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Blood drive in honor of UW employee’s injured son is Wednesday
It can be a helpless feeling when your child is hurt. Larry Davis, UW–Madison associate residence life director, knows that feeling all too well. His 13-year-old son Marcos was severely injured this past summer after accidentally setting himself on fire. Read More
Finalists named for assistant dean and director of the Center for the First-Year Experience
Three finalists have been selected in the university’s search for an assistant dean and director of the Center for the First-Year Experience Read More
A Walk in the Woods
“Come to the woods, for here is rest.” Naturalist John Muir could have been describing the UW Arboretum when his words were published in Atlantic… Read More
Center gets small to study nanoparticles in environment
Our understanding of the creation and use of nanomaterials is growing, but so much about our long-term relationship with their tiny component particles remains little understood. Read More
Tobacco research pioneer elected to Institute of Medicine
Dr. Michael Fiore, founder of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the nation’s most prestigious scientific organizations. Read More
UW-Madison archaeologists to mount new expedition to Troy
Troy, the palatial city of prehistory, sacked by the Greeks through trickery and a fabled wooden horse, will be excavated anew beginning in 2013 by a cross-disciplinary team of archaeologists and other scientists, it was announced today (Monday, Oct. 15). Read More
UW-led project will help growers and processors show sustainable production
UW-Madison researchers are leading a new $2.1 million, USDA-funded project designed to help vegetable producers and processors get rewarded in the marketplace for producing their products in a sustainable manner. Read More
Recent Sightings: On the run
UW-Madison alumnae Gretchen Dodgion, left, and Dierdre Varness run along Arboretum Drive past a backdrop of golden tree foliage near Gallistel Woods at… Read More
Rock the Vote returns to the campus area on Oct. 16
Rock the Vote, its colorfully wrapped bus and its message of voter involvement are heading to the campus area for an outdoor event on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Read More
Tailored breast cancer screening model developed
How early and how often should women have mammograms? In theory, it's, "Annually, beginning at age 40." As of late, however, that answer has been up for debate - in part because of the risk of false positives, unnecessary biopsies, and the fear and anxiety that go along with such a diagnosis - and the answer has shifted to a more ambiguous, "It depends." Read More
Unusual genetic structure confers major disease resistance trait in soybean
Scientists have identified three neighboring genes that make soybeans resistant to the most damaging disease of soybean. The genes exist side-by-side on a stretch of chromosome, but only give resistance when that stretch is duplicated several times in the plant. Read More
Go Big Read author to visit UW campus
“Radioactive” is inspiring discussions about the life and work of Marie Curie, but also the form and genre of the innovative book itself. Read More
Chancellor search forums scheduled
Public forums, social media and other tools will be used to gather campus and community perspectives into the abilities and characteristics the next UW–Madison chancellor should embody. Read More
Stories of ‘Forward Motion’ debut on Big Ten Network
"Forward Motion," a 30-minute news magazine spotlighting the inspiration behind some of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s most innovative research and teaching, will debut on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. Central time on the Big Ten Network. Read More
Veteran UW–Madison leader wins NAACP Award
Mary Rouse, former director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, assistant chancellor for academic affairs and a longtime dean of students, received the 2012 Freedom Fund Award as an Unsung Heroine at the annual NAACP local branch dinner. Read More
NSF deputy director receives WAA’s Distinguished Alumni Award
The University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomed Cora Marrett, deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), back to campus Oct. 5-6 as the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) presented her with the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. Read More
Dayton Duncan to deliver first Jordahl Public Lands Lecture Oct. 17
Award-winning author and documentary film producer Dayton Duncan, who wrote and produced "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," a six-part documentary directed by filmmaker Ken Burns, will deliver the first annual Jordahl Public Lands Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW study proposes “swimways” to help save migratory fish
A University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher says states should be looking to the skies in order to save fish. Read More
Ossorio named to federal human research panel
Pilar Ossorio, associate professor of bioethics and law at the UW Law School, was appointed this month to a federal advisory committee aimed at protecting the rights of human participants in research. Read More