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October 27, 2011

Stew brings passion, energy to classroom

October 27, 2011

Stew - just Stew - walks into the classroom in black clothes, red sneakers and a battered straw hat. He carries a guitar case, as if arriving at a coffee shop stage instead of a lecture. Read More

Employee information regarding the state compensation plan

October 27, 2011

Here are three messages regarding the state compensation plan. The first is from Robert Lavigna, UW–Madison director of human resources. The others include a message from Michael Huebsch, secretary of the state Department of Administration, and another is from state Office of State Employment Relations Gregory Gracz. Read More

CD released with work of music professor

October 27, 2011

“C’e la Luna Questa Sera?”, a work by Laura Schwendinger, professor of Composition in the School of Music, is featured on a newly released Cedille CD, “Notable Women,” with the Lincoln Trio. Read More

Fair-trade apparel company finds success at University Book Store

October 27, 2011

One year after Alta Gracia, the largest fair-trade apparel company on campus, began selling University of Wisconsin–Madison apparel at the University Book Store, consumers continue to show their support for the brand and its fair-trade practices. Read More

Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures

October 27, 2011

A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples. Read More

Bascom Hill the site of two graves dating to the 1830s

October 27, 2011

Since it’s nearly Halloween, here’s something worth knowing: Though most people are unaware of their presence, two graves are located atop Bascom Hill near the statue of Abraham Lincoln. Read More

Fungus causes deadly bat disease: last doubts removed

October 26, 2011

Scientists have proven that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome, a fast-spreading and highly lethal disease of bats. Read More

Halloween message from the Division of Student Life

October 26, 2011

Top investigative reporter, national business editor to visit campus

October 26, 2011

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and a national business editor who has guided coverage of the financial crisis will visit campus this fall as writers in residence. Read More

Badger Ballroom to host first competition at UW–Madison

October 25, 2011

When Anna Nadon came to University of Wisconsin–Madison as a freshman she wanted to try something new. Finding Badger Ballroom Dance Team meant trying a new activity for Nadon, but it also meant finding an instant community. Read More

Police probe burglaries near campus

October 25, 2011

Madison police are investigating three dozen residential burglaries that occurred both north and south of Regent Street since Sept. 1. Read More

Gregory Hedden explored the possibilities of sustainable mining in the Great Lakes

October 25, 2011

Gregory Dexter Hedden, with the Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program, provided advisory and technical support to the nascent Great Lakes mining industry spawned by those discoveries. Hedden died on Monday, Oct. 17, in Madison at age 92. Read More

Global Health Institute awards seed grants, celebrates merger

October 25, 2011

Eight research projects ranging from human and animal disease to agriculture to economic growth will move forward with start-up funding as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s focus on global health. Read More

Forum on Oct. 27 engages campus on Administrative Excellence

October 24, 2011

A campuswide conversation about being effective stewards of the university’s resources continues in the first Administrative Excellence forum on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Union South. Read More

Deaf children: Study shows significant language progress after two cochlear implants

October 24, 2011

An ongoing study of 45 deaf children who had two cochlear implants finds that their language skills are within the normal range. Cochlear implants replace the eardrum by delivering an electric signal from a microphone to the auditory nerves located in the cochlea in the inner ear. Read More

Go Big Read author to discuss “Enrique’s Journey”

October 24, 2011

When Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sonia Nazario speaks the evening of Thursday, Oct. 27, at Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she'll join a vibrant campus conversation already under way about her book, "Enrique's Journey." Read More

Recent sightings: Book Club

October 21, 2011

Approximately 100 students from Middleton High School took part in group discussions on Oct. 19, 2011, at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. UW–Madison students… Read More

Greek community opens doors to area children to trick-or-treat

October 21, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison fraternities and sororities will host the thirteenth annual "Trick or Treat with the Greeks," an opportunity for underprivileged children to experience a fun and safe Halloween, from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Read More

University Theatre presents “Ti Jean and His Brothers”

October 21, 2011

World news has lately centered on stories of the overthrow of tyrannical regimes. This same story will play out in Derek Walcott’s “Ti Jean and His Brothers,” opening Oct. 28 and running through Nov. 12 in UW–Madison University Theatre’s Hemsley Theatre. Read More