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University administration’s statement regarding Circuit Court ruling on submarine rescue studies

June 3, 2010

The university is reviewing Dane County Circuit Court Judge Amy Smith's decision to defer animal cruelty charges involving longstanding submarine rescue studies to a special prosecutor. Read More

Spring semester Dean’s List now online

June 3, 2010

One way that UW–Madison recognizes the academic excellence of its students is through the Dean’s List. At the conclusion of every semester, high achieving students… Read More

SOAR 2010 navigates campus construction

June 3, 2010

The first summer SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) session begins today, Thursday, June 3. Read More

Oakley named director of counseling and consultation services

June 3, 2010

Danielle Oakley has been selected as the new UHS director of counseling and consultation services at University Health Services (UHS), according to UHS executive director Sarah Van Orman. UHS is the student health center of UW–Madison. Read More

Top-ranked Wisconsin lightweight rowers head to IRA national championships

June 3, 2010

Scholars look at effect of red tape on citizens’ relationships with public officials

June 3, 2010

For many people, fighting City Hall means having to cut through layers of red tape. Read More

UW-Madison researcher named Hartwell Investigator

June 3, 2010

Dr. De-Ann Pillers, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently received a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation, based in Memphis, Tenn. Read More

Recent sighting: Come Sail Away

June 2, 2010

UW Sailing team members and undergraduates Christine Porter (center in light blue shorts) and Molly Forbes (left of center) tack and jibe their sailboat… Read More

Two young UW–Madison faculty win Shaw Scientist Awards

June 2, 2010

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professors will receive the 2010 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today. Read More

UW-Madison to host series of talks on core poverty issues

June 1, 2010

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Summer Research Workshop by offering five talks that are free and open to the public on issues central to poverty in the United States and efforts to reduce it. Read More

Powerful genome barcoding system reveals large-scale variation in human DNA

May 31, 2010

Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA. Read More

UW beginning farmer program seeks cyclists and pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser

May 28, 2010

The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is looking for 50 bicyclists who would like to spend a day in the saddle to support efforts to train a new generation of farmers. Read More

For med student Gena Cooper, farm life reinforces interest in medicine

May 28, 2010

UW emeritus professor named acting director of NSF

May 28, 2010

Cora Marrett, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named acting director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Marrett assumes her new duties June 1. Read More

eBay founder’s investment model for social impact examined

May 28, 2010

The economic climate of the past several years has fueled interest and innovation in investments and philanthropy. Read More

Recent sighting: Urban Wildlife

May 27, 2010

Adapting to city life, two baby red-tailed hawks nest above a narrow, fourth-floor section of window frame jutting out from the campus’s Weeks Hall… Read More

Campus community invited to meet human resources finalists

May 27, 2010

Members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison community will have opportunities in early June to meet and talk with finalists for the position of the university’s director of human resources. Read More

Park-and-bike location opening near Blackhawk Bike Path

May 25, 2010

Alan Fish, UW–Madison associate vice chancellor for facilities and Tim Erdman, chairman and CEO of Erdman Holdings, Inc., are going for a bike ride on Monday, June 7, and they're inviting anyone heading toward campus to come along for the ride. Read More

UW researchers: Stress causes poor mental health in parents of kids with cancer

May 25, 2010

UW-Madison students compete for national title in advertising competition

May 25, 2010

Finishing school, making rent, finding a first job, hanging out with friends - all top concerns of young adults. Read More