Reminder: Deadline for undergraduate students to drop courses is March 23
Friday, March 23, is the last day to drop courses for all students except graduate students.
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First ‘Greenbush Day’ celebration planned
The first of what organizers hope will become the annual Greenbush Day celebration will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St.
Wiley: UW-Madison will act on Hermosa situation
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley is deeply concerned with reports of workers’ rights abuses at a former adidas Group subcontractor in El Salvador and plans to take steps to influence the situation.
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Welcome the National Champion Men’s Track and Field Team
The UW-Madison Athletic Department invites all fans to celebrate with Wisconsin’s 2007 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship team in a free event this Tuesday, March 13. Join UW Chancellor John Wiley and UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez along with the team and coaching staff for a program beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Study focuses on closing school achievement gap
Despite decades of interventions and billions of dollars spent, a large gap in school achievement stubbornly persists between underprivileged children and their more advantaged peers. With funding from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery seed grant program, UW–Madison scientists will now bring their collective expertise to bear on one important, but overlooked, cause of this troubling problem.
Breaching a gateway to the cell, drug discovery
With support from the Discovery Seed Grant Program, Wisconsin scientists are poised to bring a novel approach to finding new medicines by deploying the atomic force microscope — the foremost tool of the nanotechnologist — to screen agents as they dock with critical cell receptors.
Badgers earn No. 2 seed in NCAA tournament
After finishing second in the Big Ten tournament on March 11, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA East Region — the highest seed in school history.
Undergraduate business program ranked by BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek magazine has ranked the undergraduate business program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business 28th in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. Last year, Wisconsin was ranked 27th nationally and fifth in the Big Ten.
Wiley launches annual student essay contest
What would you tell a new student about life at the University of Wisconsin-Madison? Chancellor John D. Wiley is again asking students to write an essay about their life at the university, with the winner being given the opportunity to address 5,500 new students from the floor of the Kohl Center at the Chancellor’s Convocation on Aug. 31.
UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is among the first medical centers in the country taking part in a novel clinical trial investigating if a subject’s own stem cells can treat a form of severe coronary artery disease.
Pedestrians urged to use caution around campus
With more than 40,000 students attending UW-Madison, most students walk to class or encounter large groups of pedestrians while driving through campus. Pedestrian safety is always an important issue for the university, and although snow and ice is melting, slick streets make the subject even more prevalent.
Chancellor’s statement on Law School classroom controversy
Chancellor John Wiley explores some of the lessons learned in the Law School classroom controversy and offers constructive ideas on moving forward: “To gain the most benefit from these challenging discussions requires preparation and open attitudes from everyone,” Wiley says. “How to effectively conduct these discussions is a significant area of scholarship and we need to take advantage of that learning to improve our own classes and conversations.”
Statement from senior faculty of the UW Law School
The following statement is issued by senior faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School. We include faculty at the rank of associate or full professor. While many of our untenured faculty and other members of our community in the Law School have expressed their support for this statement, we have decided to limit the names on this statement to members of the senior faculty.
Update: Chancellor, faculty perspectives on Law School controversy
On Friday, March 9, senior faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School and UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley issued separate statements that offer both an informed look back at the classroom controversy and fresh ideas on how to reestablish a constructive dialogue and heal damaged relationships.
UW-Madison stellerator a step forward in plasma research
A project by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has come one step closer to making fusion energy possible.
Tucker for Senior CLASS Award
Vote for men’s basketball team captian Alando Tucker in the Lowe’s CLASS Award, presented each year to an outstanding senior student athlete.
Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
The health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public-especially children and women of childbearing age-to be careful about how much and which fish they eat.
Applications for beginning dairy, livestock farmers school due April 1
Prospective dairy and livestock farmers have until April 1 to apply for admission to the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Vet medicine student publishes award-winning novel
Publication of her first novel has been exciting but also stressful for Sara Greenslit, currently in her third year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.