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Recent sightings: Movin’ Minds
Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton, a 1991 graduate of UW–Madison, runs through a human tunnel created during a Movin’ Minds exercise class with nearly… Read More
Recent sightings: Sewing seeds
Undergraduate Jenna Mertz, an intern with the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, uses a hand spreader to disperse a mixture of grass and wildflower seeds… Read More
Ward names Bugher as a special assistant on policy issues
Interim Chancellor David Ward today announced the appointment of Mark Bugher, director of University Research Park, to be his special assistant on a variety of policy issues. Read More
Conference takes next step in genetic analysis
Now that the human genome has been deciphered, many scientists are turning to study the myriad proteins that are encoded in tens of thousands of genes - a field called proteomics. Read More
Mobile UW for Android is here
Thousands of iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users have downloaded Mobile UW, the university's official mobile app. Android users now have their chance — Mobile UW for Android launched last week. Read More
Seeds of collaboration: Illinois Titan Arum traces roots to UW
A Titan Arum grown from a seed produced by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s record-breaking Big Bucky is about to bloom and release its overpowering… Read More
“Boot camp” prepares students for biology education at UW–Madison
Here's the situation: Recently, three kids succumbed within a month to a new blood parasite at your hospital, and a fourth child has just been admitted with the same parasite. Read More
Recent sighting: Auf Wiedersehen!
Chancellor Biddy Martin shakes hands with a long line of well-wishers at a cookout on Bascom Hill on Wednesday, July 13. The event, which… Read More
Latest Badger Poll results to be released
The results of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Badger Poll will be released this week and will examine the views of Wisconsin residents on state and national government, politics and economics, as well as the differences among urban, rural and suburban areas of Wisconsin. Read More
Climate change reducing ocean’s carbon dioxide uptake
How deep is the ocean’s capacity to buffer against climate change? Read More
New human ecology building will have new name
When the School of Human Ecology opens its doors on its new and renovated building on Linden Drive in 2012, it will have a new name. Read More
Financial advice sessions for employees focus on strategies when income drops
The Employee Assistance Office and the Office of Human Resource Development (OHRD) will host “Financial Strategies When Your Income Drops.” This presentations — set… Read More
Chancellor Martin’s proposal would shield some students from tuition hikes
Chancellor Biddy Martin, in a move to protect some low- and middle-income UW–Madison students from a proposed tuition hike, is asking to use $2.3 million from the increases for need-based financial aid. Read More
Rural Wisconsin high school students learn with stem cells, top UW–Madison researchers
Twenty top science students from rural Wisconsin high schools have earned the opportunity to hone their laboratory skills and work alongside top researchers from the… Read More