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UWPD plans safety conference
The University Police Department will hold its fourth annual Badger Watch Safety Conference from 7:45–3:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Memorial Union.
Police urge pedestrians to heed construction warnings
University police are asking employees, students and campus visitors to heed the messages on construction signs and fences and resist that temptation to take shortcuts through those areas.
Coming up on the Big Ten Network
Following is a look at the UW–Madison-related programming scheduled for the next three weeks on the Big Ten Network.
For the Record
Nov. 18–Dec. 9, 2009 Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Flu continues on campus
Cases of H1N1 influenza have been trending upward among students in recent weeks, according to University Health Services (UHS).
Visions of biological imaging drive researcher
As a young microbiology graduate student, Kevin Eliceiri met a professor just recruited to UW–Madison, a highly regarded geneticist and imaging expert named John White, now professor emeritus of anatomy and molecular biology.
Be the WE
This column features the We Conserve program and its work on campus.
Reaccreditation creates vision for campus
The enormous, campuswide task of examining the university’s mission and charting a course for its future has resulted in a 10-year institutional reaccreditation.
Tour de Touchdown raises funds for American Family Children’s Hospital
The brothers of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity are aiming to raise $12,500 for the American Family Children's Hospital as part of a benefit bike ride that begins this week.
New research tower honored by Midwest Construction magazine
The Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been named the higher education research project of the year by Midwest Construction magazine.
Early voting option can decrease turnout, research shows
Although states are moving quickly to put in place election procedures that allow for early voting, allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, according to research from a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison political scientists.
UW-Madison in top 10 in national study-abroad ranking
Record numbers of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, with a participation rate that far exceeds the national average. What is more, they are increasingly choosing to study in previously non-traditional destinations such as China and India.
Foundation funds fellowship, research of faculty members
Two La Follette School of Public Affairs faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received honors from the William T. Grant Foundation to advance the well-being of families and children.
UW-Madison exposition to feature high-tech mapping
Experts from around Wisconsin will show off the latest in technologies and projects that use high-tech mapping tools called geographic information systems (GIS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, Nov. 20.
Warmer means windier on world’s biggest lake
Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.
UW exposition to feature high-tech mapping
Experts from around Wisconsin will show off the latest in technologies and projects that use high-tech mapping tools called geographic information systems (GIS) at the…
African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing
While an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can be frightening news for men, new research shows that sometimes the levels are caused by a naturally…
Slide show: Morning Crew
The ritual of a 6:15-8:15 a.m. crew practice is about to begin for the Wisconsin women's openweight rowing team.
Study: Can meditation sharpen our attention?
A new study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests that people can train their minds to stay focused.