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Telephone talks with nurse can reduce hospital re-admissions
Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study. Read More
Recent Sightings: December sun
On a sunny December day, pedestrians walk past the University Square complex and Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall. Read More
Poehling named secretary of the faculty
Andrea Poehling has been selected as UW–Madison’s new secretary of the faculty, a position she will begin Jan. 1. Read More
Religious studies course to focus on environmental crises
A new "gateway" course in religious studies (RELS101, Religions in Global Perspective) will move beyond the traditional survey approach and give instructors leeway to choose a more timely and effective focus. The first edition, on religion and the environment, will be taught by Anna M. Gade, associate professor of religious studies and languages and cultures of Asia. Inside UW–Madison discussed the new course with Professor Gade. Read More
Memorial Union: Preserving character while improving an icon
When you change a campus icon like the Memorial Union, people notice. And when part of the building disappeared recently, some people really noticed. Read More
Doorways at UW–Madison help keep doors to learning open
A poster titled “Doors of UW–Madison,” features 25 images of iconic entranceways—including to the marble Rathskeller and Washburn Observatory—as well as more modern sites like Grainger Hall and the Biotechnology Center’s glassy facade. Read More
Badger Watch conference set Jan. 10
Badger Watch is the crime prevention program for the UW–Madison Campus. Read More
American Physical Society names five UW faculty fellows
Five University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among about 250 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society's membership. Read More
Alvarez statement on Bielema’s departure
University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez issued the following statement Tuesday on the departure of Bret Bielema, who has been named head football coach at the University of Arkansas. Read More
Wills for Heroes project protects those who protect others
First responders, firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who protect citizens from natural disasters and violent crime are called on to put their communities' safety before their own. Yet more than 80 percent have not prepared even simple wills, according to the national Wills for Heroes project. Read More
Hurricane Sandy relief effort continues at UW–Madison
In the days and weeks since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast, relief has come from many sources. Read More
Virtually healthy: ‘CAVE’ lets researchers experience patients’ behavior
Every day, patients take prescription medications, monitor vital signs or blood glucose levels, and even administer their own preventative care in the form of exercise and diet choices. It’s important for health care providers to understand how their patients actually perform these activities — yet do so without invading patients' privacy. Virtual reality makes that goal a reality. Read More
McPherson Institute seeks cyclists to raise money for vision research
Raising money for research into eye disorders is the aim of the McPherson Eye Research Institutes’s “Cycle for Sight” indoor cycling fundraiser Saturday, March 2, 2013 at both the Natatorium and the SERF on the UW–Madison campus. Read More
Documentary celebrates Odyssey Project’s 10-year journey
On its 10th anniversary, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Odyssey Project has much to celebrate. Journeys from homelessness to graduate school, or incarceration to meaningful employment, are two of more than 250 success stories. Read More
Film examines fate of prisoners after 1920 war
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee and the UW Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia present "What Can Dead Prisoners Do?" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at The Marquee in Union South. Read More
Award helps turn first manuscripts into first-rate books
A scholar of "medieval media studies" and a historian of modern Europe have each won a 2012-13 First Book Award from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for the Humanities. Read More