Category State & Global

At 80, Harold Scheub keeps the storytelling tradition alive

April 26, 2012

As the African Studies Program celebrates its 50th anniversary, Harold Scheub remains a constant. Read More

Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds

April 25, 2012

Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read More

African Studies Program celebrates 50 years with conference and reunion

April 17, 2012

In 1978, while completing coursework towards a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Linda Thomas-Greenfield received a research grant to study in Liberia. Read More

La Follette School analysis course benefits state

April 11, 2012

Public affairs students are helping state agencies and community organizations make better decisions and policies. Read More

Partnership helps Chinese children learn about cranes

March 30, 2012

In southwestern China’s Guizhou Province, the International Crane Foundation and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are partnering on a novel environmental education program for elementary school children that incorporates western techniques and local traditions. Read More

Match Day 2012 includes largest class of rural medicine students

March 22, 2012

About 160 graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - including the school's largest-to-date group of rural-medicine students - learned where they will begin their careers as doctors during Match Day, which was held March 16 at the Health Sciences Learning Center. Read More

Wisconsin technology powers California microgrid project

March 21, 2012

California’s Santa Rita Jail just got a little more secure this week, thanks to the completion of a $14 million “microgrid” project that gives the facility its own autonomous power supply — a feat rooted in University of Wisconsin–Madison technology. Read More

Stem cells hint at potential treatment for Huntington’s disease

March 15, 2012

Huntington's disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition without effective treatment, a slow death sentence. Read More

UW-Madison invention basis for top honor in clean-energy competition

March 15, 2012

A new company built to commercialize a green-energy discovery at University of Wisconsin–Madison earned the top honor - and a check for $100,000 - at this month's Chicago Clean Energy Challenge. Read More

Chazen plays key role in African art project in Madison schools

March 8, 2012

For Susan Curtis, a retired school nurse, art appreciation is not just academic. Read More

World Food Programme official visits UW–Madison

March 6, 2012

Bettina Luescher, United Nations World Food Programme chief spokesperson for North America and UW–Madison alumna, will visit the university on Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9. Read More

Senior class of 2012 unveils Wisconsin Idea Scholarship

February 29, 2012

The 2012 senior class officers have announced a new service-based scholarship to commemorate the Wisconsin Idea centennial and inspire the future of the university's time-honored service mission. Read More

Hunger Meal to raise awareness of social inequality and poverty

February 23, 2012

At the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Hunger Meal, sponsored by students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs, whether you get a gourmet dinner, rice and beans, or something in between will be determined the same way many receive their lot in life: by chance. Read More

For plastics knowledge, India looks to UW–Madison engineers

February 21, 2012

One of the oldest and most respected polymer engineering research and educational programs in the United States is contributing its expertise to a new plastics university in India. Read More

Airport exhibit marks centennial of Pro Arte Quartet, Wisconsin Idea

February 15, 2012

The history of the University of Wisconsin's Pro Arte String Quartet and the Wisconsin Idea, both of which turn a record-breaking 100 years old this year, will be told through a public exhibit beginning Thursday, March 1, in the entry lobby of the Dane County Regional Airport. Read More

Committee to assess the organization of international studies at UW–Madison

February 14, 2012

A committee with representatives from across campus is meeting to evaluate the way international studies are governed and organized at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Cheap, printable prosthetic hand wins top prize at 2012 Innovation Days

February 10, 2012

A prosthetic hand that could be cheaply created on a 3-D printer for amputees in developing countries won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of competitions that make up Innovation Days. Held Feb. 9 and 10, the event rewards University of Wisconsin–Madison students for creative and marketable ideas. Read More