Campus-community project examines childhood asthma
A new Madison project doesn’t involve higher taxes or a referendum, but it does require a positive pregnancy test and a history of allergies or asthma.
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University officials offer stadium safety tips
Campus officials are working to make sure Saturday’s Wisconsin football game is a safe and fun experience for fans who expect a win to secure a Rose Bowl berth for their beloved Badgers.
‘Rewilding’ advocate to speak today
Conservation biologist Michael Soule, a leading proponent of wilderness protection and restoration, will speak Wednesday, Nov. 18.
UHS colloquium focuses on sexually transmitted diseases
University Health Services staff will share information on trends in sexually transmitted disease at UW-Madison and other campuses Thursday (Nov. 19) as part of a series of colloquia.
Cloak and dagger stuff
Students learn staged swashbuckling from a master of fake fighting We might be on the deck of a pirate galleon as the hero skewers the captain. Or we might be in Old Castile, where a masked avenger takes care of the despotic land owner … On the stage of the Wisconsin Union Theater, Paul Dennhardt, …
New UW consortium helping steer electronic commerce
A new consortium developed by UW-Madison engineer Raj Veeramani provides companies with an unbiased resource when navigating the new landscape of electronic commerce.
Engineering creates professional masters program
A new World Wide Web-based master’s degree created by College of Engineering is designed to help professionals advance their careers without interrupting them.
UW-Madison engineers design new disabled-access bike
What started as a challenge to improve disabled access for a local outdoor recreation club put a team of UW-Madison engineers on the road to a better bike.
Undergraduate art gallery opens in Red Gym
With the opening of the Red Gym, a new gallery space for student exhibits has been created.
Naturalist Matthiessen to speak on writing
Peter Matthiessen, a naturalist, explorer, and award-winning author, will give a free public lecture about writing this month as part of the University Lectures Committee series.
Education Week observance features talk on standards
Academic standards, literacy and get-tough approaches to troubled schools are themes for the School of Education’s second annual observance of American Education Week, Nov. 16-21.
Journalists to discuss local reporting of global issues
The role of international news will be addressed during “From Shanghai to Sheboygan: Local Reporting on Global Issues,” a conference to be held at UW-Madison today.
First business course offered on Internet
The School of Business is launching its first Internet course, a class on management fundamentals.
‘The Wisconsin boys’
They are some of Peru’s most important government and legal officials. And they call themselves the Wisconsin Boys.
New web site focuses on parenthood
A new UW-Madison Web site examines the fundamental nature of the parent-child relationship in society.
Program to boost undergrad research
A new trend is emerging: providing research opportunities for beginning students. UW-Madison will move in this direction starting this spring, with its new Undergraduate Research Scholars Program.
UW chemist enters a clash of corporate titans
As far as epic battles go, UW-Madison chemist Charles Casey’s work this summer on a high-stakes legal battle between Dow Chemical and Exxon Corp. falls in the realm of Goliath vs. Goliath.
Grant funds study with community organizations
A two-year federal grant will help a team of UW-Madison researchers join forces with community organizations in Dane County to identify the service needs of women with substance abuse and mental health problems who are victims of violence.
UW prof to show ‘Wright’ stuff on PBS documentary this week
UW-Madison professor William Cronon will share his insight into the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture in Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary on the architect.
Africana project awarded $173,000
The General Library System will help the African Studies Program preserve its slide, photograph and video collections through a National Leadership Grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.