leave. I understand how demoralizing this highly publicized issue must be for all of you, especially during a time …
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has come under intense public scrutiny for decisions made in November 2004 regarding Dr. Paul Barrows, vice chancellor for student affairs, involving his leave of absence from that position and circumstances surrounding his leave.
Undergraduate students studying the life sciences at UW-Madison will have a new opportunity to pursue their work overseas through a grant from the German American Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Jack St. Clair Kilby, co-inventor of the integrated circuit or microchip, and a 1950 master’s degree graduate in electrical engineering at UW-Madison, died of cancer Monday, June 20, at his home in Dallas. He was 81.
Ken Ono, a mathematician at UW-Madison, is one of seven scholars to receive today (June 21) the National Science Foundation (NSF) Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars during a ceremony here at the National Academy of Sciences.