A dress made of rubber gloves, a xylophone constructed from PVC pipes and a coffee chiller fashioned out of discarded lab equipment were just three examples of entrepreneurial creativity submitted in this year's Wiscontrepreneur 100-Hour Challenge, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Corporate Relations.
During the next two weeks, Chancellor Biddy Martin will be holding a pair of forums on developments regarding the New Badger Partnership and the state budget process. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
A University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of chemistry has received a grant to develop "green" techniques to produce compounds for the pharmaceutical industry.
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors are among only 20 academics from throughout North America chosen this year to participate in a prestigious environmental leadership and communications training program.
The Student Personnel Association at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its annual conference, "Educating for Lives of Purpose," on Thursday, March 10, at the Concourse Hotel. All members of the campus community are encouraged to attend.
Ormia ochracea is a small parasitic fly best known for its strong sense of directional hearing. A female fly tracks a male cricket by its chirps and then deposits her eggs on the unfortunate host. The larvae subsequently eat the cricket.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight."
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Kevin Henkes will join an audience of UW–Madison students and friends for a taping of Wisconsin Reflections, airing…
Today's special meeting of the Board of Regents to discuss the potential separation of UW–Madison from UW System will be live streamed to accommodate those who cannot attend the meeting. The meeting is scheduled to run from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
On Feb, 24, 2011, Chancellor Biddy Martin (left), Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell, Director of Human Resources Robert Lavigna (right), and Dean of…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering associate dean for research and Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering Gerald Kulcinski one of its highest honors for non-governmental employees. NASA Director Charles Bolden awarded Kulcinski the Exceptional Public Service Medal to recognize Kulcinski's leadership on the NASA Advisory Council from 2005 to 2009.
Chancellor Biddy Martin and other university experts will chat with the campus community to answer questions and share thoughts about UW–Madison's future under a state budget proposal that would give the university additional flexibilities and distinguish it as a public authority.