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Ward letter on Joint Finance WCIJ action

June 14, 2013

Below is a letter from Interim Chancellor David Ward delivered to Wisconsin legislative leadership on Friday, June 14. Read More

Industry helps create new potato breeding professorship

June 14, 2013

Advances in biotechnology such as DNA sequencing have helped speed the pace of plant breeding in many food crops, but applying these tools to the potato, which has an extra set of chromosomes, has been a bit more difficult. Read More

Researchers unearth bioenergy potential in leaf-cutter ant communities

June 13, 2013

As spring warms up Wisconsin, humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens. Read More

Fotis will lead residence life in Housing

June 12, 2013

Fred Fotis has been hired as director of residence life at University Housing, replacing Kay Reuter-Krohn, who is retiring. Read More

Professor helps ‘Sesame Street’ reach children of imprisoned parents

June 12, 2013

For the past two years, psychologist Julie Poehlmann’s worked as an advisor for “Sesame Street” on developing materials that will help children with incarcerated parents and the people who are taking care of them. Read More

Professional degree a new tool for conservation leaders

June 11, 2013

In the face of unprecedented environmental challenges that demand novel solutions, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will soon begin accepting applications for a model graduate degree program to train tomorrow's conservation leaders. Read More

Bugher to retire after guiding University Research Park growth, success

June 11, 2013

Mark Bugher, who helped to mold UW–Madison’s University Research Park into an economic and technology transfer force admired nationally, plans to retire in October. Read More

Chalkboards invite ideas for Library Mall project

June 11, 2013

The academic year is over, but that’s not stopping Madison residents and visitors from writing on blackboards. Read More

Online + face-to-face = blended learning

June 11, 2013

Blended learning gets talked about a lot in today’s educational circles. But what is it? And why is everyone talking about it? Read More

Awards celebrate community partnerships and Billups legacy

June 11, 2013

Mary Rouse is one of several honorees who will be recognized at the Community-University Partnership Awards on Wednesday, June 12 at Olin House. Read More

MOOCs workshop with European flavor next week

June 11, 2013

The European MOOCs in Global Context Workshop, a free event, will be held June 19-20 at the Wisconsin Idea Room inside the School of Education Building. Read More

With Ceres back in orbit, Planet Trek blasts off for the bike season

June 10, 2013

The Rodney Dangerfield of celestial bodies is back. Read More

Ned Kalin – revealing disorders of the brain

June 10, 2013

Dr. Ned Kalin, chair of the Department of Psychiatry, is an accomplished biological psychiatrist whose research focuses on anxiety. Through imaging studies and understanding the genetic and environmental components of mental illness, his lab is working toward discoveries that can form the basis of early interventions to treat children who are at risk of developing long-term anxiety and related psychiatric disorders. Read More

Biochemical Sciences Complex to be named after Hector F. DeLuca

June 7, 2013

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted Friday afternoon in favor of naming three UW–Madison buildings and a campus complex after renowned biochemist Hector F. DeLuca. Read More

New signs to encourage lake safety

June 7, 2013

New signs have been installed along the Lake Mendota shoreline on the UW–Madison campus in an effort to draw more attention to lake safety. Read More

Perkins Loan repayment rate among highest in nation

June 6, 2013

UW-Madison students during the past two years have been among the top colleges in the nation in repaying many of their student loans, particularly federal loans given through the university, federal data shows. Read More