Since it was founded in 1996, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has gained wide campus and community recognition for its leadership and advocacy role in promoting civic engagement, volunteerism and service learning.
Enrolled as a member of Montana’s Blackfeet Nation, Theresa Schenck also honors her Ojibwe ancestry by making it the primary focus of her research.
After getting its start during a time of pessimism and doubt, the UW-Madison Research Park has turned into an engine of high-tech economic development.
There were two turning points in Jeff Smith’s academic career that stand out: an interview for an assistant manager position with Radio Shack and his decision to study film music.
Chancellor Biddy Martin may usually leave the office around 5 p.m., but her day is far from over. Inviting alumni, friends, students, donors and others into her home at Olin House is a way for her to continue the business of being the chancellor.
Utility work on North Park Street will affect traffic flow in the area between Langdon Street and Johnson Street, from around March 15 to April 9, campus planners say.
A University Committee-appointed panel this week issued a number of recommendations regarding the needs and structure of UW–Madison’s research enterprise.
It’s high school tournament time and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Kohl Center is again hosting the WIAA wrestling, boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments.
The University Subcommittee on Sexual Assault and Dating/Domestic Violence is hosting a cell phone drive until Monday, March 1 to raise money for Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) of Dane County.
Environmental groups annually spend upwards of $1 billion on projects aimed at restoring streams and former wetland ecosystems to their native states.
The Associated Students of Madison, working with the Wisconsin Union, will hold a contest to name the new Union building that is scheduled to be finished in 2011.
Here is a joint statement from University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. in reaction to the release of the report of the University Committee’s Ad Hoc Committee to Determine the Needs and Structure of UW-Madison’s Research Enterprise.
Genetic interactions between avian H5N1 influenza and human seasonal influenza viruses have the potential to create hybrid strains combining the virulence of bird flu with the pandemic ability of H1N1, according to a new study.
Undergraduate student Andrew Bossler, along with other members of the UW–Madison cycling team, braves the chilly temperatures on Library Mall Feb. 19, to take part in the ninth annual “Freezin’ for Safety” fundraising event to support the Madison Area Safe Kids Coalition. Members of the team ride bicycles on stationary trainers for 12 hours and …
This week’s University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Program’s student concert, “Almost Spring,” is a showcase of creative original works by student choreographers.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites the submission of original, nonpublished research papers to be presented at its 2010 “Communication Crossroads” conference on Friday, April 9.
Are you eager to enter the “On, Wisconsin!” YouTube competition and win a trip to Las Vegas? Are you holding back because you don’t want to deal with videotaping, uploading and other technical details?
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has included a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer among its 68 newest members.
UW Marching Band director Mike Leckrone will appear in a new episode of “Wisconsin Reflections,” a university-produced Big Ten Network show that will be videotaped before a live audience at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Utility construction projects planned for the UW-Madison campus during this spring and summer will be the topic of an informational meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Memorial Union from 9-10:30 a.m.