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UW-Madison international students visit Schultz Family Farm
The Schultz Family Farm in Cottage Grove, Wis., will be the site of the third annual international student farm outing on Sunday, June 26, when the Querin-Schultz family opens its third-generation farm to more than 100 international students and their families. Read More
Recent sightings: WAA’s 150th birthday party
With a giant inflatable version of UW–Madison’s modern-day mascot, Bucky Badger, looming in the background, the 1st Brigade Band performs Civil War-era music during… Read More
Update: Maureen Grant remembered by campus community
Maureen Grant, a 26-year employee of UW Libraries, is being remembered as a talented colleague and conversationalist. Grant was identified Thursday afternoon as the victim of Wednesday’s fatal University Avenue accident involving a Madison Metro bus. Read More
Symposium honors career of UW–Madison biochemist
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New street signs for UW–Madison as WAA marks 150 Years
As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, the Wisconsin Alumni Association is giving a gift to change the way alumni, faculty, students and visitors navigate the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Wisconsin Alumni Association unveils new ice cream flavor to celebrate 150 years
The Wisconsin Alumni Association unveiled the secret ingredients of Babcock Hall Dairy's new flavor, Mad Grad Medley, at a birthday party to commemorate its 150th anniversary. Read More
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services hires executive director
The Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS) has tapped Matt Messinger as the organization's first executive director. Read More
PEOPLE summer programs underway
Sleeping in is not in the cards for more than 350 middle school students from Madison and Wisconsin tribal school districts who are serious about earning admission to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Kell was devoted to helping students attend UW
During his tenure in the Office of Student Financial Aid, Terry Kell was devoted to assisting UW–Madison students receiving loans and financial aid. Read More
Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions
A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes. Read More
Union South provides a new launching pad for campus tours
Beginning this week, visitors arriving for information sessions and campus tours should go to Union South and check in at the Campus and Community… Read More
UW-Madison expert to discuss role of research in global food security
In the face of a changing climate and a world population forecast to reach 9 billion by 2050, feeding the world is a mounting challenge. And with 2 billion people worldwide already facing hunger or malnutrition, developing stable and effective food systems is a task of growing urgency. Read More
Budget passed by state Legislature includes flexibility, preserves broadband
The $66 billion spending plan passed Thursday by the state Legislature for the next two years includes important administrative flexibilities for UW System institutions and preserves a critical state broadband network. Read More
Agreement reached on UW role in state cooperative network
UW-Madison will be able to continue all current networking affiliations, including membership in WiscNet, under an agreement included in Wisconsin’s proposed state budget. “We believe… Read More
Morgridge Institute researchers release first educational game
Researchers at the new Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have released the biomedical research organization's first digital learning game created through collaborations among scientists and education researchers. Read More
Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for Forward under 40 Awards
As the Wisconsin Alumni Association's Forward under 40 awards program enters its fifth year of honoring outstanding Badger graduates under age 40, great things continue to happen. Read More
LGBT Campus Center names Javier as director
The Division of Student Life has appointed Gabe Javier as new assistant dean of students and director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Campus Center. Read More
Stem cells from patients make ‘early retina in a dish’
Soon, some treatments for blinding eye diseases might be developed and tested using retina-like tissues produced from the patient's own skin, thanks to a series of discoveries reported by a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison stem cell researchers. Read More
UW-Madison students’ fruit drink mix wins first prize in food development contest
Pixie Dust was magic for a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison food science graduate students in New Orleans last weekend. Read More