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More experiments needed to advance environmental restoration
Across Wisconsin and the nation, scientists, land managers and conservationists are trying to restore large tracts of wetlands degraded by pollution, sedimentation and invasive plants to a more natural state. Yet while these efforts are laudable, Joy Zedler sees in most of them a missed opportunity. Read More
UW Credit Union joins UW–Madison scholarship effort
The University of Wisconsin Credit Union has stepped forward to support the "Great people. Great place." initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Student football ticket policy revised
Student football ticket policies have been changed to reflect the way things were done last season. Read More
UW-Madison tests text-messaging service
The University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted the first full-scale test of WiscAlerts-Text, its emergency text-messaging service, at 1:15 p.m. today (Oct. 1). Read More
Freedom of Information Council’s anniversary marked at UW–Madison event
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, a statewide nonprofit group devoted to protecting access to public meetings and records, will mark its 30th anniversary with a program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, Oct. 13. Read More
Engineering students begin water-quality projects in Kenyan village
A group of UW–Madison students who are part of the university's chapter of Engineers Without Borders are working to solve a Kenyan village's water-quality issues. Read More
Obey to address economic injustice in Kastenmeier Lecture
U.S. Rep. David Obey, chair of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, will discuss economic injustice and the gap between rich and poor Americans in the annual Kastenmeier Lecture on Monday, Oct. 13, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School. Read More
‘Payback’ site to aid students, families
Parents and high school counselors trying to persuade high schoolers that a college education pays off have a new tool at their disposal: a Web site that calculates how much better off an individual expects to be over her or his lifetime with a college degree, compared to just a high school diploma. Read More
Madison police seek info in recent downtown incident
Two UW–Madison students were impacted by separate incidents of apparent fourth-degree sexual assault in recent days. Read More
Grab a PB & J with the dean of students
Dean of Students Lori Berquam and staff from Offices of the Dean of Students will greet students and hand out free peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Read More
Out former Packers player to speak on campus
Former professional football player Esera Tuaolo, a member of the Green Bay Packers from 1991-92, will speak on campus about his experience as a closeted gay man in the hyper-masculine world of the NFL as keynote speaker for Finding Common Ground: National Coming Out Week 2008. Read More
Loos Chuck Wagon to make Oct. 1 stop at UW Stock Pavilion
To chronicle the journey of America's food, self-styled modern-day cowboy Trent Loos, host of the nationally aired radio program "Loos Tales," tours the country in an authentic chuck wagon. Read More
Canadian science radio producer to visit campus
Jim Handman, executive producer of the highly acclaimed Canadian Broadcasting Corporation science radio show "Quirks & Quarks," will spend the week of Oct. 6-10 on campus as the fall semester University of Wisconsin–Madison Science Writer in Residence. Read More
Fourth Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta set for Oct. 4 at Memorial Union
A flotilla of sailing squash is headed toward Lake Mendota for the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Fourth Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta. The popular event - in which students paddle hollowed-out pumpkins between the piers at the Memorial Union Terrace - takes place at noon on Oct. 4. Read More
Student-run show to premiere on Big Ten Network
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will premiere a unique 30-minute magazine-style program showcasing a variety of university stories on the Big Ten Network (BTN) on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. central. Read More
Students promote preschool language, literacy skills in new Jumpstart event
Jumpstart, the University of Wisconsin–Madison program that pairs university students with preschool children to build school readiness skills, is sponsoring several "Read for the Record" events on Thursday, Oct. 2. Read More
Conference targets solutions for Yahara Lakes
The woes of the Yahara Lakes are obvious: murky waters, noxious algae blooms, choking weeds. The real question is how best to address these problems. Read More
Grads sponsor national competition for Bucky’s All-Alumni Food Drive
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni across the United States are joining in the fight against hunger this season as part of Bucky's All-Alumni Food Drive. The nationwide food drive is sponsored by volunteer leaders of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). Read More
Lava flows reveal clues to magnetic field reversals
Ancient lava flows are guiding a better understanding of what generates and controls the Earth's magnetic field - and what may drive it to occasionally reverse direction. Read More