UW-Madison receives athletics recertification
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received athletics recertification from the NCAA for another 10 years.
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Recent sightings: Nighttime fireball
Moments before bursting in a dazzling fireball over southwestern Wisconsin, a likely meteor appears as a bright dot in the Wednesday night sky. This image was captured around 10:07 p.m., April 14 by a camera mounted on the northwest corner of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A dazzling …
Stem cell symposium to focus on hurdles in stem cell therapy development
The fifth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, called “The Road to Stem Cell Applications: Bioprocessing, Safety and Preclinical Evaluation,” will be held on Wednesday, April 21 just outside of Madison.
CAREER Award funds study of how estrogen-mimics affect cells
An intricate biochemical messaging network, the endocrine system enables human bodies to grow and function properly throughout their lives.
Astronaut, in Madison visit, to discuss NASA’s changing plans
Former astronaut Harrison Schmitt, one of the last people to walk on the moon, will present a forceful case for manned space exploration in a talk at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, April 19.
Slide show: CALS Day for Kids
Symposium honors long-time development and evolution researcher
The biologists gathering on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this Thursday, April 15, have one thing in common beyond their scientific interests in evolution and animal development.
Transportation Services to hold forums
Facing the prospect of a budget deficit, UW Transportation Services is evaluating program changes that will affect all members of the campus community
Wisconsin’s environment inspires Earth Day Concert
Can we hear ecology? Sixteen musicians – including four composers – from the University of Wisconsin-Madison believe we can.
Former governor discusses using technology to transform global disaster relief at WARF Gilson Event
Recent disasters in Haiti and Chile have shown once again that the rapid delivery of needed relief to people in crisis often means the difference between life and death.
Varsity Band throws party for ‘On, Wisconsin!’
The annual Varsity Band Concert returns to the Kohl Center Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17, with all its usual pyrotechnics, thunder and brass. This year’s performance brings much more, however.
LGBT Campus Center hosts Out and About Month in April
The University of Wisconsin-Madison LGBT Campus Center is sponsoring Out and About Month in April. This year’s theme is intersectionality, which highlights marginalized groups of people to bring awareness to their communities. The LGBT Campus Center is partnering with a number of groups on campus, including PAVE and Sex Out Loud, who are hosting the …
UW-Madison physician urges physicians to screen more kids for alcohol abuse
As honeybee colonies collapse, can native bees handle pollination?
With colony collapse disorder continuing to plague commercial beekeepers in many parts of the country, University of Wisconsin-Madison experts are studying whether native pollinators can supply the insect pollination needed to form many fruits.
More than 500 students to present at Undergraduate Symposium
With a larger sampling from the humanities combined with the traditional caliber of scientific research, the 400 or so projects at the 12th annual Undergraduate Symposium have little in common but the gifted students behind them.
UW Hospital and Clinics earns “Best Companies for Hourly Workers” recognition
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics is one of the nation’s six “Best Companies for Hourly Workers,” according to Working Mother magazine.
UW-Madison graduate Anthony Shadid wins Pulitzer Prize
A University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus has earned a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, for his reporting from the Middle East on the legacy of the war in Iraq.
Census kicks off in University Housing
Residents of University Housing will begin receiving Census forms in their hall mailboxes today, Monday, April 12 To do your part to participate in the Census, follow these three easy steps: Pick up your 2010 Census form, which will be delivered to your residence hall mailbox today, Monday, April 12, 2010. Complete your Census form …
Berquam: Vote in ASM elections
University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is encouraging all students to take a moment this week to participate in shared governance by voting in the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) spring elections.
Five to receive Distinguished Alumni Award honors
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is honoring five University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates next week with the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards.