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Students plan trip along area rivers to promote ‘campfire diplomacy’
A pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison sophomores have organized a three-day bus trip for more than 40 Chinese and U.S. students this weekend, aiming to bring together people from the world's superpowers through what they call "campfire diplomacy."
Graduates tell stories of achievement as commencement approaches
The class of 2010 will produce a number of noteworthy graduates who did great things with their experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In advance of this weekend's commencement, we have profiled just a few of their successes.
Odyssey Project offers a promising journey of hope, transformation
The walls of Emily Auerbach’s office are crowded with photos that show the outcomes of hard-fought success.
Federal investment in basic research yields outsized dividends
Investment in basic scientific research may be one of the best ways to foster long-term economic growth locally and nationally, according to a report released this week by The Science Coalition.
Finalists named in search for human resources director
Four finalists have been selected in the search for a new human resources director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
All graduation candidates, guests welcome for weekend commencement addresses
UW–Madison’s spring commencement will feature U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as a guest speaker for one of the five commencement ceremonies.
Noted UW–Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96
Robert H. Burris, a noted University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist, died on Tuesday, May 11 at the age of 96.
Employee Ice Cream Social moved indoors
The university’s annual Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 12, at 1 p.m. on Bascom Hill.
For comfort, mom’s voice works as well as a hug
"Reach out and touch someone" - good advertising slogan, or evolutionary imperative?
DNA evidence in 25-year-old conviction points to possible perpetrator
DNA testing that helped free Robert Lee Stinson in 2009 has identified a possible perpetrator of the crime for which Stinson served 23 years of wrongful incarceration.
Recent sightings: Study space
Rebecca Stern, right, a first-year undergraduate, studies using in the Wisconsin Historical Society library reading room on April 12, 2010. The library space…
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.
UW-Madison limnologist honored for lifetime achievements
James Kitchell, a professor in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected to receive the 2010 A. C. Redfield Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
Stage set for WID’s Town Center to welcome visitors
It won’t open until December, but the Town Center now under construction within the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is already sharing its plans for engaging citizens with world-class science.