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New simulator puts UW–Madison on the map for driving research
There's only one place in Wisconsin where a driver can send text messages, speed or engage in other risky behaviors with no risk of an accident: the new University of Wisconsin–Madison Driving Simulation Laboratory.
Background: Multiple sclerosis research at the Tactile Communication and Neurorehabilitation Lab
Viewers of “The Oprah Show” who saw the November 10, 2010 interview with Montel Williams may have caught a glimpse of research being conducted at the Tactile Communication and Neurorehabilitation Lab. Learn more about TCNL's research.
Curiosities: How do frogs, toads and other amphibians survive the Wisconsin winter?
Amphibians are at great risk during the winter but employ several strategies for getting through, says Scott Craven, professor of forest and wildlife…
World War II veteran gets his degree 69 years after leaving UW
In 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
The 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
New 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
More 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
The 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
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…
Registrar finalists to visit campus
The 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
The 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
David 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,”…
Agronomy chair named interim CALS dean
Agronomy 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
The minivan is dwarfed by the loading dock at Gordon Commons, so it pulls up several feet short of where trailer trucks routinely make deliveries…