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Recent sightings: Climbing up

April 9, 2010

Students in Professor Laura Jull’s Horticulture 375 class watch a demonstration by certified arborist Sean Gere (center) during a tree-climbing lab conducted at the… Read More

Oscar Rennebohm Foundation, Morgridge Center for Public Service team to expand nonprofit leadership development

April 8, 2010

The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to expand the work of the UW Center for Nonprofits in the School of Human Ecology. Read More

Ongoing evaluation of Milwaukee Choice Program finds students achieving on same level as peers

April 7, 2010

Students in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program scored at similar levels as their peers not participating in the school choice program, according to a study released Wednesday. Read More

Controls for animals’ color designs revealed

April 7, 2010

The vivid colors and designs animals use to interact with their environments have awed and inspired since before people learned to draw on the cave wall. Read More

Martin returns from successful China trip

April 7, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin recently returned from a 13-day trip to China and expressed optimism that the university’s presence and visibility in the world’s most populous nation is growing. Read More

Taylor Lecture features former Dallas mayor

April 7, 2010

While the public relations business took a hit in the recent economic recession along with many other industries, the surge in social networking and new technology gives public relations professionals more opportunities than ever to make their messages resonate. Read More

Film Festival volunteers keep reels spinning

April 7, 2010

A few years ago, UW–Madison grants and contracts specialist Aaron Crandall was sitting in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre during a screening at the Wisconsin Film Festival when he and the other volunteers realized it’d been awhile since they’d heard from the projectionist. Read More

‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ chosen for Go Big Read program

April 6, 2010

UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot as the book for the second year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program. Read More

UW-Madison student wins $250,000 fellowship

April 5, 2010

Daniel Lecoanet, who will graduate with comprehensive honors from University of Wisconsin–Madison this spring with a double major in math and physics, has won a five-year, no-strings-attached fellowship to pursue graduate studies. Read More

Recent sightings: Watch out, Yao Ming

April 5, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin and kinesiology professor Li Li Ji participate in a game of two-on-two while touring the grounds of Wei Yu High School… Read More

Time to enroll: Earn credits this summer at UW–Madison

April 1, 2010

All degree students currently enrolled at UW–Madison can now enroll for summer credit classes. Students enroll via the Web through My UW Madison. You can search for available classes using the “Class Search” function in the Student Center module. Read More

Recent sightings: ‘In the Dark’

April 1, 2010

Ice cream and butter maker Tim Haas fills containers with In the Dark, an ice cream specialty flavor being produced during a 150-gallon run… Read More

From spinning atoms to blazing stars, Science Expeditions covers all bases

April 1, 2010

If there is any way to take in the full depth and breadth of the science being practiced and developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the eighth annual Science Expeditions celebration is the way to do it. Read More

Hip-hop festival features team behind ‘Passing Strange’

April 1, 2010

In a convergence of film, music and powerhouse performance arts, this year's fourth annual Line Breaks festival will offer the opportunity to view the film "Passing Strange" on Monday, April 12, then hear the inside story on the creative process behind the Broadway production in a special cast and creator panel on Tuesday, April 20. Read More

Syndicated to: Myuw.wisc.edu

Recent sightings: Climbing up

Oscar Rennebohm Foundation, Morgridge Center for Public Service team to expand nonprofit leadership development

Ongoing evaluation of Milwaukee Choice Program finds students achieving on same level as peers

Controls for animals’ color designs revealed

Martin returns from successful China trip

Taylor Lecture features former Dallas mayor

Film Festival volunteers keep reels spinning

‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ chosen for Go Big Read program

UW-Madison student wins $250,000 fellowship

Recent sightings: Watch out, Yao Ming

Time to enroll: Earn credits this summer at UW–Madison

Recent sightings: ‘In the Dark’

From spinning atoms to blazing stars, Science Expeditions covers all bases

Hip-hop festival features team behind ‘Passing Strange’

Community invited to celebrate spring at campus pow-wow

Clean sweep for UW–Madison snowmobile team

Geoffrion named Hobey Hat Trick Finalist

Campus, public invited to admissions director candidate forums

Badger fan events set for Frozen Four

Biocore Prairie burn planned today