Category State & Global
Message from the chancellor regarding Pakistan flooding
September 9, 2010The chancellor and the president of the Pakistani Students Association wrote a message to the campus community about the floods that hit Pakistan last month.
Student ambassadors reinforce ties with China
September 7, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin's spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall semester. Now a group of students and staff members have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip - one that they hope will continue to inspire their fellow students.
For migrant workers, community cooperation builds on individual strengths
September 7, 2010Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together - these are fundamentals of community development.
UW-Madison researchers release Wisconsin Poverty Report: New measure tells new story
September 2, 2010The second Wisconsin Poverty Report shows the rate of poverty in Wisconsin worsened in 2008, with more than 11 percent of the state's population living in need, including one in seven children and one in 10 elderly residents.
French university presidents, education officials visit, study UW model
August 27, 2010Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison beginning Monday, Aug. 30, for a weeklong seminar on leadership and strategic issues related to the management of autonomous public research universities.
UW-Madison’s area, international programs receive federal grants
August 18, 2010Eight of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's area and international studies programs have received a combined total of about $18 million during the next four years in federal Title VI grants under the National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
UW-Madison, Chancellor Martin welcome group of Chinese athletes
August 17, 2010They may be well-known in their native China, but the group of elite student-athletes and coaches who are living and studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this fall are blending in and immersing themselves in the life of UW–Madison students.
Building a bridge with cross-cultural cancer education
August 17, 2010Most cancers are easier to treat if detected early, so cancer educators emphasize the benefits of screening and prompt treatment. But for immigrants and other "medically underserved communities," simply handing out a brochure on early detection - even if it's been translated into the appropriate language - may not work.
75 years of Social Security and UW’s key role
August 10, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison is considered the intellectual home of the nation's Social Security program, which turns 75 on Saturday, Aug. 14. The Wisconsin Idea was central to the development of Social Security, and the expertise of University of Wisconsin economists was key to the creation of the social insurance program that now benefits more than 50 million Americans a year.
GardenFit program helps kids pare summer weight gain
August 10, 2010After spending the morning spreading hay mulch and bark at Madison's East High Youth Farm, a group of middle-schoolers lined up for a well-deserved lunch. Under the canopy of a large oak, they slathered tortillas with beans, then spooned on tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and carrots that they had chopped themselves.
Native pollinators: Key to sustainable fruit production?
August 5, 2010As a group of students ogles wild flowers on a sunny day at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, the blooming dotted mint, iron weed and black-eyed susans are certainly glorious. But these adult students are not concentrating on the flowers. Instead, they are focusing on the insects busily pollinating those blooms.
Largest class ever completes UW–Madison pre-college program
July 29, 2010The largest group ever to complete the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) will graduate into their senior year of high school Friday, July 30, at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton.
UW-Madison expertise tapped for state legislative study committees
July 22, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison experts have been appointed to 12 special committees the Wisconsin Legislature created to study emerging state issues and make recommendations for the 2011-12 legislative session.
UW-Madison program recognizes Wisconsin companies committed to sustainability
July 21, 2010When it comes to sustainable business practices, Serigraph has done everything from finding less environmentally hazardous ink solvents to charging employees for a cup when getting coffee from the vending machine.
China’s champions to arrive at UW–Madison July 23
July 15, 2010A group of elite Chinese student-athletes and coaches is expected to arrive in Madison on Friday, July 23, marking the start of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Chinese Champions Program.
UW-Madison engineer lends experience to ambitious bridge-building effort
July 8, 2010Remote and virtually undisturbed, the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge boasts a bounty of flora and fauna, both common and rare species that thrive in the largest delta floodplain in the upper Midwest.
State cranberry growers make big gains in sustainability, UW survey finds
July 7, 2010Wisconsin's cranberry growers have made significant gains in the adoption of sustainable management practices during the past two decades, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison survey indicates.
Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages
June 10, 2010UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center.
Saving the Point of Rocks
June 8, 2010It may be one of the toughest rocks on Earth, but even Baraboo Quartzite is no match for a road crew.
Odyssey Project offers a promising journey of hope, transformation
May 13, 2010The walls of Emily Auerbach’s office are crowded with photos that show the outcomes of hard-fought success.