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Ironman Wisconsin will affect campus traffic on Sunday, Sept. 9

September 5, 2012

Ironman Wisconsin will take place Sunday, Sept. 9 and the event's running course involves several campus and city streets as well as the university's Howard Temin Lakeshore Path.

#FindUW offers a social-media scavenger hunt for students

September 4, 2012

UW-Madison has a booming social-media scene, with hundreds of accounts stretching across platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Foursquare. It also has historic buildings, time-honored traditions and a 935-acre campus.

Recent Sightings: Meeting and greeting

September 4, 2012

Incoming transfer students participate in a networking activity during a Transfer Student Retreat event at Witte Hall at UW–Madison.

Research on hive microbes may lead to better understanding of honeybee disease

September 4, 2012

If you spot a honeybee in the UW–Madison's Allen Centennial Gardens and are wondering where it came from, look up.

Messages on Bascom Hill grab attention

September 4, 2012

Day in and day out, organizations across campus use the lower third of the hill as a way to publicize events, recruit members and raise awareness. It’s a low-tech way to reach target audiences in a high-tech world.

UW-Madison students can explore international opportunities at Study Abroad Fair

September 4, 2012

Where in the world do you want to go? What do you want to see, learn and experience?

Four honored as UW–Madison’s 2012 Outstanding Women of Color

September 4, 2012

Four women deeply rooted in the community through social justice work, service, research and community building have been named recipients of UW–Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Awards.

UW-Madison wins high rankings from two magazines

September 2, 2012

A pair of magazines has scored the University of Wisconsin–Madison highly in separate rankings.

UW scientists probe, attack late blight in potatoes

August 31, 2012

As the annual potato harvest begins, Wisconsin farmers continue to check their fields for late blight, the ferocious plant disease that caused the 1848 Irish potato famine and fueled massive emigration from Ireland.

Recent Sightings: The adventure begins

August 31, 2012

Going up? A Badger Buddy volunteer (right) holds the elevator door as students and family members move belongings into Ogg Residence Hall.

UW students go mobile, portable and functional with their computing

August 30, 2012

As their computing devices become smaller, UW–Madison students are raising their online expectations. Internet-ready handheld devices and tablet computers are growing in popularity on campus, and students want more from them in terms of features, apps and tools for learning and communicating.

UW-Madison mourns the loss of First Wave Scholar John “Vietnam” Nguyen

August 30, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of John "Vietnam" Nguyen, who died in an apparent drowning in Lake Mendota this morning (Aug. 30).

Multidisciplinary team maps costs of participating in Health Information Exchange

August 30, 2012

Following the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, health care systems around the country are looking more closely at participating in Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) - networks that share patients' medical data across multiple hospitals and clinics, and improve coordination of care regardless of where patients receive it.

Resistance in the ghettoes: New explanation focuses on history, political experience

August 30, 2012

What drives some people to succumb to oppression while others fight back? Is it culture, willpower, luck or experience? In a new study of Jewish resistance to Nazi genocide in Poland and the Soviet Union, Evgeny Finkel roots the answer in experience.

Summer’s no snooze on campus

August 30, 2012

Campus is not dormant during the summer. Though they may not quite match the hustle and bustle of the fall and spring semesters, the summer months are filled with activity at UW–Madison.

Horn named interim director of Rec Sports

August 30, 2012

John Horn has been named interim director of the Division of Recreational Sports, Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell announced Wednesday.

Lakeshore Nature Preserve benefits from Days of Caring volunteers

August 30, 2012

Last week, 27 volunteers participating in the 20th annual United Way of Dane County Days of Caring helped remove invasive buckthorn plants at Picnic Point, working side by side with employees from the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.

MPD seeks information on campus-area incidents

August 29, 2012

Madison police are investigating two recent incidents in the area of North Brooks Street and are seeking information from the campus community.

Bodies of Wonder

August 29, 2012

Madison wouldn’t be Madison without its five nearby lakes that offer an abundance of choices — from quiet locations for contemplation to vast playgrounds during…