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Chancellor Ward discusses fiscal matters in WisconsinEye interview
December 15, 2011WisconsinEye reporter Steven Walters interviews Chancellor Ward on a range of issues, including budget matters. Read More
New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty
December 15, 2011Professor Tim Smeeding has joined other economists in praising the Census Bureau’s release of poverty numbers based on an alternative measure. Read More
Degree coordinators help students move forward
December 15, 2011Days before winter commencement ceremonies, a student worker sits amidst teetering stacks of red diploma covers. None contain diplomas. Still, each one needs a plastic insert and an informational sheet, so the student must wade through the stacks one at a time. Read More
UW study: Mothers of tiny babies suffer, too
December 14, 2011Babies born at very low birth weights struggle in their early years and a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers suggests that their mothers do, too. Read More
Three UW–Madison faculty members honored as AAAS fellows
December 13, 2011Three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read More
Study challenges conventional wisdom about gender and math performance
December 12, 2011A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement - in particular, the idea that girls and women have less ability due to a difference in biology. Read More
Public humanities project proves literacy isn’t limited to the page
December 12, 2011The American teenager, once shy, bubbles over with questions for a young Senegalese classmate. Why did his mother leave him? Did he ever see her again? As the young man responds, the two begin using each other's first names. Read More
Time running out for 2011 graduates to get Morgridge match on gifts
December 9, 2011The clock is ticking. University of Wisconsin–Madison Class of 2011 graduates can see their gifts to support the university doubled, but only through Saturday, Dec. 31. Read More
Research may yield more compact antennas for military use
December 9, 2011While tall, bulky antennas seem like relics in an era of sleek, modern smartphones, they're still an unfortunate necessity for American soldiers. Read More
For Midwesterners, more boxcars mean cleaner air
December 8, 2011Shifting a fraction of truck-borne freight onto trains would have an outsized impact on air quality in the Midwest, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Byars-Winston to receive White House award
December 8, 2011A researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will be honored Friday at the White House for her efforts to enhance job opportunities for young girls, women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Read More
UW–Madison degrees surpass 10,000 for the first time
December 8, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison and its students are doing what they can to meet the nation’s demands for more college graduates. Read More
SOHE dean search and screen committee at work
December 8, 2011A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Human Ecology. Read More
100 years of discovery: Celebrating South Pole research
December 8, 2011To mark the centennial of Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole, the IceCube Research Center invites you to join them for an evening of exploration and learning on Tuesday, December 13 from 6:30–8:30 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More
Annual Christmas lab show canceled
December 7, 2011The 2011 “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri” shows, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, have been canceled. Read More
Student organizations kick off social media challenge to benefit scholarships
December 6, 2011Inspired by the The Bucky Challenge, the University of Wisconsin Student Foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board are raising money for the Great People Scholarship through social media. Read More
UW–Madison a cappella group to sing at White House
December 6, 2011UW–Madison’s men’s a cappella group the MadHatters will perform at the White House Dec. 7. Read More
UHS offers healthier ways to give it the old college try during final exams
December 5, 2011University 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
Redesigned Union Theatre lobby approved by panel
December 5, 2011A plan to scale back the Union Theater expansion has received approval from the Union Design Committee. Read More
UW-Madison to gather information on Indonesian factory issue
December 2, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison is responding to alleged worker rights abuses at a former adidas Group subcontractor in Curug, Indonesia. Read More