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Statement from UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley
“I am truly sorry to hear that Katharine Lyall has decided to leave the UW System after 12 years of superb leadership as its…
Conference to promote academic achievement for all students
Establishing high standards of achievement for all students and creating classroom environments that support successful learning are key topics for an upcoming conference sponsored by the School of Education at UW–Madison.
Researcher receives Vietnam’s highest health honor
In 1978, representatives from the government of Vietnam approached Judith Ladinsky, a professor of population health sciences and international health with UW Medical School, about designing a rural health program for their country.
Executive MBA scholarship offered to non-profit worker
The School of Business at UW–Madison is offering a two-year scholarship for its Executive MBA Program to a qualified applicant who works for a state not-for-profit organization.
Innovative engineering students to compete
UW-Madison undergraduate student inventors will bring medical devices, bicycles, a ballista, a tattoo machine, time-sensitive paper, computer furniture and more bright ideas to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for this year's Innovation Days competition.
Black History Month events scheduled at UW–Madison
A number of events that celebrate Black History Month are scheduled on the UW–Madison campus during February. Most events are free and open to the public.
Expert in search for extraterrestrial intelligence to speak
The "founding father" of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Frank Drake, will give a free public lecture at UW–Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19 in 1315 Chemistry Building, 1101 University Ave.
Books wanted for library sale
The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries is seeking donations of books, CDs and LP records for their sale Wednesday through Saturday, March 3-6.
Wilding named Cancer Center director
George Wilding has been named director of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center (UWCCC). Wilding's appointment, which comes after a national search and is effective immediately, was announced by Philip Farrell, dean of the UW Medical School.
UW Graduate School streamlines admissions process
UW-Madison's Graduate School is gradually phasing out paper applications as part of a plan to increase efficiency and streamline its admissions process.
UW-Madison research helps elderly continue living at home
Convenient necessities, such as nearby grocers, clinics and pharmacists - perhaps even within walking distance - make it easier for older people to get what they need, when they need it.
Guest artists to bring together university, community
Sizzling beats, exuberant motion and dynamic new poetry will heat up the night at a carnival on the UW–Madison campus that celebrates the Caribbean in music, word and dance. The event, "Sin Fronteras Multicultural Carnival: Celebrating the Word Through Dance, Poetry and Caribbean Rhythms," will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.
Cantus offers superb choral music at Wisconsin Union Theater
Cantus, called a "superb and innovative professional male choir...unique and charismatic group...with a delightfully refreshing and adventurous approach to choral singing" by American Record Guide, opens the spring offerings of the Wisconsin Union Theater's Concert Series on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 8 pm.
Acupuncture now available to UW vet school patients
If traditional Western medicine and surgery aren't accomplishing the desired results, University of Wisconsin–Madison Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) clients can now choose acupuncture treatment for their pets without being referred to a different location.
Sex in the brain: How do male monkeys evaluate mates?
A pint-sized, tree-dwelling Brazilian monkey has proven to be strikingly similar to humans when it comes to sexual responses, a national research team has discovered.
Animal model answers questions about environment
Birds were dying on an island off the coast of Florida, and people didn't know why. A group of conservationists wondered if the culprit might be a pesticide sprayed into the air to wipe out mosquitoes. The explanation quickly came from an unlikely source in Wisconsin.
New tracks in the snow
The neutrino telescope IceCube is making its first tracks in the South Pole's snow, reports Jeff Cherwinka, an engineer with the Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute at UW–Madison.
Recent Sightings
Steamed milk Steamy breath rises from two Holstein cows inside the relatively balmy, mid-40-degree conditions of the Dairy Cattle Center…
Four textile artists probe repetition in pattern
Four textile artists will explore how repetition establishes pattern in "Repeat Repeat," an exhibition of their work at the Gallery of Design in the Human Ecology Building.
Musicians offer free concert
A national tour with stops in Atlanta, Denver and Aspen will begin in Madison, as Robert McDuffie, violin, and Christopher Taylor, piano, perform on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building.