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Political features writer, Silicon Valley business reporter to visit campus

September 28, 2010

A writer who chronicles the personalities in the nation’s capital and a reporter on the world’s biggest technology companies will visit campus as writers in residence. Read More

WUD committee hosts post-Obama discussion

September 27, 2010

After President Barack Obama’s rally on Library Mall on Tuesday, Sept. 28, the Wisconsin Union Directorate Society and Politics Committee will host a discussion about the message and its effect on the upcoming elections. Read More

Details announced on President Barack Obama’s Library Mall event: If you plan to attend

September 27, 2010

All those planning to attend President Barack Obama’s Democratic National Committee political rally on the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Tuesday, Sept. 28 should keep in mind several important logistical details. Read More

Details on President Obama’s Library Mall event: If you live, work or study around Library Mall

September 27, 2010

If you live, work or study in the Library Mall area: The visit of a president is a rare event, and carries with… Read More

Buildings affected by President Obama’s Library Mall event

September 27, 2010

State Historical Society of Wisconsin: The building will be closed to the public on Tuesday. Events have been canceled or relocated. Memorial Union: The Union… Read More

Tandem Press participates in international touring exhibition

September 27, 2010

On Sunday, Oct. 10, American Printmaking Now will open at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, and prints from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Tandem Press will be among those featured. Read More

Science author, blogger in residence Oct. 4-8

September 27, 2010

Author and blogger Jennifer Ouellette will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison from Oct. 4-8 as Science Writer in Residence. Read More

19 students receive Fulbright awards for research overseas

September 27, 2010

The Fulbright U.S. Student program, the country's flagship program for international exchange, has awarded fellowships to 14 University of Wisconsin–Madison students. Additionally, five students have received funding from the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program. Read More

A history of presidential visits to campus

September 24, 2010

Although President Obama’s campus visit on Tuesday is the first by a sitting president since May 14, 1950, campus hosted many other sitting presidents, past presidents and candidates who would go on to win the Oval Office. Here is a list of visits by presidents — past, sitting and future — based on a search of university archival material and the State Historical Society. Read More

Hybrid Vehicle Team offers tire pressure checks

September 24, 2010

Today (Friday, Sept. 24) from 3:30 to 6 p.m., members of the UW–Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team will check tire pressure and inflate tires, pit-stop-style, at… Read More

UW-Madison receives grant for superconducting electron gun

September 24, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $4.5 million grant from the United States Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences office. The award will fund a research and development project focusing on the fabrication and testing of what is called an electron gun for a free electron laser (FEL) - a several-football-fields-long light source, an immense instrument whose light would be used by researchers across a range of disciplines for their experiments. Read More

Writer, NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu to speak on campus

September 24, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) presents Andrei Codrescu, National Public Radio commentator and prolific writer and editor. Read More

Google executive to address Wisconsin industry at e-business conference

September 24, 2010

Record attendance is expected at the 12th annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, which will be hosted Thursday, Sept. 30, by the University of Wisconsin–Madison E-Business Consortium. Read More

Researchers discover less-expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification

September 23, 2010

Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future. Read More

Climate Leadership Challenge launches competition with $50,000 grand prize

September 23, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison students have an opportunity to win $50,000 with their innovative ideas and creative solutions for climate change. The Nelson Institute Center… Read More

UW-Madison kicks off emerging powers events with focus on Brazil

September 22, 2010

Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Welber Barral and the Consul General of Brazil in Chicago, Ambassador João Almino, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on… Read More

Friends book sale to be held Sept. 29-Oct. 2

September 22, 2010

The fall book sale, organized by the Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, takes place Wednesday, Sept. 29-Saturday, Oct. 2, in conjunction with the… Read More

UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs make top 25 list

September 22, 2010

The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country. Read More

UW-Madison economist estimates two-year $3.1 billion deficit for Wisconsin

September 22, 2010

A new analysis suggests Wisconsin faces a budget deficit of at least $3.1 billion in the state's next two-year budget cycle - $400 million more than recently reported numbers. Read More