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Recent sightings: Classroom innovation
A laptop computer provides another resource as students discuss questions and answers in small groups during an open test in an undergraduate zoology class… Read More
Statement of Interim Chancellor David Ward on the second Chadima review
Here is the statement of Interim Chancellor David Ward regarding the completion and release of the second report of former Judge Patrick Fiedler's independent review on allegations of misconduct by senior associate athletic director John Chadima. Read More
UW-Madison to host national VentureLab program
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Entrepreneurs' Resource Clinic has partnered with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) to bring the VentureLab program to Wisconsin. Read More
International Law Symposium to examine renewable energies
The opportunities and challenges encountered in the development of renewable energies will be discussed at the Wisconsin International Law Journal 2012 Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Friday, March 23, at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Read More
A wandering mind reveals mental processes and priorities
Odds are, you're not going to make it all the way through this article without thinking about something else. Read More
Stem cells hint at potential treatment for Huntington’s disease
Huntington's disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition without effective treatment, a slow death sentence. Read More
UW-Madison wins “national title” in social media
Just as the NCAA basketball tournament is tipping off, the Badgers have already won a kind of March Madness in the world of higher education social media. Read More
Transportation engineer named to World Road Association committee
The World Road Association recently named University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Teresa M. Adams to its Freight Transport Committee. Read More
Forward under 40 Awards honor 13 young alumni
Don Fraynd and Eric Neufeld are among the 13 outstanding alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison honored with this year’s Forward under 40 awards from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Read More
University Health Services encourages students to “do spring break right”
Whether surfing or skiing, volunteering or relaxing, or visiting with family and friends, visions of spring break are on the minds of UW–Madison students. Read More
Meet the UW Police K9 teams this Sunday at Mounds
The UW Police K9 teams will be at the Mounds Pet Food stores on Sunday afternoon, March 18, to meet and greet the public. Read More
Go Big Read inspires art across UW community
Two parts of "Enrique's Journey" stood out for Kat Cameron as she read this year's Go Big Read selection: the terrifying train ride through Chiapas and the kindness of the people in Vera Cruz, who threw food and other necessities to immigrants riding atop a train through Mexico bound for America. Read More
Picnic Point: Nicer than ever
It's always been a favorite spot on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, but Picnic Point had been showing its wear. Read More
New survey seeks employee input on HR Design
Campus feedback is being sought in the HR Design project, as work teams look to firm up recommendations for revamping the university’s human resources structure. Read More
Conference examines future of public higher education
Public higher education has come under increasing scrutiny in the past year. Facing the paradox of being expected to produce an ever-more educated workforce for the 21st century with plummeting government support, public universities are struggling to adapt with the times. Read More
Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility. Read More
Scientists produce eye structures from human blood-derived stem cells
For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood. Read More
A new resource for campus biology educators
The UW–Madison campus has always been an active setting for innovation in biology education. Now, a new resource is available to campus biology educators through the Institute for Biology Education. Read More