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Bascom Hill the site of two graves dating to the 1830s

October 27, 2011

Since it’s nearly Halloween, here’s something worth knowing: Though most people are unaware of their presence, two graves are located atop Bascom Hill near the statue of Abraham Lincoln. Read More

Top investigative reporter, national business editor to visit campus

October 26, 2011

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and a national business editor who has guided coverage of the financial crisis will visit campus this fall as writers in residence. Read More

Dean Underwood column on ALEC published in The Nation

October 25, 2011

Dean Julie Underwood contributed to the Aug. 1-8, 2011 edition of The Nation as part of its special "ALEC Exposed" series. Read More

Slide show: Taking the High View

October 25, 2011

Aerial photos show an ever-changing campus Read More

Badger Ballroom to host first competition at UW–Madison

October 25, 2011

When Anna Nadon came to University of Wisconsin–Madison as a freshman she wanted to try something new. Finding Badger Ballroom Dance Team meant trying a new activity for Nadon, but it also meant finding an instant community. Read More

Police probe burglaries near campus

October 25, 2011

Madison police are investigating three dozen residential burglaries that occurred both north and south of Regent Street since Sept. 1. Read More

Gregory Hedden explored the possibilities of sustainable mining in the Great Lakes

October 25, 2011

Gregory Dexter Hedden, with the Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program, provided advisory and technical support to the nascent Great Lakes mining industry spawned by those discoveries. Hedden died on Monday, Oct. 17, in Madison at age 92. Read More

Treasured campus murals conserved for future generations

October 25, 2011

Art conservators are painstakingly preserving a set of historic, wall-size John Steuart Curry works surrounded by the gutted and rebuilt Biochemistry Building on Henry Mall. Read More

Global Health Institute awards seed grants, celebrates merger

October 25, 2011

Eight research projects ranging from human and animal disease to agriculture to economic growth will move forward with start-up funding as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s focus on global health. Read More

Forum on Oct. 27 engages campus on Administrative Excellence

October 24, 2011

A campuswide conversation about being effective stewards of the university’s resources continues in the first Administrative Excellence forum on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Union South. Read More

Deaf children: Study shows significant language progress after two cochlear implants

October 24, 2011

An ongoing study of 45 deaf children who had two cochlear implants finds that their language skills are within the normal range. Cochlear implants replace the eardrum by delivering an electric signal from a microphone to the auditory nerves located in the cochlea in the inner ear. Read More

Go Big Read author to discuss “Enrique’s Journey”

October 24, 2011

When Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sonia Nazario speaks the evening of Thursday, Oct. 27, at Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she'll join a vibrant campus conversation already under way about her book, "Enrique's Journey." Read More

Recent sightings: Book Club

October 21, 2011

Approximately 100 students from Middleton High School took part in group discussions on Oct. 19, 2011, at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. UW–Madison students… Read More

Greek community opens doors to area children to trick-or-treat

October 21, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison fraternities and sororities will host the thirteenth annual "Trick or Treat with the Greeks," an opportunity for underprivileged children to experience a fun and safe Halloween, from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Read More

Slide show: On Exhibit

October 21, 2011

University Theatre presents “Ti Jean and His Brothers”

October 21, 2011

World news has lately centered on stories of the overthrow of tyrannical regimes. This same story will play out in Derek Walcott’s “Ti Jean and His Brothers,” opening Oct. 28 and running through Nov. 12 in UW–Madison University Theatre’s Hemsley Theatre. Read More