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Three property tax payments a year reduce delinquency
Property owners are less likely to be late with their tax payments if they make three installment payments a year instead of two, according to a new analysis from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
C-SPAN’s “Road to the White House” tour comes to campus
C-SPAN’s Campaign 2012 bus will make a brief stop on campus on Thursday, June 14. The C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus visits campus Thursday,… Read More
UWPD seeks info on possible child enticement
UWPD is seeking information on a June 8 incident in Eagle Heights Read More
Wisconsin School of Business names Linder chief communications officer
Meloney Linder has joined the Wisconsin School of Business as its first chief communications officer. Linder comes to the Wisconsin School of Business after serving in administration for the University of Texas at Brownsville since 2008, where she oversaw the areas of marketing, communications and, most recently, institutional advancement. Read More
China visit aims to deepen Wisconsin’s engagement
University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward is leading a Wisconsin delegation to China, where he will inaugurate UW–Madison's first overseas outpost and participate in events aimed at deepening engagement with Chinese partners. Read More
Helping China produce more milk will boost U.S. dairy exports to China, experts say
As China expands its domestic milk production, it will buy more milk products from the United States. Read More
Stress may delay brain development in early years
Stress may affect brain development in children - altering growth of a specific piece of the brain and abilities associated with it - according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
American Family Children’s Hospital moves up in U.S. News rankings
American Family Children’s Hospital has moved up substantially in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of children’s hospitals. Read More
Upgrades to Mobile UW flow from user requests
UW-Madison has released version 1.3 of its Mobile UW app for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches and Android mobile devices. Read More
Recent Sightings: Emergency training
Lieutenant Chris Ernst, right, watches as members of the city of Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team (HURT) rappel from climbing ropes… Read More
UW Transportation Services to present recommended campus bus changes
Campus transportation officials will recommend changes to the campus bus system that will eliminate one Route 81 bus from the rotation and the combination of Routes 80 and 85. Read More
Student orientation launches with a renewed focus
Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR) officially launched at Union South on May 31, promising an experience that will be slightly different for the 2012 incoming new transfer and freshmen students. Read More
After 50 years with UW, Musolf will retire
David Musolf has seen a whole lot of pomp and circumstance. Read More
APR team paves the way for a better customer e-reimbursement experience
Improvements to the campus’ e-reimbursement system should ease the process of creating and approving travel expense reports. Read More
Wisconsin team reveals way to treat drug-resistant brain tumor cells
New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to current chemotherapies. Read More
All-terrain vehicle competition begins Friday, June 8
Most people would do anything they could to avoid driving their car through anything resembling a "mud bog." But beginning Friday, more than 1,200 students will work hard to plow as far into the mud as they possibly can. Read More
Conference explores cooperative businesses
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives has partnered with the city of Madison and the area's cooperative business community to host the Madison Cooperative Business Conference on June 6-7. Read More