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World War II veteran gets his degree 69 years after leaving UW
November 10, 2010In June of 1941, Lyle Francis Robert Knudson, a University of Wisconsin senior from Racine, was called to active duty in the U.S. Navy. He was told to report to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois on June 13, the same day on which his last two final exams were scheduled.
UW-Madison to again celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 10, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison - along with more than 1,500 organizations worldwide - will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Nov. 15-21.
Trove of Taiwanese classic films donated to UW–Madison
November 10, 2010New 35mm prints of 30 of some of the most celebrated Chinese-language feature films have been donated to the University of Wisconsin–Madison by various film studios in Taiwan with the help of the Taiwanese government.
UW-Madison students and parents ready to experience Madison together
November 10, 2010More than 1,600 University of Wisconsin–Madison students and their parents are about to kick off a weekend of Badger family bonding at Parents' Weekend Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-14.
On anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, wave research may prevent future tragedies
November 10, 2010The intense and dangerous windstorm and accompanying high waves the Great Lakes states experienced in late October is thought to be the same kind of…
Conference on first-year students and their success set for Nov. 12
November 9, 2010The annual First-Year Conference is designed to provide UW–Madison faculty, graduate students, and academic staff an opportunity to think and learn about first-year students and…
UW-Madison research informs upcoming EPA coal-combustion ruling
November 9, 2010To some people, coal-combustion products such as fly ash and bottom ash are hazardous waste, fit only for sophisticated disposal. Others, particularly in the electric power industry, benefit from selling them as key additives in sustainable construction materials such as concrete.
Registrar finalists to visit campus
November 8, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison has scheduled campus visits later this month for four finalists for the position of university registrar. An open forum with each…
Madison police seek info on weekend incidents
November 8, 2010The Madison Police Department is seeking information two unrelated downtown incidents. In the first, a UW–Madison student was robbed at knifepoint in the 1200 block…
Zimmerman wins UW System teaching award
November 8, 2010David Zimmerman, a UW–Madison English professor, is among four recipients of the UW System’s 2010 Alliant Energy Underkofler Awards for Excellence in Teaching. “I’m humbled,”…
Engineers team up with Trek for cycling research
November 8, 2010During a long bike ride, it's not unusual for cyclists to experience hand or finger numbness, a very common condition known as cyclist's palsy. The condition ranges from mild tingling to, sometimes, long-term nerve damage and hand muscle atrophy over time.
Agronomy chair named interim CALS dean
November 8, 2010Agronomy professor and department chair William F. Tracy has been named interim dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Home-Field Advantage
November 5, 2010The minivan is dwarfed by the loading dock at Gordon Commons, so it pulls up several feet short of where trailer trucks routinely make deliveries…
Friction stir welding fuses engineering research and Wisconsin industry
November 5, 2010U.S. naval ships usually conjure images of aircraft carriers or other large vessels far out to sea. The USS Freedom (LCS 1), however, is able to enter water as shallow as 14 feet. This gives sailors an unprecedented level of access to regions where the U.S. military is present, such as the Persian Gulf.
Chancellor conducts TelePresence meeting from China
November 5, 2010As part of her trip to China and Taiwan, Chancellor Biddy Martin helped to inaugurate a cutting-edge videoconferencing device now available to the greater UW–Madison campus community.
Search and screen panel named for WID director
November 5, 2010A search and screen committee has been named to find the first permanent director for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Martin Cadwallader, vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School, says the committee is accepting nominations and hopes to have a candidate selected by late spring.
Two faculty chosen for national medical honor society
November 5, 2010Cynthia Haq and John Harting, faculty leaders at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, have been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.
Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition now the Mid-America Freight Coalition
November 4, 2010An organization that focuses on planning, operating, preserving and improving freight transportation infrastructure and networks throughout the Midwest has a new name, although its mission remains the same.