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UW participates in Celebrate South Madison festival

September 12, 2013

The connection between UW–Madison and a vibrant neighborhood community will be renewed this weekend during the Celebrate South Madison festival. Read More

MPD seeks information on Vilas Avenue armed robbery

September 10, 2013

Madison police are investigating the armed robbery of three male UW students in the 1200 block of Vilas Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Read More

Nominations accepted for new Classified Staff Executive Committee

September 10, 2013

Nominations for UW–Madison’s first-ever Classified Staff Executive Committee are being sought from classified staff members. Nine people will be elected, representing nearly 5,000 employees. Read More

Accessible Observatory Hill shuttle offered

September 10, 2013

Getting up Observatory Hill will now be easier for members of the campus community who are not physically able to make the trip. A new, accessible shuttle is being provided by Transportation Services and will run until the Route 80 campus bus can once again return to its regular route. Read More

Improved computing provides a better look at the cosmos

September 6, 2013

Building a neutrino telescope - a unique instrument that detects extremely small, high energy particles - out of 5,000 optical sensors embedded in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, a tremendous engineering feat, was just the first challenge. Read More

Multicultural Student Center welcomes students

September 5, 2013

The Multicultural Student Center will sponsor the 32nd Annual Multicultural Orientation and Reception celebration from 5:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6 at Union South. Read More

Campus was hopping, at a summertime pace, while you were gone

September 5, 2013

Rebecca Blank arriving, Kevin Reilly leaving. Budget cuts and tuition freezes. Even if you were vacationing and unplugged over the summer, it was hard to miss these headlines. But you can be excused for not being on top of everything that happened on campus while you were away. Read More

Interim secretary named for classified staff

September 5, 2013

John Lease is serving as the interim secretary of the classified staff, a new position he began Aug. 19 and will hold through December. Read More

Organizers set to unveil preliminary Memorial Union designs

September 4, 2013

Organizers of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project are set to present preliminary floor plans, site plans and design ideas for the next phase of the renovation. Read More

Weekly farmers’ market launches at Union South

September 4, 2013

Area vendors will sell local and organic products during a weekly Campus Farmers’ Market on the north lawn of Union South, across Johnson Street from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More

Massive storm pulls water and ammonia ices from Saturn’s depths

September 3, 2013

Now, thanks to near-infrared spectral measurements taken by NASA’s Cassini orbiter and analysis of near-infrared color signatures by researchers at UW–Madison, Saturn’s superstorm is helping scientists flesh out a picture of the composition of the planet’s atmosphere at depths typically obscured by a thick high-altitude haze. Read More

Informatics of ‘making’ aims to unite computing, materials and manufacturing advances

September 3, 2013

Materials science, computing and manufacturing have all evolved into formidable forces on their own in recent years. Support for materials innovation is surging; computing and information are taking on an ever more powerful role in research; and American manufacturing faces a transformation at the hands of the “maker” movement and of major government and industry initiatives. Read More

Prefer “Bucky” to “Buckingham”? Update your contact info

August 30, 2013

The University recognizes that as a community many of its members use names other than their legal names to identify themselves. The University began a phased implementation of a preferred first and/or middle name policy that allows eligible students to indicate their preferred first name to the university community regardless of a legal name change. Read More