Library and Information Studies director announces retirement
Louise Robbins, longtime director of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), has announced that she will retire in August. Read More
Kinesiology lecture focuses on exercise, cardiovascular disease risk
The third annual Montoye-Nagle Lecture in Kinesiology will feature alumnus Jim Hagberg. Read More
Participate in implementing the IT Strategic PlanFramework
Shortly after the publication of the new Campus Strategic Framework, Ron Kraemer, CIO and vice provost for information technology, released a draft of the IT Strategic Plan Framework. The plan highlights approximately 25 strategic priorities for improving campus IT services and infrastructure. Read More
Professor, student start initiative to encourage rain gardens
James T. Spartz, a graduate student in the life sciences communication department, knows exactly where most of the excess rainwater from Madison’s Arbor Hills neighborhood flows: It ends up in three ponds in the UW–Madison Arboretum, where it deposits harmful amounts of sediment and organic nutrients. Read More
Oral history program preserves, promotes recorded memories
If 30-second sound bites are what you want, Troy Reeves is not your man. In his world, 30 minutes barely scratches the surface. As head of the Oral History Program, Reeves is the campus’s go-to guy for the kind of in-depth conversations contained in more than 3,500 hours of audio interviews that preserve a substantial slice of the university’s past. Read More
University Health Services selects clinical services director
Gerald Ryan has been named director of clinical services at University Health Services (UHS), the student health clinic at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
‘Why Files’ finally in print after 13 years on the Web
A pioneering University of Wisconsin–Madison project that was among the first to deliver accurate, understandable and appealing science to the infant World Wide Web has finally found a home between the covers of a book. On Tuesday, April 28, Penguin will release "The Why Files: The Science Behind the News." Read More
Conference examines ethical journalism at a time of change
Leading journalists, scholars and media experts will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, May 1, to assess the future of ethical journalism in the public interest. Read More
Recent sightings: Let ’em eat pie!
Student Marisa Kahler (center) plunges her face into a fudge-bottom pie during the pie-eating contest at the Taste of the Terrace event at the… Read More
UW-Madison engineering student picked for entrepreneurs’ program
Steven Skroch, a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student in biomedical engineering, is one of five students nationwide chosen to help inaugurate an international program in entrepreneurship by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation. Read More
Slide show: The Making of “Hair”
UW-Madison’s production of “Hair”, which will close University Theatre’s season, has entailed 24 undergraduate cast members, a guest director, a grueling rehearsal schedule and an ambitious goal of being as authentic as possible. Read More
UW-Madison announces Brazil Initiative
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Brazil Initiative will bring faculty and alumni together with private foundations, Wisconsin businesses and state agencies to help the state better understand and engage with this emerging global economy. Read More
Sustainability to be focus of annual bioethics forum
Sustainability will be the focus of the eighth annual International Bioethics Forum to be held in Madison Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24. Read More
Researchers use brain interface to post to Twitter
In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter - just by thinking about it. Read More
‘Motorized’ DNA opens door to autonomous molecular experiments
Using the same protein molecule that scientists have used for decades to copy genetic material, researchers have developed a molecular motor for propelling DNA. Read More
Muir Knoll facelift to build its storyteller’s tradition
Thanks to gifts, including one from a foundation named for one of Wisconsin's great storytellers, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's scenic Muir Knoll will revive its historic tradition as "Story-Teller's Hill." Read More
Tornado Awareness Week to be held April 20-24
Gov. Jim Doyle has declared April 20-24 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Read More
Ideology, religion trump other factors when it comes to supporting gay marriage
During the past few weeks, several states have shifted their policies in favor of civil unions and gay marriage. These policy changes are to some degree shaped by shifts in public attitudes toward gay marriage. Where do these opinion shifts come from? Read More