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Law professor Jane Larson dies

December 28, 2011

The University of Wisconsin Law School is deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Jane Larson, Voss-Bascom Professor of Law, who passed away unexpectedly from natural causes at her home in Madison last week. Read More

Four receive honors from American Physical Society

December 27, 2011

Four University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among 240 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society’s membership. Read More

Hold that thought? Scientists find sensor that may explain working memory

December 20, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers believe they now understand on the cellular level how working memory holds a piece of information — or thoughts linger. Read More

John Francis: Silent no more

December 20, 2011

Visiting professor John Francis’s journey to the front of the classroom has been filled with twists and turns. Read More

Message from UW System President Reilly on governor’s action to expand reporting requirements

December 19, 2011

Protecting our children is one of the most solemn moral obligations of adulthood, one we want to model for the young adults who are our university students. Read More

Has there ever been a semester without a major snowstorm?

December 15, 2011

With memories of blizzards and snow days fresh in our heads, Inside UW–Madison wondered about the relative lack of snowfall this month and whether a fall semester has ever gone by without accumulating snow. Madison currently stands at a paltry 1.6 inches. Read More

UW study: Mothers of tiny babies suffer, too

December 14, 2011

Babies born at very low birth weights struggle in their early years and a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers suggests that their mothers do, too. Read More

Three UW–Madison faculty members honored as AAAS fellows

December 13, 2011

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read More

Parliamentarian provides 25 years of meeting guidance

December 13, 2011

Elaine Staley, academic staff parliamentarian at UW–Madison, will retire after 25 years of service to the academic staff assembly. Read More

Study challenges conventional wisdom about gender and math performance

December 12, 2011

A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement - in particular, the idea that girls and women have less ability due to a difference in biology. Read More

CAVE of wonders: Exhibit pushes the boundaries of art, collaboration

December 9, 2011

In the year since the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery opened at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, its resident researchers have gotten comfortable in their innovative new spaces. Read More

Recent sightings: Board of Regents meeting

December 8, 2011

UW-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward speaks about strategic approaches to resource stewardship during the UW Board of Regents meeting at Union South on Thursday,… Read More

Billups memorial set for Sunday, Dec. 11

December 8, 2011

LaMarr Billups, former senior special assistant to the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and well-known Madison community leader, passed away on Friday, Nov. 11 at his home in Northern Virginia. Read More

SOHE dean search and screen committee at work

December 8, 2011

A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Human Ecology. Read More

100 years of discovery: Celebrating South Pole research

December 8, 2011

To mark the centennial of Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole, the IceCube Research Center invites you to join them for an evening of exploration and learning on Tuesday, December 13 from 6:30–8:30 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More