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Redesigned university home page to launch June 29
June 25, 2010University Communications will launch a redesigned university home page on Tuesday, June 29. Read More
Cooling in some buildings affected after incident at Charter Street Heating Plant
June 23, 2010Cooling on campus began returning to normal in many university buildings after a small explosion at the Charter Street Heating Plant forced a temporary shutdown… Read More
Changing sounds are key to understanding speech
June 22, 2010On the printed page, c*ns*n*nts m*tt*r m*r* th*n v*w*ls. Read More
Conference examines role of archives in media, theater research
June 22, 2010Some 2,000 miles separate Madison and Hollywood's star-making machine, and it's a 1,000-mile journey to New York's Great White Way. Read More
UW-Madison CIO headed to Notre Dame
June 21, 2010UW-Madison Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ron Kraemer has accepted a position as vice president and CIO at the University of Notre Dame, effective Aug. 15. Read More
School of Medicine and Public Health recognized for ‘social mission’
June 18, 2010In a first-of-its kind study, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been ranked in the nation's top 20 medical schools for fulfilling its social mission. Read More
Students take third in national advertising competition
June 15, 2010A team of UW–Madison students took third place in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition June 11 in Orlando, Fla. Read More
Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages
June 10, 2010UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center. Read More
UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award Intercampus Research Grants
June 9, 2010Eight hybrid teams of faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been awarded the first batch of Intercampus Research Incentive grants, awards designed to foster inter-institutional collaboration. Read More
African Studies Program helps celebrate first World Cup held in Africa
June 9, 2010Soccer fans will pack local bars and restaurants for the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But the UW–Madison African Studies Program (ASP) is offering a family-friendly spin on the world's most important sporting event by partnering with Dungeon-Monroe neighborhood businesses and a Madison non-profit to host an outdoor game watch, a kids' event and a lecture. Read More
Have turf, will travel: UW turf expert helped design the world’s first portable soccer field
June 9, 2010When John Stier watches World Cup soccer or any other match, he generally keeps one eye on the game and the other on the grass. It's what you'd expect from a lifelong fan who also leads one of the nation's top turfgrass research programs. Read More
Music to celebrate UW–Madison spoken word program fuses rhythms, positive hip-hop message
June 9, 2010The arrival of the fourth cohort of First Wave, the University of Wisconsin's cutting edge Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble, will be celebrated by the majestic sound of the African Motherland blended with positive rap lyrics from artists Mike-E and Afro Flow. Read More
Saving the Point of Rocks
June 8, 2010It may be one of the toughest rocks on Earth, but even Baraboo Quartzite is no match for a road crew. Read More
Photo evidence proves Badger alumni show their spirit all over the world
June 8, 2010In Kurgan, Russia, 8,246 miles away from the statue of Abe Lincoln on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a group of college students sang "On, Wisconsin!" to celebrate Badger Spirit Day on April 23. Read More
Study shows need for teacher training in personal finance
June 8, 2010While 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial education course or pass a competency test for personal finance before graduating from high school, relatively few teachers believe they are adequately prepared to teach such topics, according to a study by two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Read More
Summer series focuses on civil society and nonprofits
June 7, 2010The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will present "Building Civil Society Through the Nonprofit Sector," a four-week "Communiversity - Summer Forum" of eight sessions between Tuesday, June 15 through Thursday, July 8. Read More
Biochemistry employee Rita Warden dies at age 59
June 4, 2010Friends and colleagues in the University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry department are deeply saddened by the loss of Rita Warden, who died as the result of… Read More