UW Law School to host lecture on Gulf of Mexico oil spill
A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate will return to campus to talk about her work investigating last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Wisconsin Involvement Network to debut this fall
Starting this fall semester, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be launching a campuswide initiative called the Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN).
‘Saturday Science at Discovery’ explores science at the South Pole
This month, “Saturday Science at Discovery” invites the public to “be cool and go polar” with a bilingual learning journey focused on the extreme science of the South Pole.
Seminars cover financial-coping strategies for employees
Resources are available for faculty and staff who may be dealing with difficulties related to increased health care and benefit costs and the associated decrease in take-home pay.
Program relocation creates new central-campus synergy on the lake
Several campuswide diversity and international programs are relocating operations in the Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym), creating a new level of academic and student synergy in the historic Langdon Street building.
Longtime library director reflects on a career at the crossroads
When a young Ken Frazier attempted to discern his future career, he found that his interests lay in “introductory everything and advanced nothing.”
Multicultural Student Center to host annual celebration
On Friday, Sept. 2, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Multicultural Student Center will sponsor the 30th annual Multicultural Orientation Reception celebration.
Union renovation plans aired at public forum
The same plan that envisions an expanded lobby at the Wisconsin Union Theater would also boost the amount of Terrace seating area available near the theater, officials said Tuesday.
Zimmermann run/walk planned for Sept. 17
A fundraising run for the Madison Crime Stoppers reward fund in memory of Brittany Zimmermann will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17. Early registration is now under way.
Students: Charge your smartphones and prepare to #FindUW
Students are invited to participate in #FindUW, a social-media scavenger hunt, starting Aug. 31.
Parents’ stress leaves mark on the DNA of children
Parents who are stressed during their children’s early years can leave an imprint on their sons’ or daughters’ genes – an imprint that lasts into adolescence and may affect how these genes are expressed later in life, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and the University of British Columbia.
UW Law School students start off first year with community service
This week, the class of 2014 at the University of Wisconsin Law School will put aside their textbooks for a day of community service.
Convocation to welcome new students, celebrate legacy
On Thursday, Sept. 1, University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward will welcome first-year and transfer students to the university at the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students.
Construction projects provide campus improvements, jobs
Major construction projects on the UW-Madison campus are providing needed new facilities and securing important construction-sector jobs at the same time.
Why does the semester start when it does?
Having the academic year start on the Friday before Labor Day weekend may be puzzling to some; however, there is a simple explanation for this seemingly illogical start date.
At UW-Madison, students, faculty and staff keep moving to new technologies
Students at UW-Madison have embraced social networks – not much of a surprise on a campus that is often a trendsetter with new technologies. But in growing numbers, faculty and staff on the Madison campus are following along, using their mobile Internet devices to join the online multitudes at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media sites.
UW-Madison ranks highly in two magazines’ assessments
Two magazines — Washington Monthly and Reform Judaism — have ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison highly in separate rankings.
Kristi Shook Slack named School of Social Work director
Two UW–Madison academic staff educators receive teaching awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison educators are among the recipients of the UW System’s 2011 Alliant Energy Underkofler Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
In cell culture, like real estate, the neighborhood matters
Ever since scientists first began growing human cells in lab dishes in 1952, they have focused on improving the chemical soup that feeds the cells and helps regulate their growth. But surfaces also matter, says Laura Kiessling, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who observes that living cells are normally in contact with each other and with a structure called the extracellular matrix, not just with the dissolved chemicals in their surroundings.