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Registration now open for Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium
The second annual Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium, to be held July 23 and 24, will bring together science and technology researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors from across the state to help them share ideas and spark new collaborations. Read More
University Housing Conference Services keeps Madison thriving in the summer
The mass exodus from the university residence halls each May may lead some to believe that these busy buildings enter a summer slumber until they welcome back their students in the fall. Read More
New Web site showcases roles, activities of UW–Madison academic staff
On July 1, the University of Wisconsin–Madison unveiled a Web portal that highlights the diversity of the nearly 7,000 professionals who make significant contributions in research, teaching and service at UW–Madison. Read More
Educators to learn about using hip hop, spoken word as classroom tools
More than 40 educators from nine states will attend the fourth annual Hip Hop and Spoken Word Teacher/Educator Institute on campus July 6-10. Read More
Message from Chancellor Martin to Graduate Students and the University Community Regarding Collective Bargaining
I am writing to inform you of a provision in the 2009–11 state budget that affects University of Wisconsin–Madison research assistants and is a matter of importance for the campus. Read More
Message from Chancellor Martin to Faculty Regarding Collective Bargaining for Research Assistants
As you know, the governor has now signed the state budget. I encourage you to visit the budget site, linked from our home page, for highlights and analysis. In this message, I wish to call a particular measure to your attention, one that became part of the process relatively recently. The state budget bill signed by the governor gives University of Wisconsin–Madison research assistants the right to unionize through a card-authorization process. Read More
Chaptman named news and media relations director at UW–Madison
Dennis Chaptman has been appointed director of news and media relations for University Communications, the central news and information unit for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Amy Toburen, the unit's director, announced today (June 30). Read More
High school teachers leave for Rwanda on UW–Madison Fulbright grant
This week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison African Studies Program is taking 15 high school social studies teachers and curriculum planners from across the United States to Rwanda for 30 days. Read More
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery research themes
Polymer Bio-Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Stem cells have enormous promise for regenerating or replacing tissues, but these restorative applications must satisfy the need to… Read More
Five big ideas to fill out Wisconsin Institute for Discovery portfolio
Capping an intensely competitive process, five proposals from University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been selected to form the intellectual heart of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID). Read More
Domestic partner health insurance included in state budget
Gov. Jim Doyle today (June 29) signed into law a state budget authorizing the offering of health insurance benefits to same- and opposite-sex domestic partnerships. Read More
Recent sightings: The science of fireworks
Chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri ignites a gas-filled balloon during a free demonstration about the science of fireworks held at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Memorial… Read More
Recent sightings: Starry-eyed wonder
People view a University of Wisconsin–Madison-created exhibit of astronomical images on display during the Dane County Farmers’ Market in downtown Madison on June 27,… Read More
Sounds of early music to fill Madison air
Study with virtuosos and early music vocal masters, and perform period music at the Madison Early Music Festival July 11-18. Read More
New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women
A University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biopsy of a questionable lump or lesion. Read More
State Relations Update (June 29)
Friday night, the Legislature completed their action on the state budget and the Governor signed the spending plan into law today. Read More
Sequencing effort to chart ants and their ecosystem
Nestled within the twisting fungus gardens of leaf-cutter ants exists a complex symbiotic web that has evolved over millions of years. Now, with the help of a major genomic sequencing grant from Roche Applied Science, scientists at UW–Madison will be able to analyze these interactions at the molecular scale. Read More
Major study links malaria mosquitoes to Amazon deforestation
In one of the most field-intensive efforts to explore the connection between malaria and tropical deforestation, a team led by Jonathan Patz, a specialist in the link between environment and health at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW–Madison, has established a strong correlation between the extent of forest destruction and the incidence of the Amazon's most dangerous malaria vector, the mosquito Anopheles darlingi. Read More
Chancellor’s Furlough Update
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is working closely with the state of Wisconsin and UW System administration to iron out the details provided by the Office of State Employment Relations (OSER) regarding mandatory employee furloughs. Read More
Students help New Orleans wetlands
A project led by students at UW–Madison and designed to restore New Orleans wetlands damaged by Hurricane Katrina recently took a major step forward. Read More