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Register now for Crazylegs

March 24, 2010

The 29th annual Crazylegs Classic will take place in Madison and around the U.S. on Saturday, April 24.

Book sale planned for April 7–10

March 24, 2010

The largest used book sale in Wisconsin will be held Wednesday–Saturday, April 7–10, in Room 116 of the Memorial Library.

Second Badger Family Spring Visit draws families to campus

March 23, 2010

The Parent Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking over the month of April and inviting families of students to stop by campus to welcome spring.

Conference, concert, exhibits mark 40th anniversary of Earth Day

March 23, 2010

Environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., bestselling author Margaret Atwood and SC Johnson chair and CEO Fisk Johnson will be among the notables to speak at what promises to be among the nation's biggest Earth Day celebrations, to be held Tuesday-Wednesday, April 20-21, in Madison.

Professional development tools offered at institute for academic staff

March 22, 2010

Academic staff members will have opportunities to brush up on important issues, learn new skills and techniques, and learn about organizations and programs available to them during this year’s academic staff institute.

Showcase will offer approaches for addressing complex issues

March 22, 2010

Helping each other find ways to address complex issues that travel across traditional campus boundaries will be a primary focus of Showcase 2010.

Engineers revolutionizing Third World housing and infrastructure featured at WARF Gilson event

March 19, 2010

The recent earthquake in Haiti graphically demonstrated to the world how the impact of a natural disaster is magnified by poorly constructed housing and unplanned infrastructure.

UW Marching Band delivers food and music to local seniors

March 18, 2010

The UW Marching Band is spicing up the Meals on Wheels again this spring with its "March for Meals" program.

Editor of influential medical journal to deliver Rennebohm Lecture

March 17, 2010

Jeffrey Drazen, editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, will deliver the 2010 Rennebohm Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Thursday, April 8.

Theory meets practice in fourth annual entrepreneurial bootcamp

March 17, 2010

During the week of June 20, the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the fourth annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for graduate students in physical and life sciences, law and engineering, among others.

Journalism school to honor alumni communicators

March 15, 2010

Marketing and strategic communication will take center stage at this year's University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication annual awards dinner.

Teach-in on Afghanistan, Pakistan set for next weekend

March 12, 2010

A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have organized a teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan to be held on campus next weekend, March 19 and 20.

TIP/Agriculture official visits

March 12, 2010

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus Friday to highlight the department's "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" program.

Upcoming conference to cover journalism ethics

March 12, 2010

Traditional and new journalism values will intersect at the second annual conference on journalism ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Center hosts financial literacy symposium, showcases research opportunities

March 12, 2010

The Family Financial Security Symposium, which will explore research examining why consumers sometimes make choices they later regret and put their families at financial risk, will be held on the UW–Madison campus April 19-20.

Students urged to participate in Census 2010

March 11, 2010

Census 2010 has officially begun. All are encouraged to participate.

Education secretary, Youth Speaks founder to speak at spring commencement

March 10, 2010

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Saturday morning commencement ceremony on May 15, Chancellor Biddy Martin announced today (March 10).

Celebrate Read an E-Book Week with a free e-book from UW Press

March 10, 2010

The University of Wisconsin Press is urging readers to celebrate Read an E-Book Week and is offering hundreds of titles -- and a free e-book.

Mount Horeb bands to invade Humanities Building

March 10, 2010

Some 300 middle- and high-school band members from Mount Horeb, Wis., will come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Wednesday, March 17, for a morning of musical instruction and collaboration in a musical March madness.

Veterinary students host symposium

March 9, 2010

More than 1,500 students from across the United States will descend on Madison from March 11-13 as the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine becomes the latest university to host the SAVMA Symposium.