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Undergraduate business program ranked by BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek magazine has ranked the undergraduate business program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business 28th in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. Last year, Wisconsin was ranked 27th nationally and fifth in the Big Ten. Read More
Wiley launches annual student essay contest
What would you tell a new student about life at the University of Wisconsin–Madison? Chancellor John D. Wiley is again asking students to write an essay about their life at the university, with the winner being given the opportunity to address 5,500 new students from the floor of the Kohl Center at the Chancellor's Convocation on Aug. 31. Read More
UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is among the first medical centers in the country taking part in a novel clinical trial investigating if a subject's own stem cells can treat a form of severe coronary artery disease. Read More
Pedestrians urged to use caution around campus
With more than 40,000 students attending UW–Madison, most students walk to class or encounter large groups of pedestrians while driving through campus. Pedestrian safety is always an important issue for the university, and although snow and ice is melting, slick streets make the subject even more prevalent. Read More
Chancellor’s statement on Law School classroom controversy
Chancellor John Wiley explores some of the lessons learned in the Law School classroom controversy and offers constructive ideas on moving forward: "To gain the most benefit from these challenging discussions requires preparation and open attitudes from everyone," Wiley says. "How to effectively conduct these discussions is a significant area of scholarship and we need to take advantage of that learning to improve our own classes and conversations." Read More
Statement from senior faculty of the UW Law School
The following statement is issued by senior faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School. We include faculty at the rank of associate or full professor. While many of our untenured faculty and other members of our community in the Law School have expressed their support for this statement, we have decided to limit the names on this statement to members of the senior faculty. Read More
Update: Chancellor, faculty perspectives on Law School controversy
On Friday, March 9, senior faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School and UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley issued separate statements that offer both an informed look back at the classroom controversy and fresh ideas on how to reestablish a constructive dialogue and heal damaged relationships. Read More
UW-Madison stellerator a step forward in plasma research
A project by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has come one step closer to making fusion energy possible. Read More
Tucker for Senior CLASS Award
Vote for men’s basketball team captian Alando Tucker in the Lowe’s CLASS Award, presented each year to an outstanding senior student athlete. Read More
Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
The health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public-especially children and women of childbearing age-to be careful about how much and which fish they eat. Read More
Applications for beginning dairy, livestock farmers school due April 1
Prospective dairy and livestock farmers have until April 1 to apply for admission to the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Vet medicine student publishes award-winning novel
Publication of her first novel has been exciting but also stressful for Sara Greenslit, currently in her third year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Read More
Alums to provide home-cooked meal to UW students; with a side of networking
Dinners On Wisconsin! (DOW!) provides UW?Madison undergraduates a chance to learn more about their career field of interest by inviting them into the homes of UW graduates to discuss and explore their particular career choice over dinner. Read More
Media effects on public attitudes toward nanotechnology
As the emerging field of nanotechnology enters the public consciousness, mass media play an important role in shaping public attitudes about the new science. But newspapers, the Internet and television do so in significantly different ways, says Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Online lakeshore map wins national award
An online, interactive Web site that helps decipher the Lakeshore Nature Preserve has won an award that puts the University of Wisconsin–Madison student-driven project at the forefront of map design in the United States. Read More
March 24 speaker to address Katrina response and race
Michael Eric Dyson, author of "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster," will keynote the second annual "Creating Institutional Change" (CIC) conference March 23-25, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Domestic-partner benefits forum planned for March 13
Members of the UW–Madison campus community are invited to a forum designed to provide updates and information on the status of domestic-partner health insurance benefits. Read More
First UW Women’s Leadership Conference to take place on March 16
The first-ever student-organized Women's Leadership Conference, titled "Modern Women's Bootcamp: From Backpack to Briefcase," will take place from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16, in Grainger Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW researcher and spinoff company to receive MIT technology awards
The MIT Club of Wisconsin, a state association for alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is recognizing a University of Wisconsin–Madison influenza researcher and a bioscience spinoff company on Friday at its annual Technology Achievement Awards banquet. Read More