Recent Sightings: Lake on the rocks January 9, 2013 Share As winter sets in, ice begins to form on the surface water of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For more on the lake ice, click here. Photo: Bryce Richter Editor’s picks Interwoven How Indigenous knowledge and science can work together to communicate about climate. UW–Madison’s reach throughout Wisconsin adds up to $38.9 billion a year The university supports more than 287,000 jobs and helps drive private-sector growth. ‘Being part of something bigger than you’ with Badger Volunteers UW–Madison students head into the local community to find purpose and make a difference. UW–Madison’s Tech Exploration Lab: Where the classroom meets the real world The lab is built around a simple expectation: Students come to build, test and refine projects with real problems in mind.