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Memorial planned for engineer Henry Guckel
A memorial service planned Saturday, July 22, for microelectronics pioneer Henry Guckel will showcase the engineer's far-reaching impact on industry and the careers of his students. Read More
New student orientation gets underway
More than 7,000 new and transferring students plan to visit UW–Madison between now and mid-August during continuous two-day orientation sessions. Read More
UW Hospital launches allergy alert Web site
UW Hospital and Clinics has launched a new Web page designed to inform people of the presence of specific pollens in the air, their severity, and how badly they may effect people allergic to those pollens. Read More
A month’s rain: Record for a century
Madison's 30-day rain total ending June 15 has broken all records in the past century, university researchers say. Read More
Future truck places fifth
The university Future Truck team steered its revamped Chevy Suburban to a fifth place overall finish in the national contest completed June 15 in the Arizona desert. Read More
Dictionary editor Cassidy dies at 92
Frederic Cassidy, 92, who worked more than a half-century on the university faculty, died Wednesday. Cassidy was best known for his work as chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Read More
Romancing the word: The unfinished adventure of a dictionary maker’s life
This feature on Cassidy was written in fall of 1999 by Michael Penn for On Wisconsin, the university alumni magazine. Read More
Gardening program open to K-2 children
'People to Plants: Living Communities,' a kids gardening program at Lapham Elementary School in Madison, is open this summer to area children who have finished kindergarten through 2nd grades. Read More
Engineering Centers groundbreaking set
The College of Engineering will break ground Tuesday, June 20, at 3:30 p.m. on the new Engineering Centers Building. Read More
Building better engines through natural selection
Computer models developed at UW–Madison are helping engineers design high-performance engines of the future, by using genetic algorithms to simultaneously increase fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. Read More
Series looks at media morality, regulation
A free public lecture series this summer at the university will scrutinize media morality and investigate what might be done to control media behavior. Read More
University celebrates town and gown partnerships
The Wisconsin Idea is taking new forms in Dane County through hundreds of innovative partnerships between the university and area community groups. Read More
Campus open house planned
Building on the success of last year's Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration, university officials have organized a free Campus Open House Aug. 18-20. Read More
Film series focuses on healing arts of Asia
Free films focusing on the healing traditions and medical practices of Southeast Asia will be shown on campus Tuesday evenings this summer. Read More
Summer Collegiate Experience 2000 kicks off
Several new elements will highlight the university's Summer Collegiate Experience this year. Read More
Ultratec wins international research park honor
The University Research Park's largest tenant, Ultratec Inc., will receive the Company of the Year award today from an international organization representing more than 230 university-affiliated parks. Read More
Business school to participate in ‘Kiplinger Prize’
The School of Business has been selected as a charter participant in the new Kiplinger Prize program created by The Kiplinger Foundation to recognize outstanding students at leading graduate schools of business administration throughout the nation. Read More
Prairie atlas expands botanical horizons
A new publication, "The Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora," promises to expand our botanical horizons by cataloging, describing and mapping the distribution of Wisconsin's prairie and savanna plants. Read More
Biosciences campus before and after BioStar
These maps show the current biosciences campus and the proposed campus under BioStar. Read More
Basic facts: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
History: WARF was created in 1925 to protect UW–Madison biochemist Harry Steenbock’s major vitamin D discovery, a breakthrough that led to the eradication of… Read More