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$20 million grant powers game-changing Internet access effort
A global effort to create a new computer ecosystem that is easily accessible to people with disabilities, senior citizens and others with special needs is set to become reality through a $20 million federal grant to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW-Madison students find zebra mussels in Lake Mendota
An undergraduate class at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has discovered another invasive species in Lake Mendota.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page headlines Diversity Forum
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has presented annual Diversity Forums since 1998. Now in its 17th year, this centerpiece event for the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) continues to address issues stretching beyond the borders of campus.
UW-Madison expands efforts to help students vote
As new voter ID provisions are implemented for upcoming elections, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified additional ways students can exercise their right to vote.
UW-Madison welcomes ‘Go Big Read’ author Bryan Stevenson on Oct. 26
Stevenson's keynote speech is one of the highlights of a semester-long campus and community discussion of his book "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption."
Passing the Mic Hip Hop Arts Festival celebrates OMAI’s 10th anniversary
The annual fall festival, celebrating the transformational potential of hip-hop arts on and off the UW–Madison campus, welcomes internationally known spoken word and hip hop artists.
Mother-of-pearl’s genesis identified in mineral’s transformation
How nature makes its biominerals - things like teeth, bone and seashells - is a playbook scientists have long been trying to read.
Faculty Senate approves academic calendar changes
The Faculty Senate has approved revisions to the Academic Calendar for academic years 2016 through 2021, including a fixed date for spring commencement and adding a new summer session.
Credit where credit is due: Rankings may miss up to 60 percent of UW–Madison publications
As automated rankings gain influence in the public view of universities, the computers may be missing a significant proportion of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's intellectual output, says Jocelyn Milner, associate provost for academic planning and institutional research. "Our full name is 'University of Wisconsin–Madison,' and articles can be missed if authors list something else, or only a particular institute or center with no further attribution," Milner says.
UW-Madison researcher chosen to lead Ecological Society of America
Monica Turner has made a career of studying ecosystem resilience in the face of ecological challenges, from severe forest fires and bark beetle outbreaks in Greater Yellowstone and the northern Rockies to climate and land use change in Wisconsin.
Study questions dates for cataclysms on early moon, Earth
Phenomenally durable crystals called zircons are used to date some of the earliest and most dramatic cataclysms of the solar system. One is the super-duty collision that ejected material from Earth to form the moon roughly 50 million years after Earth formed. Another is the late heavy bombardment, a wave of impacts that may have created hellish surface conditions on the young Earth, about 4 billion years ago.
UW kicks off comprehensive campaign at Kohl Center event
With the pomp of a chancellor’s address and the enthusiasm of a Homecoming crowd, the campaign for the University of Wisconsin–Madison kicked off at the Kohl Center Thursday night. Titled “All Ways Forward,” the campaign is an effort to increase private support for the university.
UW–Madison mathematician wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
Melanie Matchett Wood, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of mathematics whose research takes new approaches to classic questions of number theory, is one of 18 early career scientists from around the United States named a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering.
UW-Madison housing finder service puts apartment search on laptops, phones
The Campus and Visitor Relations office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has enhanced its apartment-finding service with technology from a UW–Madison spinoff business that simplifies housing searches for students, faculty, staff and the public.
Badgers, UW–Madison partner on ‘It’s On Us’ campaign
UW–Madison has joined the national “It’s on Us” campaign to stop sexual assault and will showcase an “It’s On Us” video during the Homecoming football game Oct. 17.
Alumna Zoë Timms to address December graduates
Zoë Timms will deliver the charge to the graduates at UW–Madison’s winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Kohl Center.
Symposium to highlight UW–Madison’s commitment to wellness
UWell, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s campuswide wellness initiative, will host the inaugural Wellness Symposium— Wellness Now: Being Our Best Selves in the Current Moment — Oct. 28 at Union South.
Three deans up for 5-year reviews
Every five years of their tenure, deans of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a university review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as external relations and resource management. This fall, reviews are underway for Wisconsin School of Business Dean François Ortalo-Magné, Division of Continuing Studies Dean Jeffrey Russell, and Law School Dean Margaret Raymond.