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Organizers set to unveil preliminary Memorial Union designs

September 4, 2013

Organizers of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project are set to present preliminary floor plans, site plans and design ideas for the next phase of the renovation.

Weekly farmers’ market launches at Union South

September 4, 2013

Area vendors will sell local and organic products during a weekly Campus Farmers’ Market on the north lawn of Union South, across Johnson Street from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

Massive storm pulls water and ammonia ices from Saturn’s depths

September 3, 2013

Now, thanks to near-infrared spectral measurements taken by NASA’s Cassini orbiter and analysis of near-infrared color signatures by researchers at UW–Madison, Saturn’s superstorm is helping scientists flesh out a picture of the composition of the planet’s atmosphere at depths typically obscured by a thick high-altitude haze.

Informatics of ‘making’ aims to unite computing, materials and manufacturing advances

September 3, 2013

Materials science, computing and manufacturing have all evolved into formidable forces on their own in recent years. Support for materials innovation is surging; computing and information are taking on an ever more powerful role in research; and American manufacturing faces a transformation at the hands of the “maker” movement and of major government and industry initiatives.

Following Molly: A new student’s first day

September 3, 2013

Molly Sequin of Howard, Wis., is in good company: She’s one of more than 7,500 first-year and transfer students who are getting to know campus one day at a time this semester — and Sept. 3 was a biggie: her first day of classes.

Transition to Office 365 email and calendar continues

September 3, 2013

The campus’s conversion to the Office 365 software system for email and calendaring continues to move ahead, with the first small migration of faculty and staff to begin early in 2014.

Recent Sightings: Back to school shopping

September 1, 2013

Start-of-the-semester sibling support: Undergraduate Ron Rivera helps his younger sister, first-year student Alexis Rivera, as she buys textbooks at the University Book Store…

Prefer “Bucky” to “Buckingham”? Update your contact info

August 30, 2013

The University recognizes that as a community many of its members use names other than their legal names to identify themselves. The University began a phased implementation of a preferred first and/or middle name policy that allows eligible students to indicate their preferred first name to the university community regardless of a legal name change.

Remembering John Vietnam: Honoring a fallen friend, artist, activist

August 29, 2013

On the morning of August 30, 2012 John Vietnam tragically drowned in Lake Mendota, but his work lives on. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has taken part in memorializing his legacy and declared August 30th as John Vietnam Nguyễn Day in Madison.

Microbiome and human health workshop

August 29, 2013

The opportunity to couple this emerging field and a traditional strength of UW–Madison — large longitudinal studies such as the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study; the Beaver Dam Eye Study; MIDUS, Midlife in the United States; and the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort — will be explored in a small, one-day workshop to be sponsored by the Center for Demography of Health and Aging and the Center for Demography and Ecology.

UW Health and VA will work together to improve veterans’ health

August 28, 2013

The UW program will receive $1.9 million from the VA to participate in a project called Sustainable Engaged Relationships for Veterans Integrative Clinical Education (SERVICE) to work with clinicians in the VA on how to change the way they practice medicine from a focus on disease to a focus on the whole health of the veteran.

Study shows mindfulness training can help reduce teacher stress and burnout

August 28, 2013

Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Waisman Center.

Jones book highlights forgotten history of March on Washington

August 27, 2013

August 28 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, which drew nearly 250,000 to the nation's capital.

Lifesaving station issues lake safety reminder

August 27, 2013

With the tragic drowning of a student in Lake Mendota last week, the UW Lifesaving Station is reminding people of the lake’s potential dangers and encouraging all of those enjoying the water to use caution.

Wall of notes with words of advice greets veterinary students

August 27, 2013

“Sleep, breathe and laugh!” may seem more like a list of involuntary functions than advice. But the hustle of graduate school can make students in general, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine’s incoming Class of 2017 in particular, forget about the little things.