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Workshop to prepare teachers to make stronger case for French language

December 19, 2011

They teach what Bloomberg Rankings has identified as the third-most-important business language in the world, after English and Mandarin. Yet, as budgets for public education continue to tighten, teachers of French are struggling to keep their programs off the chopping block in Wisconsin and across the United States.

UW-Madison engineer receives Grand Challenges Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant

December 19, 2011

A biomedical engineer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive a $2.5 million Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health.

Share your commencement moments, photos this weekend

December 16, 2011

It's never been easier to share the joy of commencement weekend.

UW-Madison launches m.wisc.edu

December 16, 2011

UW-Madison is launching m.wisc.edu, a web version of Mobile UW that will run on any device that can connect to the Internet.

UW-Madison graduate wins Mitchell Scholarship

December 16, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate Catherine Skroch is now part of a select group of Mitchell Scholars who will pursue postgraduate study in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Winners of student entrepreneurship competition, seed grants announced

December 15, 2011

Winners of the Whiteboard Challenge and Student Venture Seed Grants show that entrepreneurship is thriving among University of Wisconsin–Madison students.

Media information for winter commencement

December 15, 2011

Media advisory provides details of winter commencement coverage.

Chancellor Ward discusses fiscal matters in WisconsinEye interview

December 15, 2011

WisconsinEye reporter Steven Walters interviews Chancellor Ward on a range of issues, including budget matters.

New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty

December 15, 2011

Professor Tim Smeeding has joined other economists in praising the Census Bureau’s release of poverty numbers based on an alternative measure.

Slide show: 2011 in review

December 15, 2011

University Communications’ photographers have culled through hundreds of options for favorite images from 2011 that capture the campus through four seasons, major building projects and initiatives, transitions in leadership, learning inside and outside the classroom, research in progress, the Wisconsin Idea in practice, and Badger spirit in its many forms.

Thomas Hoover, former registrar, dies at 92

December 15, 2011

Co-workers remembered former University of Wisconsin–Madison registrar Thomas Hoover as a kind and cheery fellow who loved the outdoors and Gummi bears.

Degree coordinators help students move forward

December 15, 2011

Days before winter commencement ceremonies, a student worker sits amidst teetering stacks of red diploma covers. None contain diplomas. Still, each one needs a plastic insert and an informational sheet, so the student must wade through the stacks one at a time.

Has there ever been a semester without a major snowstorm?

December 15, 2011

With memories of blizzards and snow days fresh in our heads, Inside UW–Madison wondered about the relative lack of snowfall this month and whether a fall semester has ever gone by without accumulating snow. Madison currently stands at a paltry 1.6 inches.

Your top 10 Inside UW–Madison stories of the semester

December 15, 2011

Inside UW–Madison, UW–Madison’s new faculty and staff e-newsletter, has been publishing twice weekly since Aug. 23.

UW study: Mothers of tiny babies suffer, too

December 14, 2011

Babies born at very low birth weights struggle in their early years and a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers suggests that their mothers do, too.

Just ducky: Chemo Ducks help young cancer patients

December 13, 2011

Dogs on Call helps lower stress during finals week

December 13, 2011

For almost a year, Pet Partner teams from Dogs on Call, Inc., a local nonprofit organization made up of volunteers and their pets, have visited UW–Madison students in their residence halls during finals week.

A message regarding mandatory reporting of crimes on and off campus

December 13, 2011

Students in four design classes collaborate on adaptive reuse of historic school

December 13, 2011

An open house at the historic White School in Spring Green will showcase the work of University of Wisconsin–Madison interior design students assigned to adapt the building for use as apartments and a studio.

Public panel explores why Occupy movement matters

December 13, 2011

Beyond a slogan - "We are the 99 percent!" - and a seemingly organic urge to come together, what's the Occupy Wall Street movement all about? Does it have goals? Leaders? A single, unifying demand for change? How has it spread, and how does it connect to events such as The Arab Spring and the Wisconsin protests?

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