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World Languages Day inspires high school students to explore

November 11, 2010

Since World Languages Day began in 2002, renowned professor Harold Scheub has roused the crowd with his tales of crossing the African continent in search of stories and folk tales.

Chancellor conducts TelePresence meeting from China

November 5, 2010

As part of her trip to China and Taiwan, Chancellor Biddy Martin helped to inaugurate a cutting-edge videoconferencing device now available to the greater UW–Madison campus community.

Recent sightings: Go Big Read

October 26, 2010

Rebecca Skloot, author of the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” speaks to a large crowd during a Go Big Read lecture at…

MIU success a model for broader flexibility

October 20, 2010

The success of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates in building educational quality and affordability provides a strong case study in how the university can use broader flexibility to keep UW–Madison great, Chancellor Biddy Martin said Tuesday.

Go Big Read gets a fast start on campus; author to visit on Oct. 25

October 19, 2010

Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common reading program, is off to a vigorous start. Some 5,000 copies of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot, were given away in September at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.

Science author, blogger in residence Oct. 4-8

September 27, 2010

Author and blogger Jennifer Ouellette will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison from Oct. 4-8 as Science Writer in Residence.

Slide show: The Tree Doctor

September 21, 2010

New classroom offers multimedia opportunities

September 20, 2010

Students in UW–Madison’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication now have a classroom that will keep pace with their multimedia training.

Special symposium addresses practical applications of evolution

September 14, 2010

The Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is sponsoring a special event to foster discussion and outreach about how the science of evolution applies to real-world problems.

Go Big Read kicks off another year with events

September 13, 2010

The campus community has many opportunities to participate in the second year of the Go Big Read common-reading program, which this year will feature “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot.

By design, camps for students with disabilities take anxiety out of step to college

August 11, 2010

"I know what you're all thinking, 'What the heck?'" says 16-year-old Adam Proue, waving his hands and holding up his own presentation. "But this is going to make sense eventually."

Largest class ever completes UW–Madison pre-college program

July 29, 2010

The largest group ever to complete the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) will graduate into their senior year of high school Friday, July 30, at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton.

UW student-athletes earn Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors

July 15, 2010

UW Organic Ag Field Day looks at vegetable varieties, research

July 12, 2010

Organic vegetables will be the focus when the University of Wisconsin–Madison holds its fourth annual Organic Agriculture Field Day on Wednesday, July 28, at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station.

Science for the family: Mini-workshops, short lectures explore scientific topics

July 9, 2010

Family Science Exploration Nite, part of the popular series Wednesday Nite at the Lab, will be held Wednesday, July 14 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Genetics-Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall.

TIP/High school students get hands-on with CSI science

June 22, 2010

Students from five Madison high schools are getting a first-hand view of cutting-edge forensic science and its high-tech tools this week on the campus of…

Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages

June 10, 2010

UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center.

Conservation biologist named new faculty director of Morgridge Center

June 10, 2010

Nancy Mathews, a professor of environmental studies and chair of Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW–Madison, has been named faculty director of the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service.

Biology “boot camp” to help incoming students through maze of UW–Madison biology

May 20, 2010

Incoming biology students at University of Wisconsin–Madison will get extensive new help navigating the tricky transition from high school to a university that has 31 different majors related to biology, funded by a $1.4 million undergraduate science education grant announced today by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Academic Advancement Program students hold fundraiser on Thursday

May 19, 2010