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Ward statement on possible resolution of adidas Indonesia issue

April 23, 2013

Interim Chancellor David Ward issued the following statement in response to reports from the Workers’ Rights Consortium of a possible settlement between adidas and Indonesian workers. Read More

New ‘green’ method to help upgrade biomass waste into valuable chemicals

April 23, 2013

University of Wisconsin–Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into a form that could allow it to replace fossil fuels as a source of chemical feedstocks. Read More

Schroeder named Graduate School associate dean

April 23, 2013

Petra Schroeder, who has served since 2000 as assistant dean for research services in the Graduate School, has been named associate dean for administration. Read More

Filmmaker, glaciologist, artist to receive honorary degrees May 17

April 23, 2013

Honorary degrees will be bestowed on three individuals considered to be pioneers in their fields at UW–Madison commencement in May. One is a groundbreaking documentary filmmaker, another is a trailblazing glaciologist, and the third is a world-renowned glass artist. Read More

Classes in the park unite middle schoolers with college students, nature

April 23, 2013

Trish O'Kane had reached a dead end. It was her first day teaching a capstone course in environmental studies at the Nelson Institute, and she was ready to forge ahead with a two-hour "college-style" lesson plan. Read More

Choral Union, Chamber Orchestra to perform Kyr’s ‘Passion’

April 23, 2013

In its 120 years of existence, the UW–Madison Choral Union has established a reputation for performing major choral compositions by well-known masters. But the Choral Union has also presented contemporary compositions and will do so Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 when it performs Robert Kyr’s “Passion According to Four Evangelists.” Read More

Business, human ecology schools open experimental, collaborative lab

April 23, 2013

Faculty and students from two UW–Madison schools are celebrating the opening of a new experimental lab — a collaboration between the School of Human Ecology and the Wisconsin School of Business to create a learning and research community within the university. Read More

Retiring Reuter-Krohn has seen many changes in University Housing

April 23, 2013

Kay Reuter-Krohn started at University Housing on July 7, 1982, as a live-in student affairs coordinator who supervised house fellows at Witte Hall. Read More

Campus energy conservation, recycling efforts show measureable gains

April 22, 2013

As the nation recognizes Earth Day on April 22, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating ongoing strides toward improving campus sustainability. Read More

Madison startup company mounting two-pronged attack against influenza

April 22, 2013

As a new type of "bird flu" causes deaths and worries in China, a Madison startup is attacking the problem on two fronts. FluGen, under the scientific guidance of University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a world authority on influenza, is moving ahead with a better way to deliver existing vaccines and a novel "universal" flu vaccine. Read More

Stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice

April 21, 2013

For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember. Read More

Campus mourns death of Kenneth Newman following accident

April 19, 2013

Kenneth Newman, 63, an instrument maker with the Physical Plant Machine Shop, died Tuesday, April 16 when a loading dock lift fell on him while he was conducting repairs on the unit at the Art Lofts on North Frances Street. Read More

Five Questions with Marie-Louise Mares

April 18, 2013

Growing up in Australia, Marie-Louise Mares didn’t have a television. Even then, she still got the occasional glimpse of “Sesame Street.” Read More

UW analysis shows learning impact of ‘Sesame Street’ around the world

April 18, 2013

According to a soon-to-be published meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, watching international co-productions of “Sesame Street” has a positive effect on children’s learning and is an “enduring example of a scalable and effective early childhood educational intervention.” Read More

Mellon Foundation awards grant to develop new careers for humanities Ph.D.s

April 17, 2013

What do you do with a doctorate in medieval history if there are no teaching positions or you want to reach a wider audience? With a $1.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Center for the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will develop career opportunities beyond academia for humanities doctoral students. The grant also will support faculty and students who reach out to the public with their work. Read More

UW employee killed in Tuesday accident

April 16, 2013

A University of Wisconsin–Madison employee was killed in an on-the-job incident Tuesday afternoon at the Art Lofts, 111 N. Frances. Read More

Gift of $5 million establishes two faculty chairs at School of Nursing

April 16, 2013

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing has received a gift of $5 million from John and Tashia Morgridge in honor of Mary and Carl Gulbrandsen, establishing two permanently endowed faculty chairs - one in pediatric nursing and one in health systems innovation. Read More

International astrophysics reaches Milwaukee

April 16, 2013

Trips to the South Pole usually require a lot of specialized equipment, but Nils Irland's packing list for his November 2012 visit included some items unusual even by those standards: a specially designed video camera, extra batteries, and lots and lots of data storage. Read More

‘Z’ is not the end for Dictionary of American Regional English

April 16, 2013

The Dictionary of American Regional English has reached the end of the alphabet, but ‘Z’ is not the end of the road for the definitive source on American speech. Read More