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Administrative employees honored for improving the campus experience
Better service delivery, efficiency, use of technology and campus sustainability earned five teams the 2016 Administrative Improvement Award. Read More
Honors jazz band inspires young musicians
Every spring, the UW High School Honors Jazz Band provides top-flight teaching to young instrumentalists throughout southern Wisconsin. Read More
Biomass blues: Breaking up not so hard to do
A UW spinoff is advancing an audacious effort to convert biomass into three profitable streams of industrial chemicals. Read More
Squished cells could shape design of synthetic materials
Nobody knew what would happen if something soft and squishy like a synthetic vesicle got into the mix. Read More
Faculty Senate supports cultural competency training
A resolution supporting comprehensive racial awareness and inclusion professional development for all faculty passed the Faculty Senate on Monday. Read More
Kellett awards honor mid-career faculty
The Kellett awards recognize outstanding faculty seven to 20 years past their first promotion to a tenured position. Read More
Carillon bells will play May 6 in remembrance of UW–Madison students
University of Wisconsin–Madison students who passed away during the summer and this academic year will be remembered during a memorial performance Friday, May 6, at… Read More
Five outstanding University Staff honored
They were selected for the annual recognition based on their contributions both on campus and through their communities. Read More
Two UW–Madison students receive Udall Scholarship
The two are among 60 college students nationwide recognized for their leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to the environment. Read More
Town of Dunn award highlights UW role in local land ethic
A talk with two of Wisconsin's most prominent wetland biologists occurs in a wetland located just south of Madison. Read More
UW-Madison names new dean of School of Nursing
Linda Scott, associate dean in the College of Nursing of the University of Illinois at Chicago, will succeed Katharyn May. Read More
UW honors noted entrepreneurs with achievement awards
The winners are Salm Partners CEO Christopher Salm and Andrew Ziegler, managing partner of Artisan Partners. Read More
Cell transplant treats Parkinson’s in mice under control of designer drug
Su-Chun Zhang and co-first authors Yuejun Chen and Man Xiong grew the specialized nerve cells from human embryonic stem cells. Read More
Volunteers needed during University Residence Halls move-out
The Division of University Housing is recruiting people to help residents and their families say goodbye sustainably to items they no longer need. Read More
Brenner’s simpler fertility test is basis for promising UW–Madison spinoff
BluDiagnostics co-founder Katie Brenner says the idea came directly from her own difficulty with conception. Read More
Student-run business makes its imprint on campus
StudentPrint holds a t-shirt hang on Bascom Hill every fall. The student-run business works with hundreds of student organizations to create customized posters, buttons,… Read More
E-cigarettes, other changes covered by smoke-free policy updates
Current policy is silent on electronic smoking devices and many students and employees have requested clarification. Read More
CLI Spring Open House celebrates leadership development
The Coordinated Leadership Initiative has positively impacted curriculum, student organizations and employee engagement. Read More
Experimental drug cancels effect from key intellectual disability gene in mice
"We are a long way from declaring a cure for fragile X, but these results are promising," says researcher Xinyu Zhao. Read More
Go Big Read selects ‘Evicted’ for 2016-17
“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” the best-selling book by UW–Madison alumnus Matthew Desmond, is the selection for the university's common-reading program. Read More