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It’s a small world (for small people) after all
Lab coated and goggled, Troy Dassler’s 15 third graders are itching to power up their digital optical microscopes.
Energy upgrades result in big savings in science buildings
If your house had a leaky roof, you’d patch the holes and pat yourself on the back for improving its energy efficiency. But what if your house was supposed to pump all its air out on a regular basis?
Faculty Senate OKs restructuring of research enterprise
With action that supporters said elevated the role of research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Faculty Senate Monday approved a motion to restructure the university’s research enterprise.
Midwest university leaders gather on campus to discuss funding, future of public research universities
John Morgridge recalls that his mother, a teacher, could have walked into a classroom throughout most of her 102 years and had it seem like a familiar place.
Milestones
John Lucas of University Communications and Mary Makarushka of University Health Services were honored with Chief’s Awards by the UW Police Department for assisting the…
Volunteer opportunities still available for May 21 service day
Opportunities are still available for members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison to be part of a campuswide service day later this month, organizers say.
Five distinguished alumni to receive honorary degrees on May 14
Five alumni will receive honorary degrees from UW–Madison during spring commencement.
Road construction season arrives
Campus utility construction will disrupt traffic from May 17 through mid–August.
New UW home page to launch in June
University Communications will launch a redesigned university home page at the end of June.
Kindergartners stump a professor, learn about college
How many clowns are there in the world? How do slugs pull their eyes into their bodies? What’s the meaning of life?
A Year-End Letter: Martin reflects on past, sizes up future
After two academic years at the helm of one of the world’s most respected public research institutions, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin sees accomplishments, challenges and a lively campus.
WAA honors Kathleen Sell with Outreach Excellence Award
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has selected Kathleen Sell, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as the 2010 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award.
Family Horticulture Day brings the color of gardening to life
Just as the weather improves and the urge to get back into the garden hits, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's West Agricultural Station is hosting Family Horticulture Day on Saturday, May 15.
UW-Madison collegiate slam team brings home top prize
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Collegiate Slam Team took first place at the 2010 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational hosted by Emerson College in Boston.
Recent sightings: Blooming crabapples
A golden sun sets behind a bouquet of blooms on a Rosseau flowering crabapple tree at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum on April…
New DoIT Tech Store celebrates grand opening
UW-Madison’s retail source for technology hardware, software, supplies and information is celebrating its grand opening.
Madison researchers field volcanic ash warning system
From a workstation in Madison, Mike Pavolonis hopes to lay eyes - satellite eyes, that is - on every natural chimney around the globe.
Chancellor to honor distinguished undergraduates
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will honor undergraduate recipients of prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards at a 7 p.m. ceremony tonight, Monday, May 3, in Memorial Union's Great Hall.