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WisCEL: New learning center to open
At two UW–Madison libraries, newly remodeled instructional spaces ripe with technological upgrades are helping turn the 1,000-year-old, lecture-based, "one-size-fits-all" instructional model upside down.
Online engineering grad programs ranked No. 1
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW–Madison No. 1 for its online graduate engineering programs in the categories of teaching practices and student engagement, and student services and technology.
Go Big Read accepting book nominations
Go Big Read is engaging students, faculty, staff and the community in a shared academic experience as they read and discuss "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario. Now planning is under way for next year's common-reading program, which will focus on a theme suggested by Interim Chancellor David Ward: innovation.
Curb magazine examines the unexpected side of Wisconsin
Sheboygan as a surfing mecca. Green brewing in Amherst. A cross-country skiing event that draws thousands from all over the world to the arctic climes of northern Wisconsin.
Go Big Read invites works of art and creative writing inspired by ‘Enrique’s Journey’
“Enrique’s Journey,“ this year’s Go Big Read selection, sparked discussion and reflection across campus and the greater community. Now the book by Pulitzer Prize-wining author Sonia Nazario, will serve as an inspiration for works of art readers from UW–Madison and across Dane County create during the long winter break.
Public humanities project proves literacy isn’t limited to the page
The 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.
UW undergraduate Alexis Brown named Rhodes Scholar
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alexis Brown is one of an elite group of American students to be awarded a 2012 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most coveted honors in the world of higher education.
Big Learning Event seeks your big ideas for speakers
Some 350 faculty, staff, students and community members came together earlier this year for the first Big Learning Event. The intention of the event was to encourage cross-disciplinary listening and conversations to develop game-changing ideas for the future.
Classroom iPad use encourages innovation, reading with ease
The iPad, with it's ease of use and touch-screen technology, is catching on as a classroom tool at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Popular UW–Madison program for first-year students continues to grow
The FIG program is a popular option among freshmen that integrates coursework in a specific focus area with a social experience. Typically, a FIG consists of about 20 students who enroll in the same three classes, forming a core group of students who meet several times each week and become a support network throughout the crucial first year of college.
Center turns to innovative methods with first-year students
Inside UW–Madison talks with Center for the First-Year Experience Director Wren Singer ahead of the center's annual conference about how the university has shifted to a more comprehensive approach to serving the needs of first-year students.
University Housing to launch Creative Arts and Design Community
The Arts Institute and University Housing at UW–Madison next fall will launch a residential learning community for students interested in creative disciplines including art, dance, design, engineering, fashion, film, music, theatre and computer science.
Recent sightings: Book Club
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…
Experts examine collaborative learning and writing instruction
More than 300 university faculty and staff, graduate and undergraduate writing tutors, and high school instructors have gathered for a three-day conference exploring the newest theories and practices in writing center work.
Rennie to be science writer in residence
John Rennie, a veteran science journalist, blogger and editor, has been named the Fall 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison Science Writer in Residence.
Go Big Read sparks campus book clubs
Three years ago, UW–Madison employees in the Division of Enrollment Management arrived at work to find something unusual perched on their keyboards: peapods.
Slide show: Northwoods partners
The complex interplay between the earth's climate on global and local levels drives UW–Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Ankur Desai's research. In September, students from the soils and waters course at the College of the Menominee Nation in Keshena, Wis., joined Desai's team to get a look at the high-tech methods researchers use to monitor carbon flux — the movement of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in and out of plants, water and soil.
Recent sightings: Napolitano visits campus
Speaking from Varsity Hall in Union South on Sept. 16, 2011, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano responds to audience questions after delivering…