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Recent sightings: All quiet on the lakefront

December 22, 2014

While many Badgers have left campus for winter break, a lone woman rides her longboard alongside a partially frozen Lake Mendota. Read More

Muddy forests, shorter winters present challenges for loggers

December 22, 2014

Stable, frozen ground has long been recognized a logger’s friend, capable of supporting equipment and trucks in marshy or soggy forests. Now, a comprehensive look at weather from 1948 onward shows that the logger’s friend is melting. The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Environmental Management, finds that the period of frozen ground has declined by an average of two or three weeks since 1948. Read More

Will they be back? Predicting readmissions for elderly patients

December 22, 2014

Seniors living in the most disadvantaged 15 percent of U.S. neighborhoods are much more likely to make repeat trips to the hospital, according to a study by Amy Kind, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of medicine. Read More

‘Amazing Race,’ amazing comeback

December 20, 2014

It wasn't just an "Amazing Race" for Amy DeJong and Maya Warren. It was an amazing victory -- and an amazing comeback. Read More

Julian remembered as a good friend, co-worker

December 19, 2014

Obituary for UW–Madison employee Miguel Julian. Read More

Recent sightings: Candlelight vigil

December 18, 2014

More than 100 people gathered Thursday, Dec. 18, on Library Mall for a candlelight vigil mourning the victims of a recent mass shooting at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The vigil was hosted by the Pakistani Students Association, a UW–Madison student organization. Read More

UW-Madison one of Kiplinger’s Top 10 best values – again!

December 18, 2014

For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked eighth in the nation for best values in public universities by Kiplinger’s… Read More

Neal First, whose work led to cattle cloning, dies at 84

December 18, 2014

Emeritus Professor Neal First, a pioneer in cattle reproduction and cloning who studied animal physiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for 45 years, died Nov. 20 from complications of cancer. Read More

Capitol veteran, a UW–Madison alumnus, to direct state relations

December 18, 2014

Matt Kussow has been hired as the new director of state government relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Message from Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Darrell Bazzell

December 18, 2014

As we approach the end of another semester and calendar year, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for all you do for UW–Madison and the citizens of Wisconsin. Read More

Changes intended to make official travel easier, more efficient

December 18, 2014

Changes are coming in January to the travel program for all University of Wisconsin System employees. The program changes are intended to ease travel booking, improve traveler safety and comfort, and achieve cost efficiency. Read More

UW-Madison grad students on ‘Amazing Race’ finale Friday

December 18, 2014

One way or another, “The Amazing Race” will end soon for Amy DeJong and Maya Warren. Read More

Ferguson forum: Academics, activists discuss a new movement and its potential for change

December 17, 2014

How did America get from Jim Crow to Eric Garner, from “I Have a Dream” to #blacklivesmatter? And where do we go from here? Academics and activists wrestled with these and other questions in a forum Wednesday presented by Humanities NOW, a program from the Center for the Humanities that aims to respond to moments of crisis and confusion. Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY/WINTER COMMENCEMENT COVERAGE

December 17, 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY/WINTER COMMENCEMENT COVERAGE Read More

Ferguson in Context: Trauma, Violence, and Citizenship / A Roundtable with UW Faculty

December 17, 2014

Join us for a roundtable discussion of recent grand jury decisions in light of historical patterns of trauma and state-sanctioned violence in the United States. Read More