UW-Madison technology to advance cell phones
Working to help cell-phone users take advantage of the limitless minutes now included in many calling plans, UW–Madison engineers have developed a device that can significantly improve the quality of the transmitted signal on even less battery power. Read More
New classified staff panel honors six Letters and Science employees
As part of an effort to give classified staff members a greater voice and more recognition in the College of Letters and Science at UW–Madison, six college employees are the inaugural winners of Classified Staff Excellence Awards. Read More
East, west converge in new University Theatre production
Madison audiences will be able to experience "Wondrous Tales of Old Japan," courtesy University Theatre. Read More
UW-Madison works to meet first-year housing demand
Plans to provide new on-campus undergraduate housing are essential to better serving the needs of first-year students and to redeveloping the East Campus area, university officials say. Read More
UW-Madison hosts World Cinema Day for high school students
World Cinema Day, an experimental outreach event presented by UW–Madison and the Global Film Initiative, a New York-based cinema group, premieres April 2 at the Orpheum Theatre in Madison. Read More
Expert panel convenes to discuss ‘The Passion of the Christ’
A panel of specialists convened by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Religious Studies Program will endeavor to shed some scholarly light on this highly controversial film at a public discussion on Wednesday, March 24. Read More
Law School diversity banquet marks achievements
Capping a year in which minority UW Law School graduates recorded impressive accomplishments, the 35th annual Legal Education Opportunities banquet will be held Saturday, March 27. Read More
The Why Files goes Hollywood, snags a Pixie nomination
The Why Files, a popular science Web magazine produced at UW–Madison, has been nominated for a Pixie Award "honoring achievement in online and broadband motion picture production." Read More
UW-Madison to host labor licensing conference
Creating fair and humane working conditions for textile workers involved in making licensed university apparel is the focus of an upcoming conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Read More
‘Real Women’ screenwriter to speak at Latina conference
Josefina Lopez, one of the writers of the film "Real Women Have Curves," will deliver the keynote address at the 10th annual La Mujeras Latinas Conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Glacial records depict ice age climate in synch worldwide
An answer to the long-standing riddle of whether the Earth's ice ages occurred simultaneously in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres is emerging from the glacial deposits found in the high desert east of the Andes. Read More
Waldrop to be science writer in residence
M. Mitchell Waldrop, a prolific science writer and chronicler of the physical sciences, has been named a UW–Madison science writer in residence. Read More
Forum to reunite former UW–Madison leaders, activists
"The Tradition of Student Protest at UW–Madison: Lessons Learned and the Institutional Response" will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, in the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Read More
Videoconference AP classes open to high schoolers
Distance learning classes designed to challenge Wisconsin public high school students while saving them money and providing them with college credit still have openings for the upcoming academic year. Read More
UW-Madison names new legislative liaison
A Wisconsin legislative staff veteran who for seven years has served on the staffs of three Wisconsin State Assembly members will become the new assistant director of state relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
New book offers road guide to Wisconsin geology
When the glaciers moved across Wisconsin as late as 15,000 years ago, they carved out one of the most notable features of the UW–Madison campus - Bascom Hill. Read More
Free seminar to address production animal well-being
Understanding animal behavior can help farmers provide livestock with an environment that encourages top production levels. Read More
Microbe’s trick provides a template for willowy crystals
The discovery of the willowy microscopic crystals may open a broad new window to human understanding of biomineralization, the same process that produces bone, teeth and shell, some of nature's toughest and most intriguing biological materials. Read More
UW-Madison chemist receives Sloan Fellowship
Qiang Cui, an assistant professor of chemistry at UW–Madison, is one of 116 researchers to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship - a program that honors outstanding young scientists and economists in the United States and Canada. Read More
Alumni couple contributes large gift to Camp Randall project
Two UW–Madison alumni, Robert L. McGinnis and his spouse, Jennifer A. Latwesen, have given a serious boost to the university's Camp Randall Stadium renovation project. Read More