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Madison proclaims April 28 Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day
April 25, 2012Mayor Paul Soglin has signed a proclamation designating this Saturday, April 28, as Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day in the city of Madison. It is the 35th anniversary of the program.
DARE to host conference on language
April 25, 2012The Dictionary of American Regional English, a project of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will hold a mini-conference to celebrate the publication of its fifth volume.
UW Chamber Orchestra visits Brookfield’s Wilson Center
April 25, 2012The UW Chamber Orchestra performs at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield in a free concert on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Veteran’s Legal Clinic and Pro Bono Society receive grants
April 24, 2012Two new grants will help University of Wisconsin law students gain valuable experience while helping veterans who need legal assistance.
Madison remains home to WIAA basketball tournament
April 24, 2012A tradition nearly 100 years old will continue as the WIAA has agreed to keep the boys basketball tournament in Madison through 2020. The girls tournament will spend 2013 and 2014 in Green Bay.
UW-Madison Javanese concert features four guest artists
April 24, 2012This spring's annual concert of music and dance by the UW–Madison Javanese Gamelan Ensemble and dancers will feature a solo dance by Valerie Mau Vetter of Grinnell College, a group dance by members of the Javanese dance class taught by Peggy Choy of the Dance Department and a wide variety of gamelan music.
Town hall meetings don’t accurately measure community opinion on controversial issues, study finds
April 24, 2012Town-hall-style meetings may provide useful insight about the range of views on a controversial issue, but they're not likely to provide an accurate measure of overall community opinion, says a team of science communication researchers.
UW welcomes new Nelson Institute director
April 24, 2012Paul Robbins, the director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, has been named director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Forms of online learning enhance students’ experiences
April 24, 2012When Jamie Henke set out to create an online course in music theory, some feared that the only students who would enroll would be those who wanted to attend class from their residence halls, still clad in pajamas.
University Police to collect unwanted, expired medications on April 27
April 23, 2012The UWPD is participating in the 4th National Take Back Initiative with the Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday, April 27.
Go Big Read goes “Radioactive” for 2012-2013 book selection
April 23, 2012University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward has selected "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout" by Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times illustrator Lauren Redniss as the book for the fourth year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 12
April 23, 2012Whether you've got the greenest thumb on the block or you're turning soil for the first time this year, you'll find bushels of ideas for growing a great garden at UW Family Gardening Day, on Saurday, May 12 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Grads returning to take a bite out of Alumni Weekend
April 20, 2012Alumni are about to take a trip down a Memory Lane that bears a striking resemblance to State Street.
Experts suggest steps to stop spread of resistant corn rootworms
April 20, 2012The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool against a traditional corn pest.
Three UW–Madison scholars elected to prestigious academy
April 20, 2012The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies, has selected three University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars for induction into the 2012 class.
Events and programs to celebrate Earth Day on UW campus
April 20, 2012A number events and programs have been planned by various organizations to celebrate Earth Day on the UW campus. Earth Day is observed annually on Sunday, April 22, by more than 175 countries worldwide.
Nursing program in La Crosse to end
April 19, 2012As the UW–Madison School of Nursing re-engineers its curriculum, a mutual decision has been made to end a La Crosse-based offering of its nursing program that the school operated jointly with Gundersen Lutheran Health System.
Modernized inventory system wins Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize
April 19, 2012Christopher Beley's Flextory, a flexible, web-based inventory system designed for multiple inventory scenarios, won $10,000 and top prize at the 2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Competition.
National science reporter to visit UW–Madison campus
April 19, 2012Juliet Eilperin, national environmental reporter for The Washington Post, will participate in “Science Writing in the Age of Denial,” a symposium of science writers, and speak to journalism classes during the week of April 23 as the Public Affairs Writer in Residence.
Bousquet appointed interim UW-Eau Claire chancellor
April 18, 2012University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced that Gilles Bousquet has agreed to serve as the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s interim chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich next month.