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Science for the family: Mini-workshops, short lectures explore scientific topics
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
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
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.
Biology “boot camp” to help incoming students through maze of UW–Madison biology
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.
Odyssey Project offers a promising journey of hope, transformation
The walls of Emily Auerbach’s office are crowded with photos that show the outcomes of hard-fought success.
Recent sightings: Study space
Rebecca Stern, right, a first-year undergraduate, studies using in the Wisconsin Historical Society library reading room on April 12, 2010. The library space…
It’s a small world (for small people) after all
Lab-coated and goggled, Troy Dassler's 15 third graders are itching to power up their digital optical microscopes.
Kindergartners stump a professor, learn about college
How many clowns are there in the world? How do slugs pull their eyes into their bodies? What’s the meaning of life?
Phi Beta Kappa welcomes 173 new members
The Alpha Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently welcomed its 2010 initiates in a ceremony held at the…
Recent sightings: Hands-on healthy
Students in Counseling Psychology 105: Health, Community and Action, a course taught by Margaret Nellis, a lecturer in the School of Education, participate in…
Major gift, choice of architect propel Nursing Science Center campaign
A $500,000 gift from Barbara D. and M. Keith Weikel ('62 MS PHM, '66 PhD BUS) has provided further momentum to the campaign for a new University of Wisconsin–Madison Nursing Science Center.
Recent sightings: Climbing up
Students in Professor Laura Jull’s Horticulture 375 class watch a demonstration by certified arborist Sean Gere (center) during a tree-climbing lab conducted at the…
‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ chosen for Go Big Read program
UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot as the book for the second year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.
Chancellor announces second round of Madison Initiative awards
Chancellor Biddy Martin has identified seven projects - ranging from enhanced advising services to better services for students with special needs - to be the first to receive funding in the second round of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates program.
Grant to establish undergraduate Russian Flagship Center
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to be a national leader in language learning with the recent award of nearly $1 million from the National Security Education Program to establish an undergraduate Russian Flagship Center.