Symposium opens world of research opportunity
With 10 years and hundreds of research projects in its history, the Undergraduate Symposium has been instrumental in showcasing undergraduates’ hard work. It’s also opened participants’ eyes to the possibilities of research — and even led some to continue the work they started with the event. Read More
Recent sightings: Election day
Students make their way into the polling station located at Gordon Commons to participate in the Wisconsin presidential primary. Read More
Wisconsin artists featured at new children’s hospital
If you chance to walk through the halls of the months-old American Family Children’s Hospital, try not to blink. There is so much to see: Every stretch of hallway is bursting with artistic touches — sculpture, watercolor paintings and colorful alphabet quilts. Read More
Campus open today
UW-Madison is open for business and classes will be held Monday, Feb. 18, as scheduled. Read More
Recent sightings: So much for privacy
Photo: Jeff Miller Habitat for Humanity Restore volunteers Vince Perkins and Bill Bumby (wearing red hat) remove… Read More
Hot subjects—Civil and Environmental Engineering 679: Travel Behavior Analysis
From the moment people step outside their homes to the moment they return, civil and environmental engineering professor Jessica Guo is… Read More
Recent sightings: Polar Plunge
Groups of UW–Madison students jump into the ice-cold water of Lake Monona on Feb. 16, 2008, during the… Read More
Two UW–Madison engineers elected to national academy
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering faculty members are among the 65 engineers and nine foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2008. Read More
Vote: Tuesday is Election Day
Election day is Tuesday, February 19. Polls will be open in Madison from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. If you have not pre-registered, U.S. citizens who are 18 years of age and have been residents of Wisconsin for at least 10 days, can register Tuesday at the polls. Read More
Events cancelled due to the weather
Numerous UW–Madison campus events are being cancelled in response today's extremely icy conditions. Read More
Madison declares a snow emergency through Tuesday morning
The City of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire City of Madison including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency zone. Read More
Campus expected to be open Monday
As of 8 p.m. Sunday, UW–Madison is expected to be open for regular business and classes on Monday, Feb. 18. Read More
Choosing a chancellor: Priorities for the next campus leader
With a change at the top coming as soon as summer 2008 and a campus reaccreditation project in full swing, it's prime season to discuss what the future holds for UW–Madison. Wisconsin Week asked 14 people from the campus and community — a diverse group representing faculty and staff, civic leaders, alumni and business people — to offer some of their priorities for the next chancellor of UW–Madison. Read More
Hot subjects—Horticulture 375: Organic Agriculture Colloquium
After two years of teaching an experimental colloquium on organic farming, horticulture professor Jim Nienhuis is no longer surprised by the diversity of majors interested in his class. Read More
The key to quieter Atlantic hurricane seasons may be blowing in the wind
Every year, storms over West Africa disturb millions of tons of dust and strong winds carry those particles into the skies over the Atlantic. According to a recent study led by University of Wisconsin–Madison atmospheric scientists, this dust from Africa directly affects ocean temperature, a key ingredient in Atlantic hurricane development. Read More
Town hall meeting set on state-owned heating, power plants in Madison
The state Department of Administration and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are holding a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 21, to help develop the scope for a comprehensive feasibility study to analyze the way the state heats and cools state agency buildings and the UW–Madison campus. Read More
UW-Madison students bring pingpong back to the table
Growing up in China meant University of Wisconsin–Madison sophomore Richard Qian didn't rush to play four-square or trade pogs during recess, but instead dashed to the blacktop to play the world's second most popular sport: table tennis. Read More
Resources available in wake of NIU shooting
UW-Madison officials are offering condolences and resources in response to the Feb. 14 tragedy at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. Read More
Study: Religion colors Americans’ views of nanotechnology
Addressing scientists in Boston Feb. 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication, presented new survey results that show religion exerts far more influence on public views of technology in the United States than in Europe. Read More
Edil receives Turkish science award
In a January ceremony held at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, and attended by Turkish dignitaries, including the president, president of the parliament, prime minister, cabinet ministers, university presidents, and others, University of Wisconsin–Madison Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Tuncer Edil received the Special Science Award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Read More