Campus news Latest News
National Academy of Sciences adds three UW–Madison researchers
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the organization announced today.
UW–Madison Styrofoam reuse and recycling program wins competition
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates has won a $90,000 award to expand a novel Styrofoam reuse and recycling program in the Madison area.
Paul Evans led University Housing through renewal and growth
Sometimes we choose our career, and sometimes a career chooses us. That may be the case with UW–Madison Housing Director Paul Evans, who first went to college with the idea of becoming a dentist, but next month leaves the university after 36 years, his entire career spent in housing.
State redesigns Wisconsin.gov website
I’m pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned www.Wisconsin.gov website to better serve the citizens of Wisconsin.
HR Design moves ahead on several fronts
Last week's legislative approval of a new UW–Madison personnel management system gives the green light for implementation of most of the HR Design strategic plan on July 1, 2015, but work has been continuing on other components of the plan as well.
University Housing director finalists chosen
The next leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Division of Housing will be chosen from among finalists visiting campus during the next few weeks.
Mailick to join Graduate School
Marsha Mailick, a longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty member and veteran of research leadership roles at the university, has been selected by Chancellor Rebecca Blank as interim successor to Martin Cadwallader, who is returning to the faculty.
Winning teams address global food system challenges, from food spoilage to hunger
The national Agricultural Innovation Prize: Powered by 40 Chances announced winning student teams during a two-day competition held at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on April 25-26, where students, competition judges, experts from a range of backgrounds and the public explored finalists' projects and larger ideas in business, science and society.
The world of networked objects explored
All of us are used to our Internet tethers. Increasingly, however, the inanimate objects we encounter in our daily existence are both smart and wired, and they portend the future.
Plan ahead for Saturday’s Crazylegs Classic
The UW–Madison Police Department has been working with event organizers to ensure a successful, safe event — and we have full confidence there will be no problems. However, we’d like to remind participants and spectators that carry-in restrictions are in place at Camp Randall Stadium, where the run finishes.
Urban dance festival breaks down barriers
The largest international break dancing event in the Midwest, "Breakin' The Law: International Festival of Urban Movement," will be held in Madison from Wednesday, April 30 through Sunday, May 4.
It’s not all wedded bliss: Marital stress linked to depression
Marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression, according to a recent study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their colleagues.
Dance Department presents ‘Proximity’ April 25-26
This year's annual H'Doubler Student Concert “Proximity” will be performed at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall on April 25 at 8 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Lighting up the lab: Team harnesses light for controlled chemical reaction
When chemist Tehshik Yoon looks out his office window, he sees a source of energy to drive chemical reactions. Plants “learned” to synthesize chemicals with sunlight eons ago; Yoon came to the field a bit more recently. But this week, in the journal Science, he and three collaborators detail a way to use sunlight and two catalysts to create molecules that are difficult to make with conventional techniques — a finding that may eventually have implications for drug making and materials science.
Meeting on State Street Mall project set April 29
The preconstruction meeting will begin promptly at 10 am with a short presentation of the final design and planned construction staging. Construction activity is anticipated to last through the summer and into the fall.
Student innovation sparks energy, sustainability solutions
An insect farming program to improve food security and a mobile-based ridesharing application were the winners in the Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge, designed to find student solutions to world energy and sustainability challenges.
Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium to focus on blood
World stem cell leaders will converge on Promega's BioPharmaceutical Technology Center in Fitchburg on April 30 for the 9th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium: From Stem Cells to Blood.
UV light-emitting bandage wins Qualcomm Innovation Prize
A smart, ultraviolet therapeutic bandage won the top prize and $15,000 at the 2014 Qualcomm Innovation competition at UW–Madison. The Power Wearables team of biomedical engineer Mehdi Shokoueinejad, electrical and computer engineers Akshay Kumar and Yei-Hwan Jung created the MicroViolet Patch to combine phototherapy with a typical adhesive bandage.
Five classified staff members honored for excellence
Five members of UW–Madison’s classified staff have been named recipients of the 2014 Classified Employee Recognition Awards.
Office 365 transition to restart after evaluation
University officials approved restarting the Office 365 email and calendar project after a recent independent evaluation.