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Faculty Senate urges state to reduce proposed budget lapse
The Faculty Senate Monday passed a resolution in support of public funding for higher education, calling on Gov. Scott Walker and the state Legislature to reduce the budget cut targeted at the UW System. Read More
UW professors honored by American Chemical Society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have won awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in recognition of research excellence. They will be honored at a ceremony next March at the society’s 243rd national meeting in San Diego. Read More
Historian’s work gives a glimpse of Nixon “unplugged”
The National Archives and the Richard Nixon Presidential Library will release new recordings and documents, including a transcript of Nixon’s grand jury testimony related to the Watergate investigation, thanks to a UW–Madison professor emeritus who has fought for years to get the secret records of the former president made public. Read More
Center turns to innovative methods with first-year students
Inside UW–Madison talks with Center for the First-Year Experience Director Wren Singer ahead of the center's annual conference about how the university has shifted to a more comprehensive approach to serving the needs of first-year students. Read More
Finalists named for advising director role at UW–Madison
As part of a comprehensive plan to improve academic advising services - recognized as a critical element of undergraduate education - UW–Madison has announced five finalists for a newly created position of director of undergraduate advising. Read More
Recent sightings: Parents’ Weekend
Seen through a door window, Interim Chancellor David Ward speaks during the Chancellor’s Panel at the Pyle Center, one of several Parents’ Weekend events… Read More
Study: Monkey mothers key to reproductive success of sons
If you are a male human, nothing puts a damper on romantic success like having your mother in tow. If you are a male northern muriqui monkey, however, mom’s presence may be your best bet to find and successfully mate with just the right girl at the right time, according to a study reported by UW–Madison anthropologist Karen B. Strier. Read More
Wisconsin Singers to perform Nov. 18
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's renowned Wisconsin Singers will perform "Starstruck!" - the group's newest show - on Friday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Overture Center. Read More
UW study will explore anemia
To say a pregnant woman is eating for two leaves out a few guests at the table - trillions of them, according to Christopher Coe, a University of Wisconsin–Madison psychology professor who will soon begin studying anemia with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read More
Two named to receive 2011 Champion Awards
Douglass Henderson and Margaret Harrigan have been selected as winners of the 2011 Champion Awards, presented by the Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) of the University of Wisconsin Foundation at the council's biennial forum on Nov. 2. Read More
Largest campuswide food drive is under way
The Red and White Hunger Fight, a campuswide food drive at UW–Madison, is now under way for this year, with more than 70 campus organizations on board to help. Read More
University Housing to launch Creative Arts and Design Community
The Arts Institute and University Housing at UW–Madison next fall will launch a residential learning community for students interested in creative disciplines including art, dance, design, engineering, fashion, film, music, theatre and computer science. Read More
Parents’ Weekend celebrates UW–Madison families
More than 740 families will learn about student life this weekend during their visits to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for Parents’ Weekend, an annual tradition that brings students and their families together to experience the university and the city of Madison. Read More
Artists and libraries unite in innovative student project
Merging organizational savvy and community outreach, three students in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) have created a resource to connect artists, libraries and the people who love them. Read More
New documentary highlights Mildred Fish-Harnack
A new one-hour documentary on Mildred Fish-Harnack—Milwaukee native, University of Wisconsin alumna, and the only American woman executed on direct orders from Adolf Hitler—is scheduled to premiere Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT). Read More
Core competency: Law student leads apple business while finishing degree
Andy Ferguson is not your common student. Ferguson, a third-year student in the University of Wisconsin Law School, works full-time with his family business in addition to completing his law degree. Read More
UW police ask for cooperation from pedestrians
For safety’s sake, UW police are asking pedestrians not to walk on Linden Drive at the School of Human Ecology construction site. The sidewalk on the north side of Linden is closed. Read More
Tick-tock: Campus clocks set to fall back
It may be a pain to go around your house and adjust all the clocks for the end of daylight savings time: just think of the logistical problem changing the thousands of clocks on campus poses. Read More