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Study shows need for teacher training in personal finance
While 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial education course or pass a competency test for personal finance before graduating from high school, relatively few teachers believe they are adequately prepared to teach such topics, according to a study by two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Read More
Summer series focuses on civil society and nonprofits
The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will present "Building Civil Society Through the Nonprofit Sector," a four-week "Communiversity - Summer Forum" of eight sessions between Tuesday, June 15 through Thursday, July 8. Read More
Biochemistry employee Rita Warden dies at age 59
Friends and colleagues in the University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry department are deeply saddened by the loss of Rita Warden, who died as the result of… Read More
University administration’s statement regarding Circuit Court ruling on submarine rescue studies
The university is reviewing Dane County Circuit Court Judge Amy Smith's decision to defer animal cruelty charges involving longstanding submarine rescue studies to a special prosecutor. Read More
Spring semester Dean’s List now online
One way that UW–Madison recognizes the academic excellence of its students is through the Dean’s List. At the conclusion of every semester, high achieving students… Read More
SOAR 2010 navigates campus construction
The first summer SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) session begins today, Thursday, June 3. Read More
Oakley named director of counseling and consultation services
Danielle Oakley has been selected as the new UHS director of counseling and consultation services at University Health Services (UHS), according to UHS executive director Sarah Van Orman. UHS is the student health center of UW–Madison. Read More
Scholars look at effect of red tape on citizens’ relationships with public officials
For many people, fighting City Hall means having to cut through layers of red tape. Read More
UW-Madison researcher named Hartwell Investigator
Dr. De-Ann Pillers, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently received a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation, based in Memphis, Tenn. Read More
Playing games in prison may reveal roots of psychopathy
The way psychopathic prisoners play certain games bears an uncanny resemblance to the patterns shown by people with damage to a particular part of the… Read More
Recent sighting: Come Sail Away
UW Sailing team members and undergraduates Christine Porter (center in light blue shorts) and Molly Forbes (left of center) tack and jibe their sailboat… Read More
Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for awards
Ever since the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) created the Forward under 40 award three years ago, great things continue to happen: Award winners have heard… Read More
Two young UW–Madison faculty win Shaw Scientist Awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professors will receive the 2010 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today. Read More
UW-Madison to host series of talks on core poverty issues
The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Summer Research Workshop by offering five talks that are free and open to the public on issues central to poverty in the United States and efforts to reduce it. Read More
Powerful genome barcoding system reveals large-scale variation in human DNA
Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA. Read More
UW beginning farmer program seeks cyclists and pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is looking for 50 bicyclists who would like to spend a day in the saddle to support efforts to train a new generation of farmers. Read More