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Institute sponsors symposium to explore integration of math, biology

May 13, 2008

The Morgridge Institute for Research and the Graduate School are sponsoring a two-day symposium open to faculty and academic staff interested in exploring the interfaces connecting the mathematic, computational and biological sciences, and the major impact of these evolving interactions on research, education, training and discovery. Read More

Stanley, students sing praises of reading

April 10, 2008

When Leotha Stanley was 13 years old, he played the piano at the funeral home on North Avenue in Milwaukee for some extra money. Read More

Professor strengthens math, science education

March 26, 2008

For well over a decade, mathematics professor Terry Millar has worked to improve math and science instruction for students at all levels by bringing together the knowledge of university mathematicians and scientists with the teaching and curricular expertise of educators. Read More

Faculty will pitch in to increase need-based scholarships

March 4, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate approved a resolution on March 3 that will encourage faculty to be frontline contributors to the goal of expanding access to low-income students. Read More

Instruction expert to parents: Don’t delay school entry

January 30, 2008

A UW–Madison professor has found that delaying entry into kindergarten for a year has few positive effects on children. Read More

Professor helps schools meet the demands of high-stakes accountability

January 24, 2008

Richard Halverson, an education leadership and policy analysis professor, is focusing his research on examining how schools are approaching the tough standards established by the federal No Child Left Behind law. Read More

Workshop encourages teachers to ‘think like a historian’

December 18, 2007

Teachers seeking to rejuvenate their history curriculum and reinvigorate student learning within a research-based, standards-linked critical-thinking framework will want to register for the seventh annual Wisconsin Treasures workshop, "Thinking Like a Historian," at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

UW-Madison explores its global scope during International Education Week

November 12, 2007

Whether through study abroad programs, international teaching and research collaborations, language study opportunities, or the thousands of students from around the world who benefit from our campus every year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is truly a global university. Read More

Middle school students practice urban planning

June 14, 2007

Some Madison middle school students will have a pretty impressive subject for their "What I did on my summer vacation" essays — developing their own plan for making over the capital city's most famous street and some of its key neighborhoods. Read More

Professors propose ways to make ‘Wisconsin Covenant’ a success

May 9, 2007

May 10 is the first day that the state's eighth graders can sign up for the Wisconsin Covenant, a recent policy proposal from Gov. Jim Doyle that guarantees students who commit to the program a place in the Wisconsin higher education system and a financial aid package. Read More

Center stages bio-education blitz in Madison schools

April 25, 2007

The Center for Biology Education was recently honored by the Madison Metropolitan School District with a nomination for a distinguished service award. Read More

U.S. chemistry forecast: ‘Partly cloudy, chance of showers’

April 25, 2007

A report released this month by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that although the United States currently leads the world in most aspects of chemistry research, increasing international competition makes that position far from secure. Read More

Study focuses on closing school achievement gap

March 13, 2007

Despite decades of interventions and billions of dollars spent, a large gap in school achievement stubbornly persists between underprivileged children and their more advantaged peers. With funding from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery seed grant program, UW–Madison scientists will now bring their collective expertise to bear on one important, but overlooked, cause of this troubling problem. Read More

UW-Madison hosts summer youth activities fair

February 16, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Summer Youth Activities Fair will be held from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St. Read More