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Engineers receive U.S. Air Force early career support
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are among 43 researchers to receive prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program funding through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
Banking on predictability, the mind increases efficiency
Like musical compression saves space on your mp3 player, the human brain has ways of recoding sounds to save precious processing power.
UW-Madison School of Music selects architect
The New York City firm of Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture, in association with Madison, Wis.-based Strang Inc., has been selected by the state of Wisconsin to design the new University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music Performance Center.
Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at UW–Madison on media, religion and Iraq
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid will be on campus to deliver an inaugural lecture on ethics and journalism.
UW-Madison cycling team freezin’ for bike safety
The University of Wisconsin–Madison cycling team will be "Freezin' for Safety" on Thursday, Dec. 2, to raise money for the Madison Area Safe Kids Coalition.
Scientists ferret out a key pathway for aging
A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their colleagues describe a molecular pathway that is a key determinant of the aging process.
Partners in Giving campaign continues through Nov. 30
Bad news can overwhelm us at times, but state, university and UW Hospital and Clinics employees can generate some good news by contributing to their favorite charities this fall.
“Breaking” barriers at Madison Dance Conference
The roots of break dancing trace to the streets of New York in the 1970s, but the dance style and corresponding hip-hop culture have since circulated throughout the world and found a beating heart in Madison when the UW Breakers formed in 2002.
Months of geologic unrest signaled reawakening of Icelandic volcano
Months of volcanic restlessness preceded the eruptions this spring of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, providing insight into what roused it from its centuries of slumber.
Socially conscious UW apparel available at University Book Store
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, members of the campus community, parents and alumni have a brand new way to support the University of Wisconsin–Madison while also making a major difference in the lives of apparel workers in the Dominican Republic.
Search committees named for high-level positions
Several search-and-screen committees for high-ranking university positions have been established and are beginning their work.
Dance Department to take audience through time and space
he Dance Department celebrates its new autonomy as a UW department during UW–Madison’s Year of the Arts with its two-night Fall Faculty Concert Upswing at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Booksmart
Lessons amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher, senior assistant dean in CALS and Honorary Fellow in History of Science
Polish films featured at weekend festival
The Polish Student Association presents three days of films by Polish filmmakers Friday–Sunday, Nov. 19–21.
Artists break down barriers between biology, biography
High above the din of traffic, a Lathrop Hall dance studio looks more like open gym at the Y. In sock-clad feet, 14 students slide across the wood floor. Some launch themselves at the wall, trying to pop balloons; others draw chalk outlines around each other, filling in the heads with a tight confluence of asterisks.