An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries today (Wednesday, March 28) released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change.
Students, faculty and staff who will be traveling during spring break but wish to vote in Madison in the April 3 election can cast an absentee ballot with the Madison City Clerk’s office. Friday is the last day to vote absentee in the April 3 election.
Constance Flanagan, UW-Madison professor in the School of Human Ecology, accepted the 2012 Tisch Research Prize at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University this week.
From the first day of work to planning for retirement, a variety of enrichment programs are available to help University of Wisconsin–Madison employees.
Paul S. Boyer, Merle Curti Chair Emeritus in American History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died in Madison on Saturday, March 17, at age 76 after a short bout with cancer.
Neil L. Whitehead, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Thursday, March 22 in Madison following a bout with illness.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has named University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Teresa Adams to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC).
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is looking to draw graduate students into the spirit of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery with Discovery Challenge, a grant competition for collaborative research.
Here is a statement from Darrell Bazzell, University of Wisconsin-Madison vice chancellor, regarding meetings of the HR Design project:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is responding to a report of a racial incident involving two African-American female students and members of a campus fraternity.
The UW-Madison Women in Science and Engineering residential learning community offers a support system for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) that ranges from social connections to academic resources and mentoring connections.
Twelve outstanding UW-Madison faculty members have been named winners of this year’s Kellett Mid-Career Awards, which recognize outstanding mid-career faculty members who are five to 20 years past the first promotion to a tenured position.
Eleven promising young UW-Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships, which recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last four years.
This spring’s early warm spell makes it challenging to control the climate in 120 campus buildings that operate using a central chill water system.
Every spring, the academic and creative work of undergraduates is celebrated with numerous events at UW-Madison. For the first time, these achievements will be showcased under the name Ideas to Excellence.
UW-Madison placed 27th in the annual Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
The Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA) will host its 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference March 23-24 in Union South at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Students took in the unseasonably warm weather by relaxing on Bascom Hill in mid-March. In a string of days that hit the 70s and 80s — and shattered high temperature records — summer seemed to be arriving early. The campus community celebrated by enjoying the great outdoors; even the Wisconsin Union’s famous Terrace chairs came …
The World Road Association recently named University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Teresa M. Adams to its Freight Transport Committee.