PACE workgroup offers preliminary house party recommendations
The PACE Project, a campus-community coalition formed to reduce the dangers associated with high-risk drinking, is developing ideas on how to keep house parties safe and ways to resolve issues when they get out of hand. Read More
WAA rolls out red carpet for Alumni Weekend
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will welcome hundreds of alumni back to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for its biggest event of the year, Alumni Weekend, from Friday-Sunday, May 9-11. Read More
Earthquake alarm system may ease risk for southern Californians
Capitalizing on the low-energy waves that invariably precede major earthquakes, scientists have designed and demonstrated the feasibility of an early-warning system that promises southern Californians as much as 40 seconds of advanced notice of major temblors. Read More
Plan for renewable energy takes Burrill competition
A plan to create electricity using biomass products like rice hulls and whey is the first-prize winner of the 2003 G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition at UW–Madison. Read More
School of Education announces Distinguished Achievement Awards
The School of Education< will honor eight faculty and staff members with Distinguished Achievement Awards at an April 30 reception. Read More
Horning to lead Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Kathleen T. Horning has been named director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education. Read More
Associate Dean of Students finalists to visit
The university community is invited to meet the three finalists for the associate dean position in the Dean of Students office. Read More
UW sessions to probe feelings of safety, value, fairness, respect
How can students, faculty and staff make personal contributions toward improving campus climate at UW–Madison? The Provost's Office will address that key question during "Days of Listening and Discovery," a new campus climate initiative. Read More
Pharmacy school dean finalists named
The university has named four finalists for dean of the School of Pharmacy, Wisconsin's only pharmacy school and educator of more than 90 percent of the state's licensed pharmacists. Read More
Chancellor’s statement regarding SEVIS funding
Beginning this year, UW–Madison, along with all other colleges and universities across the country, were compelled to enroll in SEVIS, managed through the Bureau… Read More
New unit offers better MRI scans for animals
Dogs and cats in need of MRIs can now get quicker and better diagnostic images from Wisconsin's only unit dedicated solely to animal use, located at UW–Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine. Read More
Longtime political observer, editor to visit UW campus
The publisher of a leading publication for leaders of state and local government will visit UW–Madison for a one-week residency. Read More
Regents appoint historian Cronon as prestigious Vilas Professor
William Cronon, Frederick Jackson Turner Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies, has received one of the UW–Madison's most prestigious honors. Read More
Arrested Development to headline All-Campus Party concert
The student-planned All-Campus Party 2003 at UW–Madison will draw to a close at the Memorial Union Terrace on Saturday, May 3, with an unprecedented 10-hour concert event headlined by Arrested Development. Read More
Spots still available for public service travel program
A participatory glimpse into day-to-day life on an American Indian reservation or in a West Virginia coal-mining town will be available this year to the general public, and to UW–Madison students, alumni, faculty and staff. Read More
Global Connections Children’s Fair May 3
Got kids? Bring them to the Global Connections Children's Fair 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, May 3, at the Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St., Suite 1. UW–Madison international and cultural student groups will dance and sing, and provide games, arts and crafts, soccer clinics, martial art demonstrations and more for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Read More
Two psychologists receive prestigious awards
Psychology professors Richard Davidson and Morton Ann Gernsbacher have received prestigious awards recognizing their contributions to the field. Read More