With a winter storm forecast to bear down on Madison on Tuesday into Wednesday, here is some important information regarding snow removal and employee guidelines during inclement weather.
To: Editors/news directors From: Terry Devitt (608) 262-8282, trdevitt@wisc.edu Re: TIP/Meteorological expertise for snowstorm The storm bearing down on Wisconsin may be of historic proportions, say UW-Madison weather experts. Reporters needing assistance covering the storm, which is expected to border on blizzard conditions, can contact Jonathan Martin, chair of the UW-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences …
At first glance, a 50-cc Vespa scooter and a squad car may not appear to have much in common.
A UW-Madison graduate student leads a workshop that will ultimately help participants at the Madison Senior Center write their own life stories.
College students have a reputation for spending countless hours updating their Facebook status, tweeting with friends on Twitter and watching online videos.
The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU) has accepted 114 proposals for review for its second-round deadline on Nov. 23.
Injectable seasonal flu shots will be offered to faculty and staff at a number of campus locations next week, Dec. 7-11.
The Wisconsin Badgers are headed to the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 29, and loyal fans will follow the team as part of the official Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) bowl tour.
Questions about housing for next year? We have answers!
Student Kemi Olarinde (left) receives an H1N1 influenza vaccination from University Health Services nurse Marsha Steffen (right) during the H1N1 FlashVax clinic held Dec. 4, 2009 at the Southeast Recreational Facility. Photo: Bryce Richter
Chancellor Biddy Martin is asking Nike to act during the next four months to remedy troubling reports of workers’ rights abuses at the factories of two of the company’s subcontractors in Honduras.
Celebrate the Park Street corridor on Wednesday, Dec. 9, as part of the first-ever “Celebrate Park Street” event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Space Place in Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St.
The rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be fueling more than climate change. It could also be making some trees grow like crazy.
With fresh snow blanketing campus, a pair of weekend events, a Christmas tree sale and a ski and snowboard resale, seem especially well-timed. Beginning on Friday, Dec. 4 and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 6, the UW Forestry Club will hold its annual Christmas tree sale from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day at the …
A UW-Madison alumna has been named one of 35 Marshall Scholars.
This holiday season brings the 40th incarnation of University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s wildly popular Christmas lecture, “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri.”
Chapters of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) have awarded $617,000 in scholarships to University of Wisconsin-Madison students this year.
Teresa Balser, associate professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2009 National Teaching Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
Dec. 3, 2009 TO: Editors, news directors FROM: Jenny Price, University Communications, 608-262-8296 RE: TIP/CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE Representatives of more than 190 nations will gather in Copenhagen on Monday, Dec. 7, for two weeks of talks to seek a consensus on an international strategy for fighting global warming. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak …