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Wisconsin Innocence Project client freed after serving 24 years for wrongful conviction
UW-Madison law Professor Keith Findley and a team of law students from the Wisconsin Innocence Project worked on the case of Daryl Dwayne Holloway. Read More
‘Bring It to the Table’ filmmaker Julie Winokur to visit UW–Madison
For many Americans, politics is one of few topics we refuse to discuss. Julie Winokur is trying to change that. Read More
1916 fire changed the face of Bascom
One hundred years ago, Bascom Hall underwent a momentous change. The imposing dome that once topped the building burned on Oct. 10, 1916. Fortunately, the rest of the structure was spared and Bascom has survived looking pretty much the same for the century since. But go back further and you'll see some striking differences. This gallery of Bascom Hall images reveals how much the iconic landmark has evolved over the years before, during and after the fire. Read More
UW-Madison terminates Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity chapter
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity chapter at UW–Madison has been terminated as a student organization for violations of Student Organization Code of Conduct policies. Read More
Tickets available for ‘Go Big Read’ Wednesday
MADISON – Free tickets are available to the public starting Wednesday, Oct. 5 for this year’s Go Big Read Event featuring author Matthew Desmond. Read More
Arboretum prairies offer rare refuge for vanishing bumblebee
A proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek endangered status for the rusty-patched bumblebee has focused renewed attention on bumblebees living in the 1,200-acre natural area. Read More
Carnegie Corp. awards $1 million to UW for study of Russia
The Carnegie Corp. of New York announced the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a recipient of a $1 million grant to strengthen the study of Russia at U.S. universities. Read More
UW-Madison food science department to celebrate new wine industry partnership
Media representatives are invited to an open house to learn more about the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Food Science’s expanding educational partnership with members of Wisconsin’s wine industry, including Wollersheim Winery, the Wisconsin Winery Association and the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association. Read More
Review process begins for 2 deans, 1 director
This fall, reviews are underway for Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Director Paul Robbins; School of Human Ecology Dean Soyeon Shim; and School of Medicine and Public Health Dean Robert Golden. Read More
Libraries, Chazen, Arts Institute celebrate Shakespeare in Wisconsin
As the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death is marked this year, UW–Madison has spearheaded the Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016 initiative. Read More
Meet the Class of 2020
This fall, the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomed 6,430 newly enrolled freshman, up from 6,270 last year. Of those students, 3,671 come from Wisconsin, up from 3,617 last year. Read More
UW-Madison geoscientist offers free geologic exploration app
Rockd serves both amateur rock lovers and professional geologists, says Shanan Peters. "People see rocks at highway cuts, and some may wonder what they are and when they formed. The answers ... exist in the databases that we tap into." Read More
Science journalist Nadia Drake is UW–Madison writer in residence
Drake’s work spans the sciences. She has written about subjects as diverse as giant spiders and human ancestry, although much of her work focuses on astronomy and space science. Read More
UW2020 funds projects to enhance research and infrastructure
The initiative seeks to fund research projects that have the potential to fundamentally transform a field of study, as well as projects that require significant development prior to the submission of applications for external funding. Read More
New faculty focus: Rourke O’Brien
Rourke O’Brien, assistant professor of public affairs, La Follette School of Public Affairs • Hometown: Leonardtown, Maryland • Educational background: BA, Harvard… Read More
UW-Madison announces revision to Amazon pickup point plans
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is no longer considering the Red Gym as a potential site for an Amazon pickup point, Vice Chancellor for… Read More
Joan Sweeney ‘cared deeply about helping students’
Joan Sweeney worked in the Work-Study office for more than 40 years, touching generations of students with her advocacy, advice and good humor. Read More
Monks’ art offers a break from hectic campus pace
To broaden cultural awareness on campus, the Wisconsin Union Directorate invited monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery to their annual World Music Festival to share their art. Read More
Some brains are blind to moving objects
As many as half of people are blind to motion in some part of their field of vision, but the deficit doesn’t have anything to do with the eyes. Read More
WARF patent drawing exhibit shows artistic side of science
For decades, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has helped UW–Madison inventors transform their ideas into reality, whether it’s a solar cooker, a self-tying shoelace device or even the DNA of the bubonic plague. Now WARF is displaying the visual beauty — and wide variety — of all those ideas. Read More