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UW welcomes new Nelson Institute director
Paul 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. Read More
Forms of online learning enhance students’ experiences
When 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. Read More
University Police to collect unwanted, expired medications on April 27
The UWPD is participating in the 4th National Take Back Initiative with the Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday, April 27. Read More
Go Big Read goes “Radioactive” for 2012-2013 book selection
University 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. Read More
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 12
Whether 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. Read More
Grads returning to take a bite out of Alumni Weekend
Alumni are about to take a trip down a Memory Lane that bears a striking resemblance to State Street. Read More
Experts suggest steps to stop spread of resistant corn rootworms
The 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. Read More
Three UW–Madison scholars elected to prestigious academy
The 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. Read More
Events and programs to celebrate Earth Day on UW campus
A 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. Read More
Modernized inventory system wins Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize
Christopher 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. Read More
National science reporter to visit UW–Madison campus
Juliet 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. Read More
Bousquet appointed interim UW-Eau Claire chancellor
University 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. Read More
IceCube Neutrino Observatory explores origin of cosmic rays
Although cosmic rays were discovered 100 years ago, their origin remains one of the most enduring mysteries in physics. Now, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector in Antarctica, is honing in on how the highest energy cosmic rays are produced. Read More
Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian explosion
The oceans teemed with life 600 million years ago, but the simple, soft-bodied creatures would have been hardly recognizable as the ancestors of nearly all animals on Earth today. Read More
Dance Department students present “Les Muses” April 26-28
Dance students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform "Les Muses," a student concert featuring contemporary dance works by six emerging student choreographers and an original piece by New York artist in residence Pamela Pietro on April 26-28 at 8 p.m. Read More
Witte to retire after 35 years of teaching, research, service
John Witte tends to learn a subject as he goes along. From industrial relations to education policy, the La Follette School political scientist accepts a challenge and becomes an expert. Kazakhstan is next on Witte’s agenda. Read More
Changing brains for the better; article documents benefits of multiple practices
Practices like physical exercise, certain forms of psychological counseling and meditation can all change brains for the better, and these changes can be measured with the tools of modern neuroscience, according to a review article now online at Nature Neuroscience. Read More
African Studies Program celebrates 50 years with conference and reunion
In 1978, while completing coursework towards a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Linda Thomas-Greenfield received a research grant to study in Liberia. Read More