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Journalism students tackle real-time election coverage
As a history-making race for the White House enters its final hours, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students are busy crafting pre-election coverage and preparing to cover Election Day with a campus bent. Read More
Kiplinger’s declares UW–Madison a top value
Business magazine Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked the University of Wisconsin–Madison No. 14 in a national ranking of the best values in American public universities. Read More
Wisconsin undergraduate team tackles biofuels challenges
Working on a current scientific issue with cutting-edge technology is unusual for an undergraduate. But not for the Wisconsin iGEM team, a group of 11 University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates researching biofuels for a synthetic biology competition. Read More
See UW from a different perspective during Day on Campus
The fall leaves may make the University of Wisconsin–Madison look different, but it's the renowned faculty on campus that really offer opportunities to see things differently. Read More
GUTS offers several options for academic support
Are you having problems with a specific course? Do you have a hard time focusing on schoolwork and studying for exams? Do you have the GUTS to get some guidance? Read More
UW-Madison chapter recognized by honor society
The University of Wisconsin–Madison chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society received Gold chapter standing for the 2007-2008 academic year. Read More
Students invited to join orphanage outreach program in Dominican Republic
Deadlines are approaching for UW–Madison students to sign up for Orphanage Outreach, a program that offers semester abroad and alternative break opportunities. Read More
U.S. culture derails girl math whizzes
A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study. Read More
New professional courses on greenhouses, garden and landscape industries
If your career or career plans involve greenhouses, landscaping, garden centers and related industries, you might want to consider a set of new continuing education classes offered through the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Service-learning courses reveal real-world issues
Service-learning courses bridge the gap between academia and the “real world” by providing students an opportunity to work at locations within the Madison community where their experiences relate to course material. Read More
Office creates online forum for global topic discussions
Global Studies and the Offices of the Dean of Students have launched the second WI-Global Forum. Read More
Restoring order: UW Arboretum runoff solutions combine ecology and engineering
In spring 2008, a class of undergraduate and graduate engineering students studied a section of Wingra Marsh to learn more about the hydroecologic effects of the massive stormwater inflow. "Stormwater management infrastructure throughout the Arboretum is failing due to age and increased flows of runoff from the surrounding watershed," says David Liebl, a UW–Madison engineering professional development faculty associate who chairs the Arboretum stormwater committee. Read More
Centro Hispano, Schools of Hope to recruit campus tutors Thursday
The Centro Hispano tutoring program will have an informational booth in library mall from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. this Thursday for interested UW–Madison students. There will also be tutor training and sign-up for the Schools of Hope tutoring program Thursday evening in the Union from 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. The programs give students of all educational backgrounds the chance to tutor pre-school to high school level children. Read More
Wielding microbe against microbe, beetle defends its food source
As the southern pine beetle moves through the forest boring tunnels inside the bark of trees, it brings with it both a helper and a competitor. The helper is a fungus that the insect plants inside the tunnels as food for its young. But also riding along is a tiny, hitchhiking mite, which likewise carries a fungus for feeding its own larvae. Read More
New student magazine hopes to reach all Badgers
A new magazine produced by and featuring UW–Madison students targets all Badgers. Read More
UW Credit Union joins UW–Madison scholarship effort
The University of Wisconsin Credit Union has stepped forward to support the "Great people. Great place." initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Obey to address economic injustice in Kastenmeier Lecture
U.S. Rep. David Obey, chair of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, will discuss economic injustice and the gap between rich and poor Americans in the annual Kastenmeier Lecture on Monday, Oct. 13, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School. Read More
Students promote preschool language, literacy skills in new Jumpstart event
Jumpstart, the University of Wisconsin–Madison program that pairs university students with preschool children to build school readiness skills, is sponsoring several "Read for the Record" events on Thursday, Oct. 2. Read More
Science photo takes second in national contest
With a photograph that embodies the unexpected - and sometimes breathtaking - outcomes of science, University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Jenna Eun has won second place in the 2008 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science magazine. Read More