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Association hosts 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference

March 16, 2012

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. Read More

Recent sightings: Welcome warmth

March 16, 2012

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… Read More

Transportation engineer named to World Road Association committee

March 15, 2012

The World Road Association recently named University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Teresa M. Adams to its Freight Transport Committee. Read More

Go Big Read inspires art across UW community

March 14, 2012

Two parts of "Enrique's Journey" stood out for Kat Cameron as she read this year's Go Big Read selection: the terrifying train ride through Chiapas and the kindness of the people in Vera Cruz, who threw food and other necessities to immigrants riding atop a train through Mexico bound for America. Read More

New survey seeks employee input on HR Design

March 14, 2012

Campus feedback is being sought in the HR Design project, as work teams look to firm up recommendations for revamping the university’s human resources structure. Read More

Conference examines future of public higher education

March 14, 2012

Public higher education has come under increasing scrutiny in the past year. Facing the paradox of being expected to produce an ever-more educated workforce for the 21st century with plummeting government support, public universities are struggling to adapt with the times. Read More

A new resource for campus biology educators

March 13, 2012

The UW–Madison campus has always been an active setting for innovation in biology education. Now, a new resource is available to campus biology educators through the Institute for Biology Education. Read More

Unique art and science project displayed at National Science Foundation

March 13, 2012

A series of paintings, quilts and other artworks developed through a collaboration between artists and ecologists in Wisconsin is on display at the headquarters of the National Science Foundation in Virginia. Read More

Ten named winners of Distinguished Teaching Awards

March 12, 2012

Ten University of Wisconsin faculty members have been chosen to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards. Read More

Events set to gather HR Design feedback

March 12, 2012

Two campus engagement events designed to gather feedback on the HR Design project are planned next week. Read More

“Simpsons” creator visits UW–Madison and longtime friend

March 9, 2012

“Hello, my beautiful audience!” crows Lynda Barry, striding onto the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art lecture stage with braids swinging. Read More

Mobile UW: Now better than ever

March 9, 2012

Mobile UW from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is getting a fresh upgrade that will make it look even better on the iPad and help users get around campus more efficiently. Read More

Committee to help identify, select next University Librarian

March 9, 2012

A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next University Librarian of the General Library System at UW–Madison. Read More

OMAI presents Line Breaks Festival at the Overture Center

March 8, 2012

A major local hip-hop event, the annual Line Breaks Festival, will bring new aesthetics in contemporary performance to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and community from Friday, March 16 through Saturday, March 24. Read More

Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning

March 8, 2012

New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Read More

Academic staff office features botany art of Kandis Elliot

March 8, 2012

In some ways, Kandis Elliot’s artwork can be like the carnivorous plants she introduces on one of her posters. Read More

UW law professor offers look at FDA from the inside out

March 8, 2012

UW Law Professor R. Alta Charo was senior policy adviser to the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration from August 2009 until June 2011. Now back on campus, Charo spoke reflects on her time with the FDA. Read More