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UW-Madison medical student invited to White House for health care reform forum
Last December, when Siavash Sarlati responded to President-elect Barack Obama's national challenge and organized an informal health care reform discussion group in his father's Milwaukee home, he never dreamed it would turn into a trip to the White House. Read More
UW-Madison alumna administers oath for Clinton swearing-in ceremony
Alumna Kathryn Anne Oberly ('71, JD'73), a judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals, administered the oath during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 21. Read More
Dean of students ready to help sexual-assault victims
Dean of students Lori Berquam invites the campus community to a forum on sexual-assault issues on Tuesday, March 10. Read More
Evolution, ecosystems may buffer some species against climate change
Although ecologists expect many species will be harmed by climate change, some species could be buffered by their potential to evolve or by changes in their surrounding ecosystems. Read More
Restoration project to re-establish oak savanna near Willow Creek
A three-year ecological restoration project in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve that will re-establish an oak savanna near Willow Creek is set to begin in the next few weeks. Read More
Recent sightings: Stairway study
As students stream out of a class session below him, freshman Brian Preiser studies on the stairway landing between the second and third floors… Read More
Women report man lurking around apartment
Four young women having breakfast in their apartment on Feb. 25 had an unexpected visitor come to their patio door, prompting a call to police and a warning to residents on the near west side to call 911 if suspicious characters are seen lurking about. Read More
100-Hour Challenge winners represent campus creativity, ingenuity
Where else at the University of Wisconsin–Madison would someone find high fashion, conservation initiatives, die-hard partiers and fish in the same competition? Read More
UW Commuter Solutions eases commuter headaches
University of Wisconsin–Madison Transportation Services has a new name for its time-tested alternative transportation program: UW Commuter Solutions. Read More
Biotech pioneer presents ‘From Research to Commercial Reality, in the New World’
Famed chemist, biotech pioneer and Harvard University professor George M. Whitesides will present "From Research to Commercial Reality, in the New World" at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 9, at the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave. Read More
Top regional high school students to participate in international science fair
Two Madison high school students earned top honors in the third annual Capital Science and Engineering Fair, held Feb. 28 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering campus. Read More
Winners of 100-Hour Challenge to be announced March 2
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Corporate Relations will announce the winners of this year's 100-Hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2, at Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive. Read More
Israel Film Festival presented at UW–Madison
Cinematic visions of Tel Aviv will be the focus of the 2009 Israel Film Festival, which kicks off at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Sunday, March 1. Read More
Chancellor invites campus to participate in reading project
Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin recently invited students, faculty, staff and the community to take part in a common book project. Read More
Going green, one moped at a time
Sixteen UW–Madison engineering students spent last fall figuring out how to make the Vespa scooter more green. Read More
Social Security expert: Modest changes may offer more protection
UW–Madison sociologist Pamela Herd has been a scholar of Social Security for more than a decade, but her most poignant lesson may have come from her own mother’s experience last fall. Read More
Chemistry meets biology at screening center
When University of Wisconsin–Madison bacteriologist Nancy Keller and her team managed to genetically trick fungi into making metabolic byproducts that are notoriously difficult for scientists to get at, she wondered if the substances might have any clinically useful properties. Read More
