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Billups memorial set for Sunday, Dec. 11
LaMarr Billups, former senior special assistant to the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and well-known Madison community leader, passed away on Friday, Nov. 11 at his home in Northern Virginia. Read More
Service learning in Ecuador creates lasting connections and microenterprise venture
As a service learning project within Wisconsin Without Borders, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made lasting connections with a village in Ecuador through a microenterprise project. Read More
SOHE dean search and screen committee at work
A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Human Ecology. Read More
100 years of discovery: Celebrating South Pole research
To mark the centennial of Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole, the IceCube Research Center invites you to join them for an evening of exploration and learning on Tuesday, December 13 from 6:30–8:30 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More
Understanding and managing student stress
It’s that time of year. Libraries and coffee shops are packed with students. And they seem to carry a tired and vacant look. Read More
Bernard Easterday: More than 50 years of dedication to the UW
In Kenya the Masai call him “Leshan,” which translates to “born during the rains,” and honor him as a village elder. He is still quick to greet people with “jambo jambo,” the traditional Swahili greeting. Read More
Annual Christmas lab show canceled
The 2011 “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri” shows, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, have been canceled. Read More
Student organizations kick off social media challenge to benefit scholarships
Inspired by the The Bucky Challenge, the University of Wisconsin Student Foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board are raising money for the Great People Scholarship through social media. Read More
UW–Madison a cappella group to sing at White House
UW–Madison’s men’s a cappella group the MadHatters will perform at the White House Dec. 7. Read More
Snow in the Rockies, dry summers in the Southwest?
New simulations of summer rains in the arid American Southwest show that they are influenced by the previous winter's snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Read More
Instructor, blogger Deb Shapiro spreads the word about local foods
A regular at farmers markets and connoisseur of in-season fruits and vegetables, University of Wisconsin–Madison Library and Information Studies instructor Debra Shapiro has been eating fresh and local produce for her entire life. Read More
Campus mail workers keep information moving
Despite the expansive size of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, the mail sorting area fits into a small basement corner on Charter St. It’s an apt metaphor for the four-man crew: small but mighty. Read More
Continuing Studies instructor, art conservator and humanitarian passes
From the shores of Lake Michigan to the halls of the Sistine Chapel, and from the faraway landscape of India to the rubble-strewn scene of 9/11, Tony Rajer lived a life of pursuing knowledge and serving others. Born in Sheboygan, he became an accomplished art conservator, humanitarian and long-time instructor of UW–Madison Continuing Studies art classes. Read More
UHS offers healthier ways to give it the old college try during final exams
University of Wisconsin–Madison students are preparing to do what college students have done for years as they face final exams and looming project deadlines - load up on caffeine and pull all-nighters. Read More
Pioneering molecular biologist, formerly at UW–Madison, passes away
Masayasu Nomura, a molecular biologist who studied the structure that forms proteins inside cells at University of Wisconsin–Madison between 1963 and 1984, passed away on Nov. 19 at age 84 in California. Read More
Redesigned Union Theatre lobby approved by panel
A plan to scale back the Union Theater expansion has received approval from the Union Design Committee. Read More
Global winds could explain record rains, tornadoes
Two talks at a scientific conference this week will propose a common root for an enormous deluge in western Tennessee in May 2010, and a historic outbreak of tornadoes centered on Alabama in April 2011. Read More
Rose Bowl Bound! Again.
Wisconsin secures second-straight Rose Bowl berth with 42-39 win in inaugural Big Ten title game. Read More