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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
Wisconsin Dance Marathon kicks off this weekend
The Wisconsin Dance Marathon is a two-day dance marathon organized by UW–Madison students to benefit the American Family Children’s Hospital. Read More
Models present new view of nanoscale friction
To understand friction on a very small scale, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers had to think big. Read More
Comments sought as part of UW–Madison reaccreditation
As part of its reaccreditation process, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking written public comments on the quality of the university and its academic programs. Read More
IceCube building goals exceeded at South Pole
As the 2008-09 Antarctic drilling season concludes, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is on track to be finished as planned in 2011. Read More
For the Record: Feb. 25–March 11, 2009
Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff. Read More
Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk
The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, however, are an abundance of ways to screw up. Read More