UW grad’s short film has television premiere
“Picture This,” an experimental short film by James Miklaszewski, a 1998 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in radio, TV and film, will be shown… Read More
UW-Madison to host conference on fusion technology
More than 200 scientists, engineers and students from the United States, Japan, Europe, Russia and other countries will attend a conference on the technology… Read More
Ironman Triathlon to affect campus area traffic
The eastbound lane of Observatory Drive between Walnut and North Park streets will be closed to traffic from 11 a.m.-midnight on Sunday, Sept. 12, for the run portion of the Ironman triathlon. Read More
UW Police banner displayed in remembrance of 9/11
In remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a banner will continue to be displayed outside the UW Police Department through the weekend, marking the third anniversary of the attacks. Read More
FELIX features local poets
The first fall event in the FELIX series will feature readings by three poets: Bob Harrison, co-editor of the Milwaukee/New York journal "Crayon," William Allegrezza, editor of the online journal "Moria," and Steve Timm, an English as a second language instructor. Read More
Internaional students: Experience game day with WAA
The thrill of game day at Camp Randall Stadium is a feeling Badger fans know well. But many UW international students have never experienced this American pastime. That's why on Sept. 25, the Wisconsin Alumni Association and Office of International Student Services are hosting a free, pre-game tailgate at Union South for all international students before the Wisconsin vs. Penn State football game. Read More
UW symposium seeks to separate fact, fiction of Trojan War
"The Trojan War: The Sources behind the Scenes" will include art, cinema, language and myth - ancient and more recent - as well as archaeology. Read More
Stanford biologist to keynote ecology symposium
A biologist who has devoted much of his career to studying the phenomenon of biological invasions on the Hawaiian Islands will be the keynote speaker Sept. 23-24 at UW–Madison's annual fall ecology research symposium. Read More
Recent sightings
During Wisconsin Welcome move-in, a small army of red-shirted Badger Buddy volunteers helps families load carts and move their students into… Read More
University Housing changes policies
University Housing has enacted two policy changes for the new academic year to further participate in the campuswide effort to reduce binge drinking among students. Read More
University Roundtable announces fall lineup
A timely look at presidential elections will kick off the fall University Roundtable series. Read More
Brown to lead planning and landscape office
Gary Brown has been promoted to director of the Office of Planning and Landscape Architecture at Facilities Planning and Management, Associate Vice Chancellor Alan Fish says. Read More
Law School clinic publishes consumer rights guide
A guide to help make Wisconsin consumers more savvy both in the marketplace and in the legal arena has been published by the Consumer Law Litigation Clinic at the UW Law School. Read More
Students may have whispered their way to a world record
On Sept. 1, the residents of Sellery Hall attempted to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by conducting the largest game of "telephone" ever recorded. Read More
Milestones
APPOINTED Thomas M. Best, associate professor in orthopedics and rehabilitation, and in family medicine, has been named to the External Advisory Council… Read More
Storm-water management efforts deter runoff into Lake Mendota
It was easy to blame last spring's flooding in Dane County on record-setting rains. But people are as much at fault as the weather, says Ken Potter, civil and environmental engineering professor. Read More
Language Institute explores world’s languages, culture, literature
At UW–Madison, students have the opportunity to study more world languages than at any other college or university in the United States. To help students, researchers and Wisconsin residents take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities in language, literary and cultural studies at UW–Madison, the university has created the Language Institute. Read More
Moped, bicycle safety campaign
From now through Sunday, Oct. 3, UW Police will be conducting a specialized education/enforcement campaign regarding bicycle and moped safety. During the first couple of weeks, the department's primary focus will be on education. Verbal and written warnings will be handed out, along with pamphlets on the laws that affect bicyclists and moped operators. Read More
Jewish heritage lectures to explore scope of the field
Topics ranging from Israeli women novelists to Nazi concentration camp songs, 17th-century commerce, literature of World War I and Jewish women's memoirs will be on the table at this fall's Jewish Heritage Lecture series. Read More