A device that would help provide electricity efficiently and at low cost in rural areas of developing countries took the top prize – $50,000 – this week in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change.
Scientists have no problem making a menagerie of nanometer-sized objects – wires, tubes, belts, and even tree-like structures. What they sometimes have been unable to do is explain precisely how those objects form in the vapor and liquid cauldrons in which they are made.
Karen Strier can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that much of her life’s work is now safe.
From high-tech wound care and eco-friendly apparel to social media software firms and biofuels, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business.
The Year of the Humanities will come to a close during the remaining weeks of the semester and the concluding events are not to be missed. On the program are a lecture on the Book of Revelation, a panel discussion on the mind and performances of Daoist rituals.
Nine University of Wisconsin–Madison professionals have been honored with the 2010 Academic Staff Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements in leadership, public service, research, teaching and overall excellence.
Students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Habitat for Humanity will be hauling donated materials and tools to Library Mall on Friday, April 23 for a build that is quite different from their many others. From 10 a.m. through 4 p.m., passersby are invited to join in Shack-a-thon, an event in which the group will construct …
Get a sneak peek at the design, attractions and menus of Town Center at “Journey to the Center of the Institutes,” a preview May 6 in the Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons and Deck.
Students in Counseling Psychology 105: Health, Community and Action, a course taught by Margaret Nellis, a lecturer in the School of Education, participate in a hands-on demonstration by guest presenter Micaela Sullivan-Fowler (center) in the lower level of the Crossing building, 1127 University Ave. The demonstration was designed to teach students how to prepare healthy, …
Instead of heading off to work in the UW–Madison’s biological systems engineering department on Friday, May 21, Patrick Litza will instead go to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
Legislators, county officials and newspaper readers across the state are finding out about the Wisconsin Idea through a university database that documents faculty and staff contributions to the state.
As spring settles in on University Bay, visitors to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve can now take in the view from a custom-crafted park bench along the shoreline.
The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to expand the work of the UW Center for Nonprofits in the School of Human Ecology.
While finalizing preparations for this weekend’s Lathrop Hall centennial celebration, the UW–Madison Dance Program received an added reason to rejoice — the nation’s first college program to offer a dance degree had just been granted departmental status.
This column features the We Conserve program and its work on campus.
A not-to-be-missed concert will take place on campus when the UW–Madison Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra present Beethoven’s larger-than-life “Missa Solemnis,” Op. 123, in Mills Concert Hall, Mosse Humanities Building, Saturday, May 1, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m.
After seven months of painstaking renovation and restoration work, the Library Reading Room at the Wisconsin Historical Society’s headquarters will be open for free public tours during an open house on Friday and Saturday, April 23–24.
Science writer John Bohannon will bring his alter ego, the “Gonzo Scientist,” to the UW–Madison campus the week of April 26.
Sad and promising news about the owl family that attracted attention in the campus community emerged this week.