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Live webchat on Nov. 3 answers housing questions
Are you a student thinking about where to live next year? Or a parent who would like to learn more about options for on- or… Read More
Student-developed website takes pulse of election on Twitter
This year's midterm elections haven't even been decided yet and already there's a way to analyze them. Read More
UW-Madison students make “genetic machines” for international competition
As yogurt and other products are marketed as a method for improving health, young biologists at University of Wisconsin–Madison are trying to do something similar by engineering delivery of biological molecules to the intestine. Read More
UW Police: Don’t leave personal items unattended
The UW–Madison Police Department is reporting a recent increase in thefts of unattended personal items such as laptop computers, backpacks, and purses. The thefts… Read More
Journalist discusses human rights, international criminal tribunals Nov. 3
You’ve seen the headlines concerning accusations of genocide and war crimes in Rwanda, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sierra Leone and countless other places. How are perpetrators of… Read More
Online map allows visitors, naturalists to share Arboretum experience
If the UW Arboretum were just a pretty place to take a walk, its new Interactive Map wouldn't need much more than crisscrossing trails, grey blobs for parking lots and symbols marking the restrooms. Read More
Expanding croplands chipping away at world’s carbon stocks
Nature's capacity to store carbon, the element at the heart of global climate woes, is steadily eroding as the world's farmers expand croplands at the expense of native ecosystem such as forests. Read More
UW-Madison chancellor returning to Greater China
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of UW–Madison faculty and staff to Greater China, with stops in Beijing, Hong Kong and Taipei. Read More
Campus road construction winds down
The 2010 summer construction season on campus is drawing to a close after more than five months of traffic detours and delays. The work on… Read More
Curiosities: Why do stars appear to twinkle in the night sky?
Courtesy European Space Agency (ESA/Hubble). Stars twinkle because we view them through our atmosphere, says James Lattis, director of University of Wisconsin–Madison… Read More
Chemists concoct new agents to easily study critical cell proteins
They are the portals to the cell, gateways through which critical signals and chemicals are exchanged between living cells and their environments. Read More
Students move future of transportation forward
Alumni and a student from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs are advancing discussion of transportation options that use less energy, and emit fewer pollutants and greenhouse gases by helping to organize the Energy Hub conference Friday, Nov. 5. Read More
Jahn to step down as UW–Madison ag and life sciences dean
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. today (Oct. 28) announced that Molly Jahn, who has led UW–Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences since 2006, will step down as dean of the college, effective Jan. 1. Read More
Carpooling arrangements available for Ellefson memorial services
The Division of Student Life is assisting students with carpool arrangements to memorial services for Dylan Ellefson, a UW–Madison student killed in an Oct. 24 car accident. Read More
American Education Week program to celebrate Education Building reopening
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education will host a special American Education Week (AEW) program Nov. 15-16 to celebrate the grand reopening of the revamped Education Building on Bascom Hill. Read More
Law School teams with Asian universities to award executive master’s degrees
The East China University of Political Science and Law and the University of Wisconsin Law School are working together to offer a program to award executive master's degrees in law. Read More
New technique shows 50-year history of toxic algae in Lake Wingra
As public health officials worry about rising concentrations of cyanobacteria - often called blue-green algae - in lakes, scientists are concerned that a warming climate will stimulate the growth of cyanobacteria. Read More
UW-Madison earns an “A” for sustainability efforts
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received the highest possible grade, an A, in a national college sustainability ranking released today. Read More
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Coalition to host Collegiate Poetry Slam
The Multicultural Student Coalition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold its fourth annual Collegiate Poetry Slam on Nov. 14 at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More