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UHS offers healthier ways to give it the old college try during final exams

December 5, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison students are preparing to do what college students have done for years as they face final exams and looming project deadlines - load up on caffeine and pull all-nighters. Read More

Pioneering molecular biologist, formerly at UW–Madison, passes away

December 5, 2011

Masayasu Nomura, a molecular biologist who studied the structure that forms proteins inside cells at University of Wisconsin–Madison between 1963 and 1984, passed away on Nov. 19 at age 84 in California. Read More

Redesigned Union Theatre lobby approved by panel

December 5, 2011

A plan to scale back the Union Theater expansion has received approval from the Union Design Committee. Read More

Global winds could explain record rains, tornadoes

December 5, 2011

Two talks at a scientific conference this week will propose a common root for an enormous deluge in western Tennessee in May 2010, and a historic outbreak of tornadoes centered on Alabama in April 2011. Read More

Rose Bowl Bound! Again.

December 4, 2011

Wisconsin secures second-straight Rose Bowl berth with 42-39 win in inaugural Big Ten title game. Read More

UW-Madison to gather information on Indonesian factory issue

December 2, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is responding to alleged worker rights abuses at a former adidas Group subcontractor in Curug, Indonesia. Read More

Rock your holidays with fossils, minerals at Geology Museum sale today and Saturday

December 2, 2011

For the third year, the UW Geology Museum will be decking out the lobby with holiday cheer and hosting the Friends of the Geology Museum annual holiday sale. Read More

Team Rubicon co-founder to speak at Dec. 18 commencement

December 2, 2011

Jake Wood, president of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit veterans' service organization that he co-founded following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's 2011 mid-year commencement. Read More

350 tons of e-waste recycled by UW–Madison

December 1, 2011

More than 350 tons of computers, monitors, and peripheral equipment have been recycled by UW–Madison between July 2010 and June 2011, according to recent tallies. Read More

UW–Madison cycling team freezin’ for bike safety

December 1, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison cycling team will be “Freezin’ for Safety” on Friday, Dec. 2, to raise money for the Madison Area Safe Kids Coalition. Read More

Book examines implications of newborn screening

December 1, 2011

A new book from Rachel Grob, a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, is the first to explore the sociological implications of a program that tests newborns for genetic diseases. Read More

UW–Madison Air Force ROTC wins national award

December 1, 2011

The Air Force ROTC at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is officially one of the best in the nation after the cadre won the national Right of Line award for best small detachment in the nation. Read More

David Krakauer nurtures scientific collaboration

December 1, 2011

Education and research are splintering into new specialties at an unsustainable rate, according to David Krakauer. Read More

Winter biking: Tips for pedaling through snow and slush

December 1, 2011

The benefits of biking to work are well known. It’s good for your health, saves money on gas and parking, reduces carbon emissions in the atmosphere, and eases traffic congestion. Here are tips for biking in the winter. Read More

Slide show: A Building Abuzz

November 30, 2011

The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery offers proof positive that promises can be kept. Since opening in December 2010, the 300,000-square-foot building is delivering on original plans for an innovative, sustainable space, and is providing an environment that fosters collaborative science and hosts public outreach activities. Read More

Exhibition celebrates the music, art and culture of Ghana

November 30, 2011

"In Ghana, textiles are absolutely integrated into every part of life," says Mary Hark. "You're bombarded with music and textile, color and pattern, while walking down the street." Read More

Discovery building marks first anniversary with Gold LEED

November 30, 2011

When the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery celebrates its first birthday this Friday, Dec. 2 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, visitors can learn a new "first" about the building while taking a behind-the-scenes "green" tour or sharing locally sourced cake with Bucky. Read More

Poster sales help keep doors to learning open

November 30, 2011

The entryways to some of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's most iconic buildings - the bannered Bascom Hall, the archway to Camp Randall and the imposing wood-and-iron doors to the Red Gym - are among the photos featured on a poster benefiting need-based scholarships. Read More

Verona students take the stage with UW–Madison’s Wind Ensemble

November 29, 2011

For some Verona Area High School students, their next concert may offer a taste of their future. Read More

A farewell to the card catalog

November 29, 2011

It will be the end of an era when the public card catalog is removed from its home in room 224 of Memorial Library on the UW–Madison campus. Read More