Campus and Visitor Relations: New name, same reliable resource
At a campus with more than 64,000 students, faculty and staff, 936 acres, and hundreds of departments, have you ever felt that finding an answer to your campus-related question was like looking for a needle in a haystack?
Nominations sought for Classified Employee Recognition Awards
Nominations are being sought for the 2014 Classified Employee Recognition Award, an annual program that rewards exemplary performance from classified staff at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Young Coleoptera Collection brings the UW bunches of beetles
You know who really bugs the UW? Daniel Young bugs the UW. And he’s been bugging the UW for years, largely with his own bugs.
National, shared software assurance facility, ‘SWAMP,’ launches
Cybercrime is a booming, estimated $100 billion industry in the United States and shows no signs of slowing down.
UW-Madison flu expert recognized for research excellence
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor of virology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine known for his groundbreaking work on influenza, has received the 2014 Excellence in Research Award from the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC).
Study challenges claims of single-sex schooling benefits
As many American public schools adopt single-sex classrooms and even entire schools, a new study finds scant evidence that they offer educational or social benefits.
University Roundtable’s spring series begins Feb. 12
The University Roundtable series of luncheon talks by university figures begins on Feb. 12.
UW-Madison again cited as a ‘best value’ university
UW-Madison was named one of the nation's best values in higher education by the Princeton Review, placing in the top 75 of Best Value Public Schools.
Recent Sightings: Getting organized
A member of the Badger Acts of Kindness student organization holds up a sign offering free hugs during the spring semester Student Organization Fair at the Kohl Center on Jan. 30.
Distinguished Lecture Series announces spring lineup
The first speaker of the spring 2014 Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series is Lawrence Krauss. This award-wining physicist will speak on Wednesday, February 12, in Varsity Hall, Union South, at 7:30 p.m.
New traditions, new website for Spring 2014 Commencement
With changes on the horizon for the upcoming commencement exercises this May, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has rolled out a revamped website to help graduates and guests navigate the celebration.
‘Human Evolution: Past and Future’ pilot MOOC launches
John Hawks has traveled the world. And now he's bringing what he's learned to more than 30,000 learners from across the globe with "Human Evolution: Past and Future."
Students to vote on campus recreational sports improvements
A significant upgrade to the campus’ heavily used recreational sports facilities will be one of the options facing students during the University of Wisconsin–Madison spring student elections, held March 3-5.
UW-Madison alum masterminds strategy of Internet ad placement
Increasingly, advertising is the currency of the Internet. Those rectangles that compete to catch your eye fund many of those free services that dominate the Web.
Students being sought as campus tour and information guides
Campus and Visitor Relations is now hiring campus tour guides and information guides for summer and fall 2014.
Update: UW classes resume
Classes at UW–Madison – called off for the morning due to the bitter cold temperatures – resumed at noon today, Tuesday, Jan. 28.
TIP/Pete Seeger
Henry Sapoznik, executive director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, was deeply influenced by the late Pete Seeger to take up his lifelong association with the banjo. He also worked alongside him at the annual Clearwater Festival Seeger and his late wife Toshi founded in the mid-Hudson Valley in the 1980s.
Chinese student group celebrates at gala on Friday
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association will hold its Spring Festival Gala on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Overture Center in downtown Madison.