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Postponed applicant update

March 5, 2008

The Office of Admissions is currently reviewing the applications of postponed applicants in order to make final admission decisions on or by March 15. Read More

Lowly Icelandic midges reveal ecosystem’s tipping points

March 5, 2008

A UW–Madison zoologist describes in the journal Nature an ecosystem population dynamics model built on the flies of Iceland’s Lake Myvatn, showing how even slight human-induced changes can irreversibly alter the balance of nature. Read More

Anderson named Big Ten Player of the Year

March 4, 2008

Wisconsin senior guard Jolene Anderson (Port Wing, Wis.) became the first Badger to be named the Big Ten Player of the Year according to a vote of the conference media. Read More

Faculty will pitch in to increase need-based scholarships

March 4, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate approved a resolution on March 3 that will encourage faculty to be frontline contributors to the goal of expanding access to low-income students. Read More

UW-Madison prepares emergency text messaging service

March 3, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing an emergency text messaging service that will be able to send warnings directly to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff members in the event of a campus emergency. Read More

Van Vleck classes canceled due to power outage

March 3, 2008

An early-morning power outage in the UW–Madison central campus area has prompted class cancellations in Van Vleck Halland hasled to some sporadic technology network problems. Read More

UW-Madison prepares emergency text-messaging service

March 3, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing an emergency text-messaging service that will be able to send warnings directly to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff members in the event of a campus emergency. Read More

Men’s track wins eighth consecutive Big Ten indoor championship

March 3, 2008

For a record eighth consecutive time, the University of Wisconsin men’s track and field team won the Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships. The Badgers used a home-track advantage in the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center to score 127 points. Purdue placed second with 102 points while Ohio State finished third with 82 points. Read More

Martinů expert Aleš Březina to visit Madison

March 3, 2008

Aleš Březina, a Prague-based musicologist, composer and film collaborator, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison Wednesday-Sunday, April 23-27. Read More

Van Vleck expected to reopen for Tuesday classes

March 3, 2008

Van Vleck Hall is expected to be open for work and classes Tuesday. Read More

Madison Police seek Marino information

February 28, 2008

The Madison Police Department is asking UW–Madison students to assist the investigation of a Jan. 28 homicide near St. Mary’s Hospital on Monona Bay. Read More

Gilson event highlights conflicts of interest in clinical trials

February 28, 2008

Paul DeLuca, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, will speak on conflicts of interest in clinical trials at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6. Read More

‘Forward Under 40’ awards honor outstanding UW–Madison alumni

February 28, 2008

They are innovators in business, champions for education and dedicated international volunteers — and they're all under age 40. Read More

Professor named first scientific director of national nuclear research facility

February 28, 2008

Idaho National Laboratory has selected University of Wisconsin–Madison nuclear fuels and materials expert Todd Allen to lead its newly created Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility. Read More

Campus invited to conduct rules forum

February 28, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Offices of the Dean of Students will hold a public comment forum on UW System’s proposed changes to state rules regarding student conduct and conduct on university property. Read More

Bacteria unlock secrets that may aid cancer treatment

February 27, 2008

The murky flasks of bacteria growing in Ben Shen’s lab may change how we look at both chemistry and chemotherapy. Read More

Festival celebrates 10 years with ‘remarkable films’

February 27, 2008

Tickets for this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival go on sale soon, and festival organizers will honor the event’s 10th year by doing what they do best: showing good films. Read More

University will host American College Dance Festival

February 27, 2008

The Dance Program will host the American College Dance Festival Association’s (ACDFA) North–Central Regional Conference Thursday–Sunday, March 13–16. Read More

Campaign 2008 gets warmed up with Madison visits

February 27, 2008

The flurry of campaign activity that swept across Wisconsin and blew into Madison this month, alongside record snowfalls, provided a glimpse of what life will be like here on campus in the weeks and months leading up to the November elections. Read More