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Leadership Trust Award to support students’ education, initiative

March 16, 2010

Each spring, the Leadership Trust Award, offered by the Letters & Science Honors Program, grants up to two students with awards equal to two semesters of tuition (currently totaling more than $8,000) plus project funds up to $3,000.

Smoking cessation helps blood vessels

March 15, 2010

UWPD responds to recent thefts

March 15, 2010

The University Police Department (UWPD) reports multiple thefts of wallets, backpacks and purses occurred on March 12, primarily in the central campus area.

UW-Madison study to track ‘silent strokes’

March 15, 2010

A $1.57 million federal grant will allow University of Wisconsin–Madison neuroscientists to determine if they can use non-invasive scans to determine which patients are at highest risk for "silent strokes" that can lead to mental decline.

Emeritus professor named president of medical and public health group

March 15, 2010

UW-Madison admissions director finalists named

March 15, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has announced five finalists for the position of director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment.

Journalism school to honor alumni communicators

March 15, 2010

Marketing and strategic communication will take center stage at this year's University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication annual awards dinner.

Teach-in on Afghanistan, Pakistan set for next weekend

March 12, 2010

A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have organized a teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan to be held on campus next weekend, March 19 and 20.

TIP/Agriculture official visits

March 12, 2010

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus Friday to highlight the department's "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" program.

Madison police seek information in Langdon Street robbery

March 12, 2010

Madison Police are seeking information about a robbery of a UW–Madison student that occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Friday, March 12. The incident involved…

Upcoming conference to cover journalism ethics

March 12, 2010

Traditional and new journalism values will intersect at the second annual conference on journalism ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

New student union in search of innovative building name

March 12, 2010

We go through our lives naming things. Teddy the stuffed bear, Fido the dog. We name our research papers, our science projects and eventually, our kids. But this spring, one lucky Badger will name a building.

UW researchers develop new model for macular degeneration

March 12, 2010

Exposing albino rats to moderately intense light has produced a new animal model for the most common cause of severe vision loss in humans.

Center hosts financial literacy symposium, showcases research opportunities

March 12, 2010

The Family Financial Security Symposium, which will explore research examining why consumers sometimes make choices they later regret and put their families at financial risk, will be held on the UW–Madison campus April 19-20.

Students urged to participate in Census 2010

March 11, 2010

Census 2010 has officially begun. All are encouraged to participate.

Alliance brings e-business best practices to Wisconsin manufacturers

March 11, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison E-Business Institute (UWEBI) and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) have announced a strategic alliance that will enable Wisconsin manufacturers to share collective knowledge and lessons learned regarding e-business technologies and best practices.

Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel

March 11, 2010

Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.

University Health Services selects new prevention director

March 11, 2010

Thomas L. Sieger has been named the new director of prevention services and campus health initiatives at University Health Services (UHS), the student health clinic of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

University community continues Haitian relief efforts

March 10, 2010

Events across the UW–Madison campus continue to provide support for Haitian earthquake relief. Thousands of dollars worth of donations have poured in already, as the university community responds to the devastation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Words, wit and wild hearts: A conversation with author, professor Lorrie Moore

March 10, 2010

It’s a writer-to-writer conversation when Jacquelyn Mitchard sits down for a chat with Lorrie Moore, acclaimed fiction author and UW faculty member.

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