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Business school bootcamp teaches art and science of entrepreneurship

June 21, 2013

Ice cream is more than a dessert to Maya Warren: it's her future. She studies it on a molecular level and plans to start a business related to ice cream after graduation. Read More

Vice chancellor for legal affairs finalists announced

June 20, 2013

Five candidates have been chosen as finalists for the position of vice chancellor for legal affairs. Read More

Achievements of four administrative employees recognized with new award

June 20, 2013

Four exceptional employees — Steven Hahn, Kim Nolet, Michelle Szabo and Roberta Wang — have been chosen from more than 60 nominations to receive UW–Madison’s Administrative Achievement Awards. Read More

Wisconsin Innocence Project client who won new trial pleads to lesser charge, is freed

June 19, 2013

After serving five years for a crime he contends he did not commit, Seneca Malone was released from prison yesterday. Read More

Safety net programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds

June 19, 2013

Is the social safety net still working in Wisconsin? In a word, yes (but not quite as well as it worked in 2010). Tax-related provisions and near-cash benefits provided a buffer against poverty for many working families in 2011, a new report by the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read More

Get outside – it’s good for you

June 18, 2013

Even a short break from work can have benefits. Fortunately, campus planners are creating a growing number of options for a quick walk during a break, outdoor meeting space or lunch al fresco. Read More

Ceremony to honor John Muir, legendary preservationist

June 17, 2013

To recognize the 175th anniversary of the birth of John Muir, and to honor one of history's most influential preservationists, a plaque will be dedicated on Thursday, June 20 within sight of Muir's dormitory room in North Hall. The plaque recalls the naturalist's first botany lesson, received under a black locust tree growing next to the historic building. Read More

Researchers look to natural sources for organic meat preservatives

June 17, 2013

When Jeff Sindelar talks about the ingredients he's working with, you'd think he was making juice. Not quite. He's adding things like cranberry concentrate, cherry powder, lemon extract and celery powder to meat. Read More

Ward letter on Joint Finance WCIJ action

June 14, 2013

Below is a letter from Interim Chancellor David Ward delivered to Wisconsin legislative leadership on Friday, June 14. Read More

Industry helps create new potato breeding professorship

June 14, 2013

Advances in biotechnology such as DNA sequencing have helped speed the pace of plant breeding in many food crops, but applying these tools to the potato, which has an extra set of chromosomes, has been a bit more difficult. Read More

Grandparents gather for support at Waisman Center

June 14, 2013

You're not alone. It's a simple message but one that can provide great comfort. That is just part of what those who gather at the Waisman Center as part of the Grandparents' Network take with them following each meeting. Read More

Researchers unearth bioenergy potential in leaf-cutter ant communities

June 13, 2013

As spring warms up Wisconsin, humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens. Read More

PETA’s Mixed Martial Assault on Scientists

June 13, 2013

From the website, Speaking of Research. Read More

Fotis will lead residence life in Housing

June 12, 2013

Fred Fotis has been hired as director of residence life at University Housing, replacing Kay Reuter-Krohn, who is retiring. Read More

Professor helps ‘Sesame Street’ reach children of imprisoned parents

June 12, 2013

For the past two years, psychologist Julie Poehlmann’s worked as an advisor for “Sesame Street” on developing materials that will help children with incarcerated parents and the people who are taking care of them. Read More