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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston CEO to speak on banks, economy

October 1, 2008

As the nation's economy continues to reel under the weight of a Wall Street shakeup, the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will size up the impact of financial institutions on the economy in a talk at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Thursday, Oct. 9. Read More

UW Credit Union joins UW–Madison scholarship effort

October 1, 2008

The University of Wisconsin Credit Union has stepped forward to support the "Great people. Great place." initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Librarian makes modern update to historic collection

September 24, 2008

Reseachers derive ‘green gasoline’ from plant sugars

September 18, 2008

Alternative energy doesn't always mean solar or wind power. In fact, the alternative fuels developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineering professor James Dumesic look a lot like the gasoline and diesel fuel used in vehicles today. Read More

Obama and McCain in tight race in inaugural Big Ten Battleground Poll

September 18, 2008

In the inaugural Big Ten Battleground Poll taken as the nation's financial crisis worsened this week, John McCain and Barack Obama were in a statistical dead heat in seven of the eight Midwest states included in the survey. Read More

Former president of Ireland, human rights champion to speak

September 17, 2008

Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, will deliver a talk on "Human Rights in the 21st Century" for the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Microbial Sciences Building's Ebling Symposium Center. Read More

Performance Center to get $20 million boost

September 16, 2008

Two anonymous donors have made a commitment of $20 million in support of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music's future Performance Center on the northwest corner of University Avenue and Lake Street. Read More

Inaugural Big Ten Battleground Poll rolls out results on Big Ten Network

September 16, 2008

Results of the Big Ten Battleground Poll, an innovative new project that tests voter sentiment in the eight Big Ten states that are key to this closely fought presidential campaign, will be presented Thursday, Sept. 18, on the Big Ten Network. Read More

Great ideas sought for WID competition

September 11, 2008

To chart the direction of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the committee and campus leaders charged with formulating the vision for the new interdisciplinary institute have issued a call for research theme proposals from UW–Madison faculty. Read More

Executive director named for Morgridge Institute for Research

September 11, 2008

A distinguished researcher from Purdue University with significant private and public sector experience will return to Wisconsin as the executive director of the new Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the twin Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More

World’s biggest particle accelerator begins operation

September 10, 2008

After more than 15 years of planning and preparation, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, started operating this morning (Sept. 10). Read More

Online ‘Discovery Portal’ meant to foster greater research collaboration

September 9, 2008

The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is launching a new and powerful online resource for finding researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Wisconsin Discovery Portal, located at http://discoveryportal.org, is a Web-based search tool and directory offering professional profiles of 2,600 UW–Madison researchers. Read More

University works to promote success for first-generation students

September 9, 2008

For many students, the move from high school to college is a foregone conclusion. Their parents attended college and helped guide them through applying, registering and settling in. For first-generation students, however, the transition to postsecondary education is not always as fluid. Read More

New ‘Think’ campaign encourages respect, inclusive campus climate

September 1, 2008

Members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison community are being encouraged to "Think" about using the power of respect and positive action to promote a welcoming and inclusive campus climate. Read More

Patterns in changing ecological landscapes inspire professor

August 27, 2008

Thirty years after visiting Yellowstone National Park for the first time, Monica Turner has established herself as a leader in the field of ecology and made Yellowstone one of the most well-studied ecological landscapes in the country. Read More

Big Ten Network, Charter come to agreement

August 27, 2008

Charter Communications, Inc. and the Big Ten Network have reached an agreement-in-principle on terms of a multi-year distribution agreement in which Charter will carry the Big Ten Network and related programming throughout the Big Ten territory, including its systems in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Northern Illinois. Read More

UW-Madison responds to student deaths

August 27, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison campus community is mourning the deaths of three of its students in a Midvale Boulevard car accident early today (Aug. 27). Read More

Fall move-in to cause traffic changes

August 26, 2008

The majority of University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be living in university residence halls this fall - approximately 6,900 of them - began moving in on Aug. 24, and many of them are scheduled to move in Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 27 and 28. Read More

Professor tracks mosquitoes for the sake of public health

August 22, 2008

Under a cloud of mosquitoes on a muggy June morning, Susan Paskewitz sits down in the grass, rolls up her pant leg and extends her calf as bait. Read More

WiCell Research Institute launches new stem cell bank

August 21, 2008

The WiCell Research Institute, a private, not-for-profit supporting organization to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is launching its own stem cell bank to distribute cell lines beyond the 21 lines eligible for federal funding and distribution through the National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB). Read More