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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.
Varsity Band throws party for ‘On, Wisconsin!’
The annual Varsity Band Concert returns to the Kohl Center Thursday–Saturday, April 15–17, with all its usual pyrotechnics, thunder and brass. This year’s performance brings much more, however.
As honeybee colonies collapse, can native bees handle pollination?
With colony collapse disorder continuing to plague commercial beekeepers in many parts of the country, University of Wisconsin–Madison experts are studying whether native pollinators can supply the insect pollination needed to form many fruits.
Genetics diversity informs human history and shows evolution in action
More than 150 years after Charles Darwin pondered the evolution and origin of species, assistant professor of genetics Bret Payseur is investigating similar questions — but with decidedly more modern tools.
Ten faculty to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards
Each year, the Committee on Distinguished Teaching Awards honors faculty for teaching excellence. They will receive their awards at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 21 at 3:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center.
Film Festival volunteers keep reels spinning
A few years ago, UW–Madison grants and contracts specialist Aaron Crandall was sitting in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre during a screening at the Wisconsin Film Festival when he and the other volunteers realized it’d been awhile since they’d heard from the projectionist.
We Conserve: Be the We
This column features the We Conserve program and its work on campus.
‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ chosen for Go Big Read program
UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot as the book for the second year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
TIP/School voucher study results
Reports on the third-year evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program will be released in Madison on Wednesday, April 7.
UW-Madison student wins $250,000 fellowship
Daniel Lecoanet, who will graduate with comprehensive honors from University of Wisconsin–Madison this spring with a double major in math and physics, has won a five-year, no-strings-attached fellowship to pursue graduate studies.
Recent sightings: Watch out, Yao Ming
Chancellor Biddy Martin and kinesiology professor Li Li Ji participate in a game of two-on-two while touring the grounds of Wei Yu High School…
Time to enroll: Earn credits this summer at UW–Madison
All degree students currently enrolled at UW–Madison can now enroll for summer credit classes. Students enroll via the Web through My UW Madison. You can search for available classes using the “Class Search” function in the Student Center module.
Recent sightings: ‘In the Dark’
Ice cream and butter maker Tim Haas fills containers with In the Dark, an ice cream specialty flavor being produced during a 150-gallon run…
Arboretum prairie burn underway
A controlled burn at the UW–Madison Arboretum began late this morning, Thursday, April 1, and will last several hours. East Curtis Prairie is being…
From spinning atoms to blazing stars, Science Expeditions covers all bases
If there is any way to take in the full depth and breadth of the science being practiced and developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the eighth annual Science Expeditions celebration is the way to do it.