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Union art exhibits far from pedestrian

August 25, 2010

There’s nothing more pedestrian than, well, being a pedestrian. You know: Wait for the walk light, stay in the crosswalk, keep up with the flow. Read More

Booksmart

August 25, 2010

When Charles Wedemeyer pioneered new methods of distance education, he could not have foreseen some of the innovations available today. Read More

Lakeshore Nature Preserve director announced

August 25, 2010

Gary Brown, director of campus planning and landscape architecture at Facilities Planning and Management, has been named director of the university’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Read More

Check out the new university home page

August 25, 2010

University Communications launched a re-designed university home page on June 29. Read More

Furloughs continue another year

August 25, 2010

We have made it through a challenging first year of state-mandated employee furloughs, which were imposed as a way for the state of Wisconsin to save money in difficult budget times. Read More

‘Construction’ was the word this summer

August 25, 2010

From construction to Chinese athletes, campus was a busy place this summer. Here are a few stories you may have missed. Read More

UW Law School students kick off first year with community service

August 24, 2010

The 260 students starting at the University of Wisconsin Law School this fall arrive on campus expecting to be immersed in lectures or hefty reading assignments. Read More

Plants give up some deep secrets of drought resistance

August 23, 2010

In a study that promises to fill in the fine details of the plant world's blueprint for surviving drought, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified in living plants the set of proteins that help them withstand water stress. Read More

Curiosities: Why are so many Hispanic names hyphenated?

August 23, 2010

The two surnames names are ancestral, with the father’s family name followed by the mother’s family name. In Colombia, for example, “Ernesto Escobar Vega” uses… Read More

Fall move-in presents challenges

August 23, 2010

Approximately 6,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will move into their university residence halls this week with the help of their families and friends. Read More

UW-Madison ranked 23rd by Washington Monthly

August 23, 2010

The annual college rankings season rolled on Monday (Aug. 23) as the University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked 23rd nationally in this year’s edition of… Read More

Employee bus pass distribution dates set

August 22, 2010

Employees can begin picking up their complimentary Madison Metro bus passes beginning Monday, Aug. 16. Read More

Recording booth will capture memories of Sterling Hall bombing

August 20, 2010

For those who were in Madison on Aug. 24, 1970, memories of the bombing of Sterling Hall - the sounds that woke them in the middle of the night, the images of the aftermath - are indelible. Read More

Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison

August 20, 2010

It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s. Read More

UW Board of Regents forwards budget proposal to increase graduates, create jobs

August 20, 2010

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Aug. 19 approved a two-year budget intended to boost Wisconsin’s economy by increasing the number of UW… Read More

Long collaboration with sewer district helps city, university

August 19, 2010

The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 ushered in a revolution in sewage treatment. Faced with tightening restrictions on the water and solids it must release after treatment, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) turned to experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for advice. Read More

Millions awarded for high-capacity Internet

August 18, 2010

Wisconsin has received a federal boost in networking capacity thanks to $32.3 million in federal grants announced today (Aug. 18) by University of Wisconsin-Extension Provost and Vice Chancellor Christine J. Quinn. UW-Extension led the grant application process. Read More

UW-Madison’s area, international programs receive federal grants

August 18, 2010

Eight of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's area and international studies programs have received a combined total of about $18 million during the next four years in federal Title VI grants under the National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

Join Engineers Without Borders to design Lake Wingra biofiltration garden

August 18, 2010

Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) are inviting Madison community members to join them the morning of Saturday, Aug. 21, to help design a biofiltration garden that will clean the Vilas Beach area of Lake Wingra. Read More