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UW Couples Lab studies importance of relationships

February 13, 2014

Valentine’s Day is a day when we think about our romantic relationships -- or lack thereof. But at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Couples Lab, every day is spent thinking about the importance of relationships. Read More

For athletes, Beyond the Game opens doors to science

February 13, 2014

Badger football player Melvin Gordon knows something about testing the laws of physics. On a football Saturday, Gordon, a star running back, can be seen squeezing through an impossibly small hole for a first down, or launching himself into the end zone with a gravity-defying leap. Read More

Law School clinic founders win Best of Madison Business Award

February 12, 2014

Anne Smith and Eric Englund, co-founders of the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at University of Wisconsin Law School, recently received a 2014 Best of Madison Business Award from Madison Magazine. Read More

Junior Cal Melberg becomes ‘the match’

February 12, 2014

After attending a Be the Match bone marrow donor registration event on campus last May, UW–Madison junior Cal Melberg knew his chances of ever being matched were slim. Then, in September, he got the call. Read More

Anthony Shadid Award will recognize ethical journalism

February 11, 2014

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Journalism Ethics is seeking applications for the first national Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Read More

Cycle for Sight raises money for research on blinding diseases

February 10, 2014

To continue research on blinding diseases that affect millions of Americans, including 100,000 Wisconsin residents, the McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will sponsor Cycle for Sight, an annual indoor-cycling fundraiser. Read More

Innovation Days marks 20 years of undergrad entrepreneurship Feb. 13-14

February 10, 2014

University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates are greeting the 20th anniversary of the Innovation Days competition with inventions that range from healthcare to agriculture to exercise for amputees. Read More

Frosty Fun

February 10, 2014

Faced with a frigid winter that seems like it’ll never end, UW–Madison turned to the Hoofer Winter Carnival for a much-needed jolt of fun during the past week. Read More

Recent sighting: Honoring PEOPLE

February 7, 2014

Members of the UW–Madison Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE), including executive director Jacqueline DeWalt (with award, right), receive a Regents’ Diversity Award from Regent José Vásquez (with award, left) during a UW Board of Regents meeting hosted at Union South Feb. 7. Chancellor Rebecca Blank is at right. Read More

Popular Stiftskeller reopens after renovation, restoration

February 7, 2014

If we can’t enjoy the Terrace quite yet, the new and improved Der Stiftskeller is a pretty good option. After four months of construction, the popular gathering space located inside Memorial Union will reopen at 3 p.m. Monday. While new and improved, great care was taken to preserve its long history. Read More

‘Getting Real IV’ hip-hop lecture series to feature educational innovators

February 7, 2014

A free semester-long series of lectures on hip-hop education will bring the nation's top scholars, artists and leaders in the growing field of hip-hop studies to campus to teach about the teaching and learning theories behind this innovative education movement. Read More

Recent Sightings: Wintry trek

February 6, 2014

More than 40 people with the Hoofer Outing Club cross-country ski and snowshoe across frozen and snow-covered Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union Terrace to the tip of Picnic Point at night on Feb. 4. Read More

WPR and UW–Madison team with sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson on contest

February 6, 2014

Renowned science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the award-winning "Mars Trilogy," will select the winners of a national flash-science fiction contest co-organized by Wisconsin Public Radio's nationally syndicated show "To the Best of Our Knowledge" and the Center for the Humanities and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Two UW–Madison faculty members named to National Academy of Engineering

February 6, 2014

The National Academy of Engineering has named two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors to its 2014 class of members. Read More

Startup fair showcases young, hungry companies

February 6, 2014

Students eager to plunge into the startup culture got a chance to meet early-stage firms trolling for talent at the 2014 Madison Startup Fair, held Wednesday afternoon at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More

Proceeds from UW’s spring football game to benefit student literacy efforts

February 6, 2014

Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced that for the fourth consecutive year, proceeds from the Badger football team’s annual spring game will be directed to a campus partner. And in 2014, dollars raised through ticket sales will help fund efforts across UW–Madison’s School of Education dedicated to improving student literacy. Read More