Campus news Latest News
Book Smart
Susanne Desan, professor of history, “The Family on Trial in Revolutionary France,” University of California-Berkeley Press, 2004. During the French Revolution, divorce… Read More
Employee Matters
Fall Benefit Plan Enrollment Opportunities Read More
Rock the Vote visits campus Oct. 15
The campus will play host to Rock the Vote's "Voter Registration Experience Bus Tour" on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. Read More
“Bucky for President”
Just when you need a new angle on all the election stories, Bucky Badger has one for you: He's running for president during Homecoming 2004. Read More
NSF grant aids state plastics industry
A project that partners students from across the state with UW–Madison professors and Wisconsin companies could help boost the state's plastics industry in years to come. Read More
New language institute prepares students for the global marketplace
UW-Madison, which has more world languages courses than any other college or university in the United States, has created the Language Institute to help prepare graduates to compete for job opportunities in the global marketplace. Read More
Applied corporate finance center celebrates expanded facilities
The Nicholas Center for Applied Corporate Finance at the School of Business celebrated its new facilities in Grainger Hall on Sept. 30. Read More
Student projects aid area small businesses
A semester-long project through UW–Madison's Small Business Development Center in the School of Business gives small businesses in and around Madison a jump-start on creating business plans while university students receive hands-on training for future jobs. Read More
Meeting to explore a changing natural world
A two-day workshop aimed at documenting and exploring the significance of ecological change in Wisconsin will be held Oct. 7 and 8 at the Pyle Center on the UW–Madison campus. Read More
UW-Madison welcomes talented freshman class
UW-Madison continues to enroll talented and qualified classes of incoming freshman, says Admissions Director Rob Seltzer. Read More
UW to start master’s program in occupational therapy
Beginning next summer, UW–Madison will launch a master's-level program in occupational therapy. Read More
PBS program to feature UW medical historian
Judith Leavitt, a UW Medical School historian, and other national experts on the history of Mary Mallon - also known as Typhoid Mary - will be featured in a program to air on NOVA, the acclaimed television science series on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Read More
Tiny arm shuttles electrons in a new transistor
Using a vibrating arm less than one-millionth of an inch long and one-thousand times thinner than a human hair, a new transistor toggles on and off through the movement of a single electron. Read More
New York Times writer to discuss his welfare reform book
Jason DeParle, whose new book "American Dream" tracks the story of welfare reform from the White House to three Milwaukee families living in poverty, will speak Thursday, Sept. 30, at UW–Madison Read More
Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
Scientists at UW–Madison have developed a pair of rapid-fire tests for botulinum toxin, a feat that could underpin new technologies to thwart bioterrorism and spur the development of agents to blunt the toxic action of the world's most poisonous substance. Read More
Master plan to create a vision of UW–Madison’s future
An uncommon opportunity to define UW–Madison for years to come arrived this week, with the announcement of a yearlong process to create a master plan to guide campus renewal well into the next decade. Read More
Original music honors memorial library’s 50th anniversary
The Memorial Library will premiere five original musical compositions with a theme of libraries and librarians this Monday, Sept. 27, at 4:30 p.m. in the Petrovich Reading Room, 212 Memorial Library. This original music has been commissioned by the Mills Music Library to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Memorial Library. Read More
New center examines nanotechnology
A new kind of science is revolutionizing technology, and UW–Madison just received more than $13 million to harness its potential during the next five years. Read More