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Meeting, deadline approach for Kauffman internship program
Students interested in the Kauffman Entrepreneurship Community Internship Program (KECIP), an innovative opportunity for students to become social entrepreneurs, are invited to attend an informational session on Wednesday, March 11.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.