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Leadership decisions address international reach, environmental studies and lifelong learning

May 5, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s dean of international studies will now also head the university’s globalization efforts. Read More

WAA honors Kathleen Sell with Outreach Excellence Award

May 4, 2010

The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has selected Kathleen Sell, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as the 2010 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award. Read More

Family Horticulture Day brings the color of gardening to life

May 4, 2010

Just as the weather improves and the urge to get back into the garden hits, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's West Agricultural Station is hosting Family Horticulture Day on Saturday, May 15. Read More

UW-Madison collegiate slam team brings home top prize

May 4, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Collegiate Slam Team took first place at the 2010 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational hosted by Emerson College in Boston. Read More

Recent sightings: Blooming crabapples

May 3, 2010

A golden sun sets behind a bouquet of blooms on a Rosseau flowering crabapple tree at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum on April… Read More

New DoIT Tech Store celebrates grand opening

May 3, 2010

UW-Madison’s retail source for technology hardware, software, supplies and information is celebrating its grand opening. Read More

Chancellor announces final second-round MIU awards

May 3, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin has accepted 15 additional projects to complete the second round of funding for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. Read More

Madison researchers field volcanic ash warning system

May 3, 2010

From a workstation in Madison, Mike Pavolonis hopes to lay eyes - satellite eyes, that is - on every natural chimney around the globe. Read More

Chancellor to honor distinguished undergraduates

May 3, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will honor undergraduate recipients of prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards at a 7 p.m. ceremony tonight, Monday, May 3, in Memorial Union's Great Hall. Read More

UHS “counseling canines” ready for annual pet therapy study break

May 3, 2010

UW-Madison students are in the final stretch of the spring semester, but there's still one last hurdle to clear - final exam week, for many, which can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Read More

UWPD reports Lot 46 break-ins, protect your valuables

May 3, 2010

Several vehicle break-ins have occurred in Lot 46 in recent weeks and some have taken place during daylight hours. Locked vehicles were among those targeted. Read More

Student memorial set for Thursday

May 3, 2010

The Offices of the Dean of Students will remember UW–Madison students who passed away during the 2009-10 academic year during a brief ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 6 at the Carillon Tower. Read More

New Lakeshore Nature Preserve bench results from collaboration

April 30, 2010

“On, Wisconsin!” video contest winners announced

April 30, 2010

Four members of UW Hip Hop have won the grand prize in the university's "On, Wisconsin!" YouTube video contest for their entry "On Wisconsin Remix Song." Read More

Hip-hop workshop focuses on teaching tools

April 30, 2010

Now celebrating its fifth year, the Hip-Hop Educator and Community Leader Training Institute will be held on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus from July 7-11. Read More

Public meeting set on Charter Street Heating Plant renovation

April 29, 2010

A public meeting to detail plans to renovate the Charter Street Heating Plant and present the findings of a draft environmental impact statement on the project will be held Wednesday, May 5. Read More

New scholarships boost environmental studies, community service

April 29, 2010

Seventeen undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are the first recipients of new need-based scholarships in environmental studies that promote community service. Read More

UW education scholar wins early-career award for new study of college choice

April 29, 2010

The William T. Grant Foundation has appointed a UW–Madison education professor to the 2010 class of William T. Grant Scholars, an elite group of early-career researchers studying ways to improve the lives of youth. Read More

Poverty institute hosts talks on globalization’s impact on Midwest, economic inequalities

April 29, 2010

The Institute for Research on Poverty will welcome two important figures to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May to present seminars on economic issues that affect everyone but which hit the poor especially hard. Read More

Recent sightings: Kindergarten Prof

April 28, 2010

Students in Josh Reineking’s kindergarten class at Glenn Stephens Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin, visit a lecture during Political Science 104: Introduction to American… Read More