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Seminar focuses on market research for early-stage companies

April 5, 2011

Business experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison business school and the Center for Innovation and Business Development at UW-Whitewater will discuss the use of market…

Earth Day conference to showcase sustainability

April 5, 2011

Two dazzling new gathering places on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will share the spotlight on Wednesday, April 20 as joint venues for the Nelson Institute's fifth annual Earth Day Conference, and the public is invited.

Chancellor Martin reaches out with ideas for achieving flexibility for all UW institutions

April 4, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has reached out to lawmakers and UW System colleagues with ideas for how flexibility for all UW institutions can be achieved while preserving the public authority proposal for UW–Madison.

New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds

April 4, 2011

Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound.

Study shows patient’s own cells may hold therapeutic promise after reprogramming, gene correction

April 4, 2011

Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California and the WiCell Research Institute moved gene therapy one step closer to clinical reality by determining that the process of correcting a genetic defect does not substantially increase the number of potentially cancer-causing mutations in induced pluripotent stem cells.

Slide Show: All hands on science

April 4, 2011

Touching it with their own hands — and seeing it with their own eyes — made science come alive for those who attended this year’s Science Expeditions, a campuswide open house at UW–Madison, on April 2.

Reminder: Vote in Tuesday’s general election

April 4, 2011

Tuesday, April 5, is Election Day. Wisconsin voters will have the chance to make their voices heard in several important state, county and local races.

UW-Madison students to fight cancer at Relay for Life

April 4, 2011

While University of Wisconsin–Madison students regularly stay up all night studying or hanging out with friends, students have the chance to stay up all night for a cause at Relay for Life on Saturday, April 9.

Symposium addresses succession planning, next-generation contributions for family foundations

April 4, 2011

Family foundations - from the small foundation down the street to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - have had a tremendous impact on local and global communities, programs and services.

Juilliard String Quartet violist to perform with UW–Madison’s Pro Arte Quartet

April 4, 2011

Samuel Rhodes, who has been the violist in the Juilliard String Quartet since 1969, will perform with the Pro Arte Quartet for the Faculty Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, in Mills Hall.

Letter from UW–Madison legal counsel regarding Cronon emails

April 1, 2011

April 1, 2011 Stephan ThompsonRepublican Party of Wisconsin148 East Johnson StreetMadison, Wisconsin 53703 Dear Mr. Thompson: I am writing on behalf of…

Sentencing policy examined in Fairchild Lecture

April 1, 2011

William K. Sessions, district judge and former chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the agency which establishes policies and analyzes the form and severity of punishments for federal crimes, will deliver the annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School on Friday, April 15.

UW-Madison community breaks silence on school bullying

April 1, 2011

This April, University of Wisconsin–Madison students will rally with students from across the state to take a stand against the silence that often surrounds bullying in schools and universities.

Badger Band Concert celebrates 125 years

April 1, 2011

It's hard to believe, but for many years after it was founded, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Marching Band never played at football games.

Chinese Champions arrive at UW–Madison

April 1, 2011

The 16 athletes of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Chinese Champions Program stepped off of a chartered bus into a swarm of excited fans -- including Bucky Badger himself.

Recent sightings: Lakeside light journal

April 1, 2011

Working on a “light journal” assignment for his Communications Arts 350 class, undergraduate Michael Hebert films abstractions near the convergence of melting Lake Mendota…

Chinese athletes welcomed at Armory and Gymnasium

March 31, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is planning a welcome ceremony for a group of 16 elite Chinese athletes arriving in Madison this evening (March 31) for a nine-month exchange.