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UW to review proposed code of conduct for licensees
UW-Madison will hold a public forum Thursday (Dec. 10) on a proposed code of conduct designed to address the working conditions under which university apparel and merchandise is produced.
Faculty Senate debates speech code
Not a good idea. That's the consensus among professors from across the campus who spoke out against a proposed speech code at Monday's Faculty Senate meeting.
WAA helps parents give students an exam-week boost
Several hundred UW–Madison students will be receiving care packages to help them survive final exam week this month through a program sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board.
Do your holiday shopping on campus
Ten gift ideas from UW–Madison that can make your holiday shopping easier and less aggravating. All are unique to the University and sales benefit campus academic, outreach and social programs.
Former mayor to discuss Milwaukee’s German legacy
A former mayor of Milwaukee, Frank P. Zeidler, will visit UW–Madison Dec. 10 to give a talk on German influences in Wisconsin politics.
Badger fans get ready for Rose Bowl
Badger fans are eagerly anticipating their football team's appearance in the Rose Bowl.
Monograph explores the role of scholarship and teaching
The Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS), a UW–Madison-based national alliance of professional biology societies, is taking aim at undergraduate biology education.
ROSATED GUINEA HEN
Roasted Guinea Hen recipe
The wisdom behind WISE
A program at Elizabeth Waters Hall is countering a national trend that has seen more than half of all young women who begin pursuing a career in science or engineering change majors in the first two years.
Like greenhouse gases, landscape changes may alter climate
Greenhouse gases, the long-standing villains of climate change, may have a significant new partner in crime: wholesale changes to the world's landscapes by humans.
Celebrate UW sesquicentennial with music
Tickets to the 150th Anniversary Concert commemorating UW's first classes in 1849 will go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the Kohl Center and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Local poet to be published by UW–Madison library
The first publication of the newly created Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison General Library System, is a collection of poems by award-winning local poet Andrea Potos titled "The Perfect Day."
New campus gallery showcases undergraduate artists
The Class of 1973 Gallery on the newly remodeled Red Gym's second floor will show the work of primarily undergraduates. Opened in November, the new space is a welcome addition to campus exhibition space available to students.
Research Highlights
With 110 faculty affiliates across more than 40 departments, UW–Madison’s Institute on Aging is developing a composite picture of aging in America. A…
Sesquicentennial breakfast series features Soglin
The next UW–Madison sesquicentennial breakfast features Paul Soglin, former mayor of Madison and UW alum, who will discuss town-gown relations.
Art, technology join forces in UW student festival
Students in UW–Madison's Interarts and Technology (IATECH) program will take over Lathrop Hall Monday, Dec. 7 for a festival of their original works.
Researchers to test methods for helping smokers quit
The UW Medical School is launching two large new studies aimed particularly at those cigaratte smokers who have tried -- and perhaps tried again -- to quit.
Two named to National Academy of Education
Two members of the UW–Madison faculty, Thomas Romberg in curriculum and instruction and Robert Hauser in sociology, have been elected to the National Academy of Education.
Public forum on reaccreditation
Interested citizens and members of the UW–Madison campus community are invited to comment on the university's reaccreditation process during a public forum Tuesday (Dec. 8).