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UW-Madison graduate Anthony Shadid wins Pulitzer Prize
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus has earned a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, for his reporting from the Middle East on the legacy of the war in Iraq.
Census kicks off in University Housing
Residents of University Housing will begin receiving Census forms in their hall mailboxes today, Monday, April 12 To do your part to participate in the…
Berquam: Vote in ASM elections
University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is encouraging all students to take a moment this week to participate in shared governance by voting in the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) spring elections.
Five to receive Distinguished Alumni Award honors
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is honoring five University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates next week with the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Public tickets for Dalai Lama event available April 17
The public is invited to attend a dialogue between His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Richard J. Davidson, director of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The conversation, "Investigating Healthy Minds," will take place at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, May 16, in the Overture Center's Capitol Theater.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month continues
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Throughout this month, the Dane County Community is coming together to learn about sexual violence while supporting and celebrating survivors.
Ten faculty to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards
By Ellen Page and Liz Beyler Each year, the Committee on Distinguished Teaching Awards honors faculty for teaching excellence. They will receive their awards at…
Geoffrion named 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner
Senior forward Blake Geoffrion was named the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award recipient, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced on Friday at the NCAA Frozen Four in Detroit and live on ESPNU. Geoffrion is Wisconsin's first-ever Hobey Baker award winner.
UW-Madison to end Nike licensing relationship
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will end its licensing agreement with Nike as a result of the company's failure to adequately address the problems caused by the closing of two Honduran factories.
Recent sightings: Climbing up
Students in Professor Laura Jull’s Horticulture 375 class watch a demonstration by certified arborist Sean Gere (center) during a tree-climbing lab conducted at the…
Oscar Rennebohm Foundation, Morgridge Center for Public Service team to expand nonprofit leadership development
The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to expand the work of the UW Center for Nonprofits in the School of Human Ecology.
Ongoing evaluation of Milwaukee Choice Program finds students achieving on same level as peers
Students in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program scored at similar levels as their peers not participating in the school choice program, according to a study released Wednesday.
Controls for animals’ color designs revealed
The vivid colors and designs animals use to interact with their environments have awed and inspired since before people learned to draw on the cave wall.
Martin returns from successful China trip
Chancellor Biddy Martin recently returned from a 13-day trip to China and expressed optimism that the university’s presence and visibility in the world’s most populous nation is growing.
Taylor Lecture features former Dallas mayor
While the public relations business took a hit in the recent economic recession along with many other industries, the surge in social networking and new technology gives public relations professionals more opportunities than ever to make their messages resonate.
Probiotics expert lectures April 14
Gregor Reid, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Western Ontario, will discuss “Probiotics: What to Look for and What to Expect” in an April 14 lecture at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Taste of the Terrace returns
For the second year, UW students get a free taste of the summer early.
New treatment could reduce the stigma of depression
Earlise Ward knows the unspoken but not-so-little secret of the mental health treatment world: African-Americans with mental illness are one of the country’s most underserved and undertreated groups.
Bradley contributed to outdoors, student life on campus
Harold C. Bradley, one of the first three medical professors on campus, met and married Josephine Crane when she was merely a college junior.