Campus news Latest News
Watercolors on display
Artist Sarah Aslakson likes to go where wild things are for inspiration. The result is an exhibition of her watercolors now at the Arboretum Steinhauer Trust Gallery. Read More
Recent Sightings
Going with the floe Walking on water, seagulls gather on a large section of thin ice that floats just beneath… Read More
Researchers investigate ways to thwart terrorism
In an effort to secure our country from future terrorist attacks, researchers at UW–Madison are developing techniques not only to prioritize possible targets, but also to develop effective risk-reduction and resource-allocation strategies. Read More
Rice centromere, supposedly quiet genetic domain, surprises
Probing the last genomic frontier of higher organisms, an international team of scientists has succeeded in sequencing a little understood - but critical - genetic domain in rice. Read More
Wisconsin engineers devise cutting-edge method to cut cheese
Lasers do everything these days - from removing tattoos to playing music on compact discs. Now, in the great dairy state of Wisconsin, lasers have been harnessed to an entirely new purpose: slicing cheese. Read More
Chinese community presents gala talent show
Members of the campus Chinese community celebrate the new year with a talent show on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Read More
Cyclists invited to free winter biking course
A little leery about riding your bike to work or class during the winter? You might want to take advantage of one of two winter biking courses being sponsored by Transportation Services at UW–Madison this month. They are free and open to the public and no registration is required. Read More
Heavy-haul deliveries to affect Observatory Drive traffic
Deliveries of some very heavy equipment will be made next week for the West Campus Cogeneration Facility now under construction on the UW–Madison campus. Traffic on a portion of Observatory Drive will be affected. Read More
University Roundtable announces spring lineup
Lessons that the justice system can learn from the exoneration of convicts will be the topic as the University Roundtable's spring luncheon series kicks off on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at UW–Madison. Read More
Women entrepreneurs sought for business program
Women entrepreneurs hoping to take their businesses to a higher level are invited to apply for a program at UW–Madison's School of Business that provides customized advice and mentoring. Read More
21st season of ‘Wonders of Physics’ program scheduled
Sudden explosions and shocking stunts turn the typical lecture on physics into the "Wonders of Physics" - an annual program that excites audience members of all ages with the physical phenomena that surround their daily lives. This year's program, free and open to the public, will be held Feb. 8, 14 and 15. Read More
New center to address the health of minority women, children
The National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has named UW Medical School's Center for the Study of Cultural Diversity in Healthcare a comprehensive center of excellence in minority health and health disparities. The distinction carries an award of approximately $4 million. Read More
Winter weather turns on flowering gene
In four months, when flower buds spring up from the ground, you may wonder how plants know it's time to bloom. This question has baffled plant biologists for years. Now, scientists at UW–Madison have an answer: a gene that functions as an alarm clock to rouse certain plants from a vegetative state in the winter to a flowering state in the spring. Read More
Certain to retire after 34-year career
Phillip R. Certain, dean of the College of Letters and Science since 1993, announced Wednesday that he will retire on June 30. Read More
Public lecture to explore latest missions to Mars
Sanjay Limaye, a planetary scientist at UW–Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center, will give a public lecture about Mars and the latest missions to the planet on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at UW–Madison's Space Place, 1605 S. Park St. Read More
Center receives 1927 film
A restored print of a 1927 film that received two inaugural Academy Awards in 1929 has been donated to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research by Twentieth Century-Fox. Read More
Art of China, Africa fills Elvehjem’s galleries
"Circles in Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors" features more than 100 examples dating from the fifth or fourth century B.C. through the early 20th century, and will be on view at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003 - Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004. Read More
Employee completes marathons in 50 states, D.C.
In just more than three years, Janet Hagen, a program assistant with the Office of Student Financial Services, has completed a marathon in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More
McKay helps connect diverse students, faculty
Nellie McKay has been one of the motivators behind and contributors to the Lorraine Hansberry Visiting Professorship, which recently brought artist-in-residence Tim Bond on campus to teach and direct the acclaimed production of Hansberry's final play, "Les Blancs," for University Theatre, among other notable accomplishments. Read More