Category State & Global

High school teachers leave for Rwanda on UW–Madison Fulbright grant

June 30, 2009

This week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison African Studies Program is taking 15 high school social studies teachers and curriculum planners from across the United States to Rwanda for 30 days.

Projected food, energy demands seen to outpace production

June 25, 2009

With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today (June 25).

Must-see TV from UW–Madison available on-air, online

June 8, 2009

The Big Ten Network just might be the answer to TV rerun doldrums this summer as it broadcasts programs created during the academic year by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for Forward under 40 awards

June 1, 2009

There are many young University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates on the move - those who've leveraged their UW–Madison degree to make an impact in their business, professional field or community - and the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) seeks to share their success stories.

Buffering Wisconsin’s water quality with science

May 14, 2009

Spring in Wisconsin heralds a new growing season. But the warming temperatures also bring heavier runoff from farm fields, carrying pollution and contaminants into the state’s lakes and streams.

Thoreau Elementary students to demonstrate importance of literacy through song

May 8, 2009

More than 200 Madison Metropolitan School District students will come together on Monday, May 11, to share what they have learned from a literacy program that stresses self-esteem through music.

Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species

May 5, 2009

A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.

Foundation increases grant to continue personal health records work

May 4, 2009

Project HealthDesign, a national program designed to support health and information technology pioneers to create a new generation of personal health records (PHR) systems, has been awarded a $5.3 million addition to its grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, bringing the project's total funding to $10 million.

Wisconsin Poverty Report gauges nature and extent of problem statewide

May 4, 2009

The first-ever Wisconsin Poverty Report finds that nearly 11 percent of Wisconsin's population and one in seven children lived in poverty in 2007 and that the need for food - and almost always with it is poverty - has grown substantially as the recession deepened in the last two years.

Building a health community through the Wisconsin Idea

April 30, 2009

On campus, there is a lot of focus on the Wisconsin Idea — the principle that education can bring people together and improve lives outside…

UW-Madison recommends against nonessential travel to Mexico

April 29, 2009

Chancellor Biddy Martin has endorsed recommendations of the campus International Emergency Response Committee (IERC), advising against all university travel to Mexico until further notice. This is in alignment with the travel warning issued on April 27 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Remington appointed new associate dean for public health

April 20, 2009

Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH, who has spent his entire career at the interface of public health and medicine, has been appointed the first associate dean for public health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

UW-Madison announces Brazil Initiative

April 20, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Brazil Initiative will bring faculty and alumni together with private foundations, Wisconsin businesses and state agencies to help the state better understand and engage with this emerging global economy.

‘Great Texts’ exposes high-schoolers to literature

March 30, 2009

High school students in Wisconsin are digging into great world literature that would bewilder older and more experienced readers: “Don Quixote,” by Miguel de Cervantes, “Dante’s Inferno,” by Dante Alighieri, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “The Brothers Karamazov,” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. All the students need is a chance to try and the right guidance from their teachers. Both of these necessities are provided by the Center for the Humanities.

UW-Madison to sign historic agreement with Iraqi university

March 27, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing to sign a historic agreement with one of the foremost institutions of higher education in Iraq.

Humanities exposed

March 25, 2009

Now in its fifth year, the Humanities Exposed program provides graduate students with the opportunity to apply their research in the community.

UW-Madison Connections program continues to expand

March 23, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison, with its national reputation as a leading educational institution and its picturesque location, is the most desired destination for thousands of academically talented college applicants in the state.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health sets school record for residency placement

March 20, 2009

With a record-high rate of graduating medical students matching into their desired residency on March 19, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health leaders are cheering another highlight: More students are choosing to stay in the state for their residency training and about 40 percent plan to pursue a residency in primary care – where physicians nationwide are badly needed.

Israel Film Festival presented at UW–Madison

February 26, 2009

Cinematic visions of Tel Aviv will be the focus of the 2009 Israel Film Festival, which kicks off at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Sunday, March 1.

IceCube building goals exceeded at South Pole

February 25, 2009

As the 2008-09 Antarctic drilling season concludes, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is on track to be finished as planned in 2011.