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Tip: The 12 days of experts

December 11, 2013

For many, the holiday season brings joy, fun and cookies. Lots of cookies. Read More

Timely Warning: Dec. 10, 2013

December 10, 2013

Members of the UW–Madison Campus Community, You are receiving this “Timely Warning” message as part of UW–Madison’s commitment to providing campus-area crime information in compliance… Read More

Control theorist Barmish challenges need to model financial markets

December 10, 2013

B. Ross Barmish hopes his research will build a bridge between control theorists and financial scholars. Barmish, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UW–Madison, posits that not only are predictive models of financial markets unreliable, but also that stock traders can do without predictive models, simply by applying control theory to the markets. Read More

Curb magazine celebrates the legacy, culture and community of Wisconsin

December 10, 2013

A barren prairie changed by war but filled with memories, a dairy-waste plant powering more than 3,000 homes and the celebration of Native American storytelling through technology are among the stories told in this year's Curb magazine. Read More

Wisconsin engineer honored for ongoing innovation

December 10, 2013

Corn may be a dietary staple for humans and animals around the world, but in Jim Dumesic's eyes, the plant "waste" left after the harvest holds even more potential as a renewable bio-based source of fuels and important chemicals. On Dec. 10, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named Dumesic, the Steenbock professor and Michel Boudart professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, among 143 leading innovators elected to its 2013 class of fellows. Read More

Campus mourns Nelson Mandela

December 10, 2013

As the UW–Madison campus community remembers anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died last week at age 95, faculty and students with strong connections to the man and his country shared their reflections with Inside UW. Read More

UW-Madison to offer flexible non-credit certificate

December 10, 2013

The University of Wisconsin–Madison announced last week that it would be joining the University of Wisconsin System’s UW Flexible Option and offer a non-credit certificate in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Counseling. Read More

Student, mother of eight finds balance in a busy life

December 10, 2013

Melissa Guth, like many students, has to strike a balance between being a full-time student with her other commitments. Unlike most other students, Guth’s other main commitment is to her eight kids. Read More

Recent Sightings: V-ball victory

December 7, 2013

Wisconsin Badgers Lauren Carlini (1), Courtney Thomas (3), Annemarie Hickey (4), Ellen Chapman (20), and Haleigh Nelson (13) celebrate their final point and 3-0 defeat of the UW-Milwaukee Panthers during the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament at the Field House on Friday, Dec. 6. Read More

Tandem Press holds holiday open house

December 6, 2013

A holiday open house at Tandem Press will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, featuring printmaking demonstrations throughout the day. Read More

Heinz Klug: Reflections on Nelson Mandela’s legacy

December 6, 2013

Heinz Klug, a UW–Madison law professor who grew up in South Africa and who participated in the anti-apartheid struggle, shares his observations on the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Read More

Anthropologist, ‘underground astronaut’ strike fossil gold in South Africa dig

December 6, 2013

Squeezing through a gap called the International Postbox and climbing the jagged Dragon's Back were not in Alia Gurtov's plans for the fall semester, but she made an exception in order to participate in a wildly successful archaeological expedition into a South African cave. Read More

Campus adopts new alcohol policy for UW events

December 5, 2013

A new policy that will provide greater clarity and consistency surrounding the service of alcohol at University of Wisconsin–Madison events takes effect at the beginning of the spring 2014 semester. Read More

Recent Sightings: Story time

December 4, 2013

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank reads the book, "The Little Red Hen," to children at the School of Human Ecology Preschool Laboratory in Nancy Nicholas Hall. Read More

Study reveals gene expression changes with meditation

December 4, 2013

With evidence growing that meditation can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body. Read More