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Recent sightings: A sneak-peek tour
Taking advantage of one of the events offered for the UW’s Homecoming, on Oct. 26 a group of College of Engineering alumni — sporting…
Recent Sightings: Late autumn warmth
People enjoy an unseasonably mild autumn afternoon sitting near the Maquina water fountain on Engineering Mall on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Short walks offer exercise benefit, change of scenery
Some campus walkers might balk at climbing Bascom Hill, but Mary Johansen tries to do it at least five times a day.
EI Point People
List of Educational Innovation project point people.
A point in the right EI direction
Educational Innovation is an opportunity for faculty and staff to build upon the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s long history of innovation by finding ways to do what we’re already doing — just better.
Joining together to move mountains through charitable giving
Dane County’s largest workplace charitable giving campaign has kicked off for State, University and UW-Hospital and Clinics employees. The Partners in Giving campaign, which runs through Nov. 30, solicits donations from public employees for over 520 charitable organizations.
Graduate student’s curiosity garners video contest slot
“Curiosity is infectious,” says Jamin Dreyer in a short online video. “My eyes see things differently after doing field research in beautiful Iceland.”
Community forum to focus on fracking and sand mining
Fracking, the controversial technology for opening natural gas deposits, will be the focus of a three-part Community Environmental Forum series beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in room 1106 of the Mechanical Engineering Building.
Scientists begin effort to stir up a cosmic dynamo in the lab
For scientists trying to understand the subtleties of cosmic dynamos - the magnetic field-inducing phenomena at the hearts of planets, stars and galaxies - the physics, for the most part, must be done at vast distances.
New biorenewables technology moves closer to marketplace
A licensing agreement for a novel renewable chemical and biofuel production method between Hyrax Energy and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation promises to accelerate commercial development of the technology and lead to high-quality U.S. jobs.
UW–Madison students, faculty receive 2012-13 Fulbright Program grants
A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students and faculty have received 2012-13 grants from the Fulbright Program, the country's flagship program for international educational exchange.
UW-Madison to honor seven outstanding engineering alumni
The Disney-Pixar movie "Toy Story" is part of Patrick Hanrahan's life story.
Moroccan pioneer in women’s rights to speak on aftermath of Arab Spring
Fatima Sadiqi, who founded a women's organization working on family law reforms and women's rights in her native Morocco, will speak on "North African Women's Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring" as this year's J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Profile of Professor Richard Davis
A touching profile about bass professor Richard Davis, who combines his passion for the bass and life lessons to teach more than just music.
Virtual Colonoscopy
Doctors at UW–Madison use a new, less invasive procedure to help diagnose colon cancer and it saves the life of the physician’s father.
Brain Pressure Monitor Implant
Doctors at UW–Madison design a new device that uses a less invasive method to measure pressure on the brain.
Class aims to birth software companies at UW–Madison
Paul Barford, a UW–Madison professor of computer science, has a proposition, and he's got five minutes to make it.