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UW researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
August 31, 2010Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease. Read More
UW-Madison Transportation Services to go by bike
August 31, 2010Transportation Services is putting a suggestion into action this month by downsizing at least one of its vehicles from four wheels to two. Read More
Multicultural Student Center welcomes students with reception
August 31, 2010For the 29th year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Multicultural Student Center (MSC) welcomes students to campus with an evening of dancing, networking and sharing connections. Read More
Convocation welcomes new students to UW–Madison
August 31, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will welcome new students to university at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students. Read More
Selig’s connections with UW–Madison celebrated at Miller Park
August 27, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and invited guests will celebrate Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig and his connections with the university at the Milwaukee Brewers’ game Friday, Aug. 27, versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. Read More
French university presidents, education officials visit, study UW model
August 27, 2010Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison beginning Monday, Aug. 30, for a weeklong seminar on leadership and strategic issues related to the management of autonomous public research universities. Read More
Wisconsin researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
August 26, 2010Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease. Read More
UW Law School students kick off first year with community service
August 24, 2010The 260 students starting at the University of Wisconsin Law School this fall arrive on campus expecting to be immersed in lectures or hefty reading assignments. Read More
Fall move-in presents challenges
August 23, 2010Approximately 6,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will move into their university residence halls this week with the help of their families and friends. Read More
Employee bus pass distribution dates set
August 22, 2010Employees can begin picking up their complimentary Madison Metro bus passes beginning Monday, Aug. 16. Read More
Recording booth will capture memories of Sterling Hall bombing
August 20, 2010For those who were in Madison on Aug. 24, 1970, memories of the bombing of Sterling Hall - the sounds that woke them in the middle of the night, the images of the aftermath - are indelible. Read More
Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison
August 20, 2010It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s. Read More
UW Board of Regents forwards budget proposal to increase graduates, create jobs
August 20, 2010The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Aug. 19 approved a two-year budget intended to boost Wisconsin’s economy by increasing the number of UW… Read More
Long collaboration with sewer district helps city, university
August 19, 2010The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 ushered in a revolution in sewage treatment. Faced with tightening restrictions on the water and solids it must release after treatment, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) turned to experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for advice. Read More
Millions awarded for high-capacity Internet
August 18, 2010Wisconsin has received a federal boost in networking capacity thanks to $32.3 million in federal grants announced today (Aug. 18) by University of Wisconsin-Extension Provost and Vice Chancellor Christine J. Quinn. UW-Extension led the grant application process. Read More
UW-Madison’s area, international programs receive federal grants
August 18, 2010Eight of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's area and international studies programs have received a combined total of about $18 million during the next four years in federal Title VI grants under the National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Read More
Join Engineers Without Borders to design Lake Wingra biofiltration garden
August 18, 2010Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) are inviting Madison community members to join them the morning of Saturday, Aug. 21, to help design a biofiltration garden that will clean the Vilas Beach area of Lake Wingra. Read More
Global ranking places UW–Madison 17th among universities
August 17, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison notched a 17th-place ranking among world universities in an annual ranking done by Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University. Read More