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UW–Madison ‘checks in’ to Foursquare presence online
Who’s the mayor of UW–Madison? Biddy Martin? Bret Bielema? Bucky? Barry? Actually, it could be you. Read More
NSF acting director will deliver Denton Distinguished Lecture
Cora Marrett, acting director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), will deliver the 2010 Denice D. Denton Distinguished Lecture at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, in 1310 Sterling Hall. Read More
Law, business schools rate among Princeton Review’s best
The Law School and Wisconsin School of Business were included among the nation’s best programs in Princeton Review’s annual guidebooks, with the Wisconsin School of Business being noted for its graduate entrepreneurial program and facilities. Read More
UW Foundation’s new Web site has improved features
The UW Foundation changed its Web address and e-mail address and launched a new Web site Read More
A new honor for Badger Watch
he Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association (WCPPA) has selected the UW Police Department’s Badger Watch program as the Crime Prevention Program of the Year in the category of law enforcement agencies with more than 50 sworn officers. The awards are given out in four categories. Read More
Meeting on Lakeshore Nature Preserve scheduled
Lakeshore Nature Preserve director Gary Brown and his staff will host a public stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to gather input from members of the university community and the general public on developing the preserve’s 2011 budget and work priorities for the coming year. Read More
LGBT Campus Center to host Oct. 20 vigil against bullying
A glow-light vigil will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20, as part of "Stop the Silence," UW–Madison's LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign. Read More
Badger alumni offer $700,000 in scholarship support for UW students
As students returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison this fall, more than 400 students entered classrooms knowing they had generous support from proud fellow Badgers. Read More
New nano techniques integrate electron gas-producing oxides with silicon
In cold weather, many children can't resist breathing onto a window and writing in the condensation. Now imagine the window as an electronic device platform, the condensation as a special conductive gas, and the letters as lines of nanowires. Read More
Go Big Read gets a fast start on campus; author to visit on Oct. 25
Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common reading program, is off to a vigorous start. Some 5,000 copies of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot, were given away in September at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students. Read More
Plant family tree may help identify species vulnerable to invaders, climate change
Change has been the norm for Wisconsin's forests over the last 50 years, and the next 50 are unlikely to pass quietly. Read More
Curiosities: Why do some planets have rings?
Saturn imaged by the Cassini Orbiter. Image: courtesy Jet Propulsion Lab Planetary ring systems are complicated, notes UW Space Place… Read More
Outstanding alumni chapters earn highest honors
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has honored 17 outstanding alumni chapters around the country for their work to provide support for local alumni and maintain a strong connection with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Music education conference focuses on race and equity issues
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the first conference of CRÈME International, the International Consortium on Equity in Music Education, from Oct. 20-23. Read More
Campus community invited to forums on new UW–Madison business model
The campus community is invited to be part of a discussion about a new business model for the University of Wisconsin–Madison in a series of forums with Chancellor Biddy Martin next week. Read More
Errol Morris visits campus; audience invited to TV taping
With UW–Madison’s Year of the Arts in full swing, a tribute to documentary filmmaker (and 1969 alumnus) Errol Morris is one of the marquee events during the fall semester. Now, the cameras will turn on Morris himself, as an audience of students and friends welcomes him back to Madison. Read More