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Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition now the Mid-America Freight Coalition

November 4, 2010

An 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. Read More

Long-term lake study suggests ecological mechanism may control destructive crayfish

November 4, 2010

Just a few years ago, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's research station in Boulder Junction, Wis., were growing sick of a crustacean delicacy - the rusty crayfish. Roughly 90,000 of the animals had been caught during an intensive trapping program at the nearby Sparkling Lake. Read More

Madison police seek info on Mifflin Street robbery

November 3, 2010

The Madison Police Department is seeking information about a robbery of four UW–Madison students during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 3 
in the… Read More

Doors to Education Reopen

November 3, 2010

Work-flow project positions UW for HRS success

November 3, 2010

When the UW System’s new human resources system is implemented this spring, a cross-campus collaborative effort will have prepared UW–Madison academic and administrative units to take full advantage of the new software. Read More

Researcher examines sensory disorders

November 3, 2010

Many people suffer from certain smells, sights, touches, tastes and sounds that most others find pleasant, at best, or mildly irritating, at worst. Read More

Major 20th century sculpture collection goes to Chazen

November 3, 2010

A major private collection of 20th century sculpture will be made accessible to the public in its new home at the Chazen Museum of Art. Read More

Forums address New Badger Partnership

November 3, 2010

Better access to classes, more students graduating in four years, more tenure-track faculty in the classroom. Those are just a few of the ways UW–Madison would benefit in the coming years if the university were granted broader flexibility, Chancellor Biddy Martin told a campus audience at Grainger Hall Oct. 19. Read More

Food drive unites campus against hunger

November 3, 2010

For several years, the Office of Visitor & Information Programs (VIP) has coordinated an NBC15 Share Your Holidays food drive for families in need. Read More

UWPD: Don’t leave personal items unattended

November 3, 2010

The UW Police Department is reporting a recent increase in thefts of unattended personal items such as laptop computers, backpacks and purses. Read More

Construction season finally ending

November 3, 2010

The 2010 construction season on campus is finally drawing to a close after more than five months of traffic detours and delays. Read More

CFYE conference coming up Nov. 12

November 3, 2010

The 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 their academic success. Read More

Meeting planned to discuss Picnic Point improvements

November 3, 2010

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve Committee and staff members from the Division of Facilities Planning & Management will be hosting a public meeting next week to discuss the status of improvements planned for the eastern tip of Picnic Point. Read More

Live webchat on Nov. 3 answers housing questions

November 2, 2010

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

November 2, 2010

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

November 2, 2010

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

November 1, 2010

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

November 1, 2010

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

November 1, 2010

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