Campus urged to beware of new phishing scams
The Office of Campus Information Security (OCIS) is aware of two new phishing emails targeting UW’s NetID login service.
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Nano-foundry technique yields ultra-durable probes from diamond
When a team of university and industry researchers tried a novel, foundry-style mold-filling technique to make nanoscale devices, they realized they had discovered a gem.
Geography professor hired to study Hmong and other Southeast Asian uplands groups
Ian Baird will join the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Geography this fall as a tenure-track professor specializing in Hmong and other highland groups of mainland Southeast Asia.
Public-private venture wins grant to extend Internet links to underserved areas
A broad partnership of Madison-area education, health, government and nonprofit organizations, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded $5.1 million in federal stimulus funding to expand access to computer networks for underserved communities and local agencies.
Gift of $16 million pharmaceutical facility benefits Morgridge Institute
Mentor Worldwide LLC’s donation of a $16 million manufacturing facility to the new Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will help fuel the nonprofit’s mission of accelerating biomedical discoveries to delivery as treatments and cures.
The science of healthy minds brings Dalai Lama to UW-Madison
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16.
DNR taps UW-Madison expertise to measure, manage state deer herd
Wisconsin wildlife managers are tapping into University of Wisconsin-Madison expertise in wildlife ecology, forest ecology and environmental communications in order to better manage the state’s population of white-tailed deer.
Dodgeball tournament raises funds to fight pneumonia
The Best Shot Foundation knew the University of Wisconsin-Madison community wouldn’t want to wait on the sidelines in their fight against pneumonia. That’s why it chose Madison as one of 12 cities to host a dodgeball tournament to raise money to fight the world’s deadliest children’s disease.
Campus events respond to Holocaust ad
A pair of campus events will address the Badger Herald’s recent decision to publish an online ad from an organization that denies the existence of the Holocaust. The Offices of the Dean of Students and UW Hillel will jointly host a panel discussion entitled “Journalism, Ethics and Sensitivity” from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 4 in …
Alumni Weekend 2010 brings great food, notable grads and Badger spirit to campus
It’ll be this spring’s biggest weekend on campus.
UW-Madison biochemists take a bead on gene-controlling code
DNA may provide the blueprint for life, but scientists are learning more about the role of a chemical code that governs the way that blueprint is read.
‘Office Hours’ provides update on the stimulus plan and the economy
Two experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business will discuss the state of the national economy on “Office Hours” Tuesday on the Big Ten Network.
Forward under 40 awards honor 12 young UW-Madison alumni
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has announced the winners of its annual Forward under 40 awards.
New book puts American welfare state in perspective
A new book called “Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or a Leader?” explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and well-being of nations and, in particular, looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere.
Grainger reopens after small fire
Grainger Hall re-opened for classes and normal business around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 1, after a small noon-time fire caused the building to be evacuated for more than an hour. The Madison Fire Department and UWPD remain on the scene and are investigating the source of the fire, believed to be located in an …
Bioenergy research center featured in special magazine issue
The March issue of BioEnergy Research exclusively focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and bioenergy research topics ranging from arthropods to cell walls to hydrogen and enzyme improvement.
Recent sighting: Wisconsin Dance Marathon
UW–Madison students and other Madison residents dance at the second annual Wisconsin Dance Marathon from 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 until 9 a.m. on Feb. 27 at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center (commonly known as the Shell). Wisconsin Dance Marathon is a UW student organization devoted to raising money to support patient care at …
Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members
Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children.
100-Hour Challenge winners to receive awards in entrepreneurship class
The light bulbs have been turned on, the vacuum bags have been cut up and the hoses have been connected.
Panel to address diversity and the future of news
Every day, news media are working to adjust to challenges posed by the new ways information is being exchanged, including how they can develop diversity in the news.