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Writer’s Choice: Why wait for St. Patrick’s Day? Gaelic Storm visits Union Theater
Gaelic Storm blows into town at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, as part of the Union Theater’s World Stage Series. Photo courtesy…
What are you reading?
For years, we’ve shared noteworthy books with our readers. Now, it’s your turn! New or old, fiction or nonfiction — tell us the name of…
Eco-friendly guest rooms come to Union South
When the new Union South opens on April 15, the 60-room hotel on its fourth and fifth floors will feature the latest technology to save…
No changes to base-lot permit rates, bus passes
Although some campus policies and parking rates will change next fiscal year to begin to address a budget deficit in Transportation Services, individual base-lot permit…
Milestones
Martin Zanni, Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry, was named winner of the 2011 Award for Initiatives in Research by the National Academy of Sciences. The award…
‘Global professionals’ ease HRS transition
This story is part of an ongoing series about the people behind HRS. There are few people on campus with more knowledge of the existing…
Artist finds beauty in everyday objects
A UW–Madison graduate, Tad Gloeckler’s studies in natural resources and landscape architecture took a turn when he began a woodworking class. This sense of transformation,…
Composer fuses light, sound in Carnegie premiere
Composer Laura Schwendinger (right) collaborates with her lighting designer cousin, Leni Schwendinger. In March at Carnegie Hall, the pair will debut a major…
Academic Staff Professional Development grants available
All UW–Madison academic staff with 50 percent appointments or more are invited to apply for fiscal year 2011–12 Academic Staff Professional Development (ASPD) Grants for…
RSVP for March 9 Roundtable lunch
The University Roundtable series continues on Wednesday, March 9. Come and enjoy the company of colleagues for a delicious lunch and speakers on interesting topics.
Recent sightings: Ready, set, answers!
With their laptops fired up, UW–Madison academic advisors and Parent Program staff answered a steady stream of questions during a live web chat on…
Thyroid removal is safe and effective for Graves’ disease
Surgical removal of the thyroid isn't usually considered as the first option in treating Graves' disease, but a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study suggests that in experienced hands maybe it should be.
Curiosities: How high can bugs fly?
“We can pick up insects at 5,000 or 6,000 feet,” says Phil Pellitteri of the UW–Madison insect diagnostic lab. “But wind is a big…
L&S holds lecture series
The 2010 Romanell Phi Beta Kappa Professorship Lecture Series will feature Daniel M. Hausman, the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy.
Ancient Mesoamerican sculpture uncovered in southern Mexico
With one arm raised and a determined scowl, the figure looks ready to march right off his carved tablet and into the history books. If only we knew who he was - corn god? Tribal chief? Sacred priest?
World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold
Recalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertilizer linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse in the industrialized world has become a leading cause of the pollution of lakes, rivers and streams.
Chancellor Martin reacts to proposed budget repair bill
Chancellor emails the campus community her reaction to Gov. Walker's budget repair proposal of Feb. 11
Electronic stent-deployment system wins top prize at 2011 Innovation Days
A system that could widely expand stent treatments for patients with diseased arteries won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of competitions that make up Innovation Days, an event that rewards University of Wisconsin–Madison students for innovative and marketable ideas.