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Enter ‘fairyland’ with Victorian crazy quilts
“A Fairyland of Fabrics: The Victorian Crazy Quilt” opens Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Design Gallery, located in the School of Human Ecology. The show runs through Sunday, March 8.
Psychiatrist provides advice on seasonal affective disorder
Did you dread the start of winter? Do you feel like crawling into bed with a package of cookie dough, pulling the covers over your head, and not coming out until spring?
New Web site promotes conversation on teaching
Whether they are stumped by a classroom dilemma or inspired by a breakthrough moment with students, faculty and instructional staff will now have the opportunity to spark a broader conversation about teaching practices through a new interactive Web resource.
New magazine is a window on the diversity of life at UW–Madison
UW–Madison officials have a new tool to show prospective employees and students what it’s like to live, play, work and learn on campus and in the city of Madison.
Artist confronts those ‘now-what’ moments
If Stephanie Jutt has her way, there will be no more starving artists who sacrifice well-being to make art.
Chancellor Martin joins effort to encourage federal research investment
Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin joined nearly 50 other higher education leaders and Nobel laureates earlier this month in a letter to President-elect Barack Obama, arguing that scientific research should be an investment priority in the debate over an economic stimulus package.
National magazine honors UW historian as an emerging scholar
Ned Blackhawk, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of history and American Indian Studies, has been recognized by "Diverse" magazine this month as one of ten emerging scholars nationally who are taking their disciplines in exciting new directions.
Graduate student wins chance to perform at the Met
Singers around the world dream of taking the stage at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. On Sunday, Feb. 15, one University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student will do just that.
Politics, music part of ‘Wisconsin Reflections’ second season
If you find state politics and jazz of interest, visit with two true leaders in both fields this month as an audience member of "Wisconsin Reflections."
Recent sightings: Inaugural day of class
More than 500 students watched the inauguration of President Barack Obama live during Professor Ken Goldstein’s Political Science 104 class on Jan. 20 in…
Homecoming Committee membership drive in full swing
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming Committee is looking for enthusiastic, passionate Badgers to join in planning the 2009 Homecoming celebration.
UW-Madison sociologist named to key NSF post
Cora Marrett, University of Wisconsin–Madison emeritus professor of sociology and former UW System senior vice president for academic affairs, has been named acting deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) effective Jan. 18.
Many opportunities to watch Inaugural events
Join fellow students, faculty and staff members watching the swearing in of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
The Wisconsin Experience in Motion: Physical Therapy in Belize
As part of her semester break, Dean of Students Lori Berquam has accompanied three UW–Madison faculty members and four students on a two-week service-learning trip to Punta Gorda, Belize.
School of Business center, Design Concepts partner on ‘Design Thinking for Business’
Innovation has become the most important basis of competitive advantage in today's economy. The stronger the innovation competency a company has, the stronger their overall competitiveness and prosperity.
New Student Services Tower ready for spring semester
Returning students, faculty and staff are invited to visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison's new Student Services Tower at 333 East Campus Mall.
ASM hosts textbook swap
Textbook costs burden nearly every college student. UW–Madison’s student government is addressing this difficulty by helping students to sell their used books to each other before the semester begins.
Cellartis, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells
Cellartis AB, a premier provider of human embryonic stem cell (hES) derived products and technologies, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private, nonprofit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, announced today (Jan. 15) that they have signed a license for hES patents that enables Cellartis to commercialize undifferentiated hES cell products in the U.S.
Large-scale nuclear materials study shapes national collaborations
In Kumar Sridharan's laboratory on the University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering campus, just one ill-timed sneeze might have catapulted his next three years' worth of nuclear reactor materials research into oblivion.