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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center hires chief operating officer
Anchored in the basic research of academia and charged with generating new biofuels technologies, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is a bit of a hybrid. Read More
UW-Madison chancellor hosts ‘Meeting of the Minds’
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will lead a dynamic conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 29, with four UW–Madison faculty at the top of their fields to cut through the chatter and tackle the issues at the core of what it means to live in a democracy in 2010. Read More
Former Milwaukee mayor to deliver public affairs lecture
Former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist will give this year's memorial public affairs lecture in honor of Paul Offner, a Wisconsin lawmaker and national policy expert who died in 2004. Read More
Coming to a device near you: A safer, faster Internet
Like an aging bridge, the Internet is groaning under the weight of traffic that is growing by leaps and bounds and changing form under constant innovation. Read More
UW-Madison student mixes passions for science, dancing
UW-Madison junior Jeffrey Vinokur is passionate about two things: chemistry and a style of hip-hop dancing called "popping." Read More
UW-Madison undergrads to design a room that’s literally out of this world
Think of it as a high-tech screened porch for astronauts. Read More
New children’s center opens in University Houses
A new campus children’s center is set to open in UW–Madison’s University Houses this month. Read More
Delegation of Chinese educators visits UW–Madison
Leaders from Shanghai’s East China Normal University (ECNU), one of China’s top institutions of teacher training, visited the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Sept. 14 to learn more about the School of Education and discuss possible collaborations in the future. Read More
Send us your photos!
For years we’ve asked you what you’re looking at in images we provide in Wisconsin Week. Read More
Year of the Arts events this week
In celebration of Illuminate: Year of the Arts, which launches on Thursday, Sept. 16, some buildings at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will shine more brightly than usual with color washes and projections from 7:15-11 p.m. today (Sept. 14) through Thursday, Sept. 16. Read More
Special symposium addresses practical applications of evolution
The Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is sponsoring a special event to foster discussion and outreach about how the science of evolution applies to real-world problems. Read More
‘Green’ jobs take spotlight in community environment forum
Panelists from the Madison area and beyond will consider the growing sector "green jobs" and the challenges and opportunities presented for students, mid-career professionals and others seeking environmentally oriented careers in a series of free public discussions this fall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison continues to land rankings praise
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to be lauded nationally, this time for its popularity with employment recruiters. Read More
UWPD, Crimestoppers partner for Zimmermann walk/run
The University Police Department has teamed with Madison Area Crimestoppers and the family of Brittany Zimmermann to organize the Brittany Zimmermann Memorial 5K Walk/Run. Read More
Computers — and people — work in parallel at new center
A trio of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering professors has launched a new high-performance computing center. Read More
Go Big Read kicks off another year with events
The campus community has many opportunities to participate in the second year of the Go Big Read common-reading program, which this year will feature “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Read More
Time magazine election-year road trip stops in Madison
Time magazine's Joe Klein will stop Monday, Sept. 13 in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to talk with students and anyone interested in the state's hot races. Read More