Category State & Global

Social Work to launch part-time master’s program next fall

February 10, 2009

Many college students want to finish their degree and get a job as soon as they can after graduation, while others anticipate graduate school and earning a master's degree or doctorate in their field.

Governor reflects on the Big Ten Network

February 9, 2009

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle will be the featured guest on the upcoming airing of "Wisconsin Reflections" on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12.

Wisconsin Partnership to join fight against silent tragedy

February 9, 2009

Earlier this decade, an African American baby born in Beloit, Kenosha, Milwaukee or Racine had worse odds for survival than a baby born in Jamaica, Sri Lanka or Central America.

UW-Madison: Russell Athletic relationship will end

February 5, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will end its business relationship with Russell Athletic at the expiration of its current licensing agreement in March.

Research uncovers surprising lion stronghold in war-torn central Africa

January 29, 2009

Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the Congolese side, while displaced herders and their cattle have settled in an adjoining Ugandan park.

Wisconsin Idea Endowment going strong in its seventh year

January 28, 2009

The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is supporting a diverse portfolio of community-inspired projects for 2009, from improving Midwest flood-response policies to exploring Wisconsin’s language roots.

Predicting the future spread of infectious-disease vectors

January 27, 2009

As global warming raises concerns about potential spread of infectious diseases, a team of researchers has demonstrated a way to predict the expanding range of human disease vectors in a changing world.

UW grads create Web business to save consumers cash on groceries

January 26, 2009

It doesn't take a math guru or an economist to know how to save money buying groceries. Or does it? Maybe you should ask the founders of a Web site designed to find the absolute best grocery deals for stores in Madison.

The Wisconsin Experience in Motion: Physical Therapy in Belize

January 18, 2009

As part of her semester break, Dean of Students Lori Berquam has accompanied three UW–Madison faculty members and four students on a two-week service-learning trip to Punta Gorda, Belize.

Global Health Certificate program celebrates first graduates, welcomes new students

January 15, 2009

Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Global Health, called "a very special occasion."

Careers Conference addresses uncertain economy

January 14, 2009

The 23rd annual Careers Conference will focus on the valuable role that career development and counseling plays in times of economic uncertainty.

Student’s vision comes to life in Honduras

December 29, 2008

One of the failings of university learning is that the work of students is often left on the shelf. Assignments, though faithfully completed, rarely make it out of the theoretical.

Record 122,000 callers seek help from Quit Line to stop smoking

December 17, 2008

University of Wisconsin and state health officials announce a record-breaking 39,000 calls to the state’s Tobacco Quit Line in 2008 and celebrated the Quit Line fielding 122,000 calls in its seven-year history. Smokers are encouraged to call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to get the support they need in quitting in the year ahead.

Professor Jorge Avendaño receives Wisconsin Global Citizen Award

December 17, 2008

Professor Jorge Avendaño of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú was awarded the Wisconsin Global Citizen Award for 2008 at a ceremony Dec. 12 at the UW Law School. The UW–Madison Division of International Studies and Wisconsin Alumni Association jointly presented the new award to Avendaño, who traveled from Lima for the occasion.

Poll: Boaters and anglers taking steps to prevent spread of invasive species

December 9, 2008

The vast majority of Wisconsin residents say that preventing the spread of VHS fish disease and other aquatic invasive species to new lakes and rivers is very important, a recent statewide poll shows.

For nano, religion in U.S. dictates a wary view

December 8, 2008

When it comes to the world of the very, very small - nanotechnology - Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion.

Organization helps save lives through organ donation

November 28, 2008

The slogan "Got your dot?" has quickly worked to raise the rates at which Wisconsinites place an orange donor dot on their driver's license and say "yes" to donation.

UW-Madison study abroad numbers jump to top 10

November 17, 2008

Record numbers of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, an increase that far exceeds the national average.

A decade celebrating stem cells: Changing the face of medicine

November 12, 2008

The Wisconsin Academy, along with the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), will host a free, two-day event on Nov. 18-19 to highlight the accomplishments of stem cell research in the state and to examine future stem cell issues.

UW-Madison is a leader in Fulbright fellows with top 10 ranking

November 11, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program.