As the United States marks its 235th birthday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a number of experts who can discuss fireworks, safety, the history behind it and why Independence Day is least likely to rank as your pet’s favorite holiday. Fact Check So what exactly happened on Independence Day? UW-Madison history professor Charles L. Cohen, …
Two news conferences Thursday will announce a new statewide partnership to foster collaborative research in energy storage that will further position Wisconsin as an emerging technology leader. Gov. Scott Walker (attending in Glendale), Johnson Controls Power Solutions President Alex Molinaroli, UW-Madison Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr., UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell, UW System President Kevin Reilly …
Jeffrey S. Russell has been named vice provost for lifelong learning and dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies.
How do you write a musical in three weeks? Spend an evening at the Mitchell Theatre this summer to find out, as University Theatre presents the area premiere of the surprise 2009 Tony-nominated hit [title of show].
International finance expert and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of public affairs and economics Menzie Chinn has been appointed to a two-year term on the Congressional Budget Office’s Panel of Economic Advisors.
Odin, the UW-Madison Police Department’s newest K9 officer, has received a bullet- and stab-resistant vest from Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog. The vest was presented to Odin and his handler Sgt. Brent Plisch at a news conference at police headquarters. The partners have been trained in explosives detection and suspect tracking. Project Aluminum, founded by Tanya Mordecai of …
The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the Greenfield Summer Institute, an adult enrichment program that analyzes the future of Yiddish as a language and a culture through lectures and panel discussions. With this year’s theme “Yiddish in the 21st Century,” Jewish Studies faculty from UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee will join …
Though she depends on modern technology, Lisa Frank’s work has a decidedly Victorian flair. Like famed Victorian textile designer William Morris, she uses patterns to create order out of the wild natural world, turning elegant snapshots of nature into intricate tapestries.
Janet Branchaw has been named interim director of the Institute for Biology Education (IBE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, beginning Friday, July 1.
Victor Macaruso had a warm and outgoing personality. When working with students he always made them feel at ease and that he was fully dedicated to them, according to friends and colleagues.
Back in March, when the doctors and technicians at UW Veterinary Care first met Braveheart, he was an unknown, previously unloved and basically forgotten dog.
The two oldest buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus have gotten a strong dose of tender loving care in recent months, with careful attention to preserving their historic status and character.
The Schultz Family Farm in Cottage Grove, Wis., will be the site of the third annual international student farm outing on Sunday, June 26, when the Querin-Schultz family opens its third-generation farm to more than 100 international students and their families.
With a giant inflatable version of UW-Madison’s modern-day mascot, Bucky Badger, looming in the background, the 1st Brigade Band performs Civil War-era music during the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s 150th birthday party on Alumni Pier on June 23, 2011. Unseasonably cool, drizzly weather did little to deter the more than 2,000 partygoers who stopped by to …
Maureen Grant, a 26-year employee of UW Libraries, is being remembered as a talented colleague and conversationalist. Grant was identified Thursday afternoon as the victim of Wednesday’s fatal University Avenue accident involving a Madison Metro bus.
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As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, the Wisconsin Alumni Association is giving a gift to change the way alumni, faculty, students and visitors navigate the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association unveiled the secret ingredients of Babcock Hall Dairy’s new flavor, Mad Grad Medley, at a birthday party to commemorate its 150th anniversary.
The Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS) has tapped Matt Messinger as the organization’s first executive director.
Sleeping in is not in the cards for more than 350 middle school students from Madison and Wisconsin tribal school districts who are serious about earning admission to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.