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UW-Madison nano research mixes with art, coffee

April 28, 2008

In May, 14 striking, larger-than-life photographic prints that are both comfortingly organic and starkly abstract will enable patrons of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison to visualize a scientific world that's rarely seen outside the laboratory.

University honors distinguished undergraduates

April 28, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor more than 100 of the university's most accomplished undergraduates tonight (April 28) at the Chancellor's Undergraduate Award Ceremony.

Everyone’s invited to attend UW during Day on Campus

April 28, 2008

It's a dream of many to learn on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) again this spring offers the opportunity to turn those dreams into reality for those who lived the dream years ago, or for anyone wants a campus experience.

UW historian Jeremi Suri to receive outreach excellence award

April 28, 2008

The Wisconsin Alumni Association has selected University of Wisconsin–Madison history professor Jeremi Suri as the 2008 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Faculty Outreach Excellence Award.

Last chance to submit a convocation essay

April 28, 2008

Outgoing Chancellor John D. Wiley is asking students to write an essay about their lives at the university, with the winner being given the honor of addressing 5,500 new students from the floor of the Kohl Center at the Chancellor’s Convocation on Aug. 29. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 2.

Berquam: Take care of each other at Mifflin Street Block Party

April 28, 2008

The dean of students is urging students to stay safe during the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, May 3.

AAP holds Alternative Breaks fundraiser

April 28, 2008

The Academic Advancement Program and the AAP Student Organization are holding a fundraiser for Centro Campesino Farmworker Center Inc.

UW-Madison students on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

April 28, 2008

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates are among the contestants competing for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes this week on Wheel of Fortune's College Week, airing April 28-May 2.

The Circus is in Town: Please direct your attention to the center ring

April 24, 2008

The joyous, colorful, energetic and out-of-this-world spectacle of the circus can’t help but capture an artist’s imagination. That exuberance will take center ring in the Chazen Museum of Art when it presents two circus-themed exhibitions: “Ringmaster: Judy Onofrio and the Art of the Circus,” and “Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer.”

Recent sightings: A day at the fair

April 24, 2008

Students Jenny Corbett, left, and Sydney Sattell, right, compete in a race on the moon-walker bungee run April 23 on Library Mall…

Rethinking disaster management by focusing on development

April 24, 2008

How we think about a disaster stems from the origin of the word itself: "Disastro" is the Latin word meaning "from the stars."

Roche NimbleGen CEO Stan Rose to speak on exit strategies for start-up companies

April 24, 2008

Stan Rose, president and CEO of Roche NimbleGen, a manufacturer of gene chips for pharmaceutical research, will speak about successful exit strategies for start-up companies on Monday, April 28 at 5 p.m. at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue. The event is free and open to the public as part of the Gilson Discovery Series hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

Veggies in the sky: Grocery business takes top honors in Burrill contest

April 24, 2008

In an era of globe-trotting food, consumers sometimes need an atlas to navigate the produce aisle. But two University of Wisconsin–Madison students have an intriguing idea for how to get vegetables on grocery shelves without the jet lag. Their solution? Look up.

UW’s computing research prowess brings Microsoft to Madison

April 23, 2008

Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company, will open an advanced development laboratory in Madison later this spring, helping expand on a highly productive 20-year research and alumni relationship between the company and the University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences department.

Rekindling disaster management by focusing on development

April 23, 2008

Adam Nickel to be remembered by Crazylegs runners

April 23, 2008

More than 60 runners participating in Saturday's Crazylegs Classic will be running in memory of Adam Nickel, a University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy student who died after completing last month's Little Rock Marathon.

UW-Madison will host human-powered vehicle challenge

April 23, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison this weekend will host the 25th annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers Human Powered Vehicle Challenge.

UW-Madison part of DOE-funded ‘microgrid’ collaboration

April 23, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers will collaborate with industrial and government partners on a $14 million project to implement a microgrid power backup system at the nation's fifth-largest incarceration facility-the Santa Rita Jail.

UW to launch radio, Web programs on Islam and Muslims in the world

April 23, 2008

Nine area and international studies programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison received a grant from the national Social Science Research Council (SSRC) to create an interactive program that will support public dissemination of scholarship on the topic of Islam.

Milestones

April 23, 2008

Andrew Cohn, director of government and association relations for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, received the Bayh-Dole Award from the Association of University Technology Managers.

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