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Feedback requested on draft of diversity framework

March 26, 2014

As the spring semester reaches its midterm, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee has completed an initial draft of a new campus framework for diversity. Read More

Morgan State University Choir in concert at UW–Madison March 28

March 26, 2014

The Morgan State University Choir will perform in Mills Concert Hall, Moss Humanities Building at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Read More

Student team to provide medical help in Vietnam

March 26, 2014

This summer, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students will help provide medical care and supplies to a country that is still struggling to recover nearly 40 years after the end of a war. Read More

Jon Huntsman to speak at UW–Madison commencement

March 26, 2014

Jon M. Huntsman Jr., former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to both Singapore and China, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s combined commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Read More

WAA to honor civil rights pioneer Phillips at March 26 conference

March 25, 2014

The Wisconsin Alumni Association will present Velvalea "Vel" Phillips with a Distinguished Alumni Award this month as part of a campus event to observe the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. Read More

Assistant secretary of state visits UW–Madison, PEOPLE students

March 25, 2014

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, will visit Madison on Friday, March 28 for a series of events including a conversation with middle- and high school students involved in the PEOPLE Program and an address on U.S. Africa policy. Read More

Winning images reveal the aesthetic side of UW science

March 25, 2014

From the frumpish mug of an oyster toadfish to delicate crystalline “flowers” of cobalt pyrite, 12 winners of the 2014 University of Wisconsin–Madison Cool Science Image contest were announced today, Tuesday, March 24. Read More

Nominees sought for Administrative Improvement Award

March 25, 2014

Nominees are being sought for a campus award that recognizes exceptional performance in administrative roles supporting academics, research, student services, outreach or administration. Read More

‘Stem cell tourism’ takes advantage of patients, says law professor

March 24, 2014

Desperate patients are easy prey for unscrupulous clinics offering untested and risky stem cell treatments, says law and bioethics Professor Alta Charo of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who is studying "stem cell tourism." Read More

Research finds soda tax does little to decrease obesity

March 24, 2014

Extra sales taxes on soda may not do anything to improve people's health, according to new research from health economist Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Waters, chef and food activist, to speak March 27

March 24, 2014

Alice Waters, a chef, restaurateur, activist, and author, will speak as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Her Chez Panisse is consistently ranked among the World's 50 Best Restaurants. Read More

Researchers discover new way to make muscle cells from human stem cells

March 21, 2014

As stem cells continue their gradual transition from the lab to the clinic, a research group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has discovered a new way to make large concentrations of skeletal muscle cells and muscle progenitors from human stem cells. Read More

UW-Madison names new pharmacy dean

March 21, 2014

Steven M. Swanson of the University of Illinois at Chicago has been chosen as the new dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

New Milky Way portrait to be on Town Center media wall

March 20, 2014

The dramatic new infrared picture of the plane of our galaxy will be viewable for the next week on the large media wall in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the UW–Madison campus. Read More

Friends of the Libraries holds spring book sale March 26-28

March 20, 2014

f you love books, you won’t want to miss the upcoming Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries Book Sale! With more than 15,000 books to choose from, this is the largest used book sale in Wisconsin. Read More

Startup focuses on reliable, efficient cooling for computer servers

March 20, 2014

In a dark, windy room on the top floor of Engineering Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, racks of computers are processing information for a college that relies, like all technical fields, on massive computing power. The noise comes from multiple fans located inside each computer case and from the large air conditioner that drives currents through the room to remove waste heat from the processors. Read More

2014 Shadid Award recipients announced

March 18, 2014

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor reporter Adam Goldman and the Associated Press with the 2014 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Read More

UW–Madison, USDA enter into settlement agreement

March 17, 2014

This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison entered into a settlement agreement resulting in a fine of $35,286. Read More