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Biomedical engineering competition stresses real-world challenges

April 12, 2007

Part of a unique curriculum infused with real-world design opportunities, a new competition for University of Wisconsin biomedical engineering undergraduate students places an even greater emphasis on applying their engineering knowledge to actual problems in biology and medicine.

Program partners international and American students to enhance learning

April 11, 2007

UW–Madison is home to more than 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries. As new international students arrive on campus each year, many are confronted with language barriers, culture shock, loneliness and academic difficulties, among other worries.

Teaching and Learning Symposium schedule, registration available online

April 10, 2007

The complete schedule, including session and workshop descriptions, and an online registration form for the 2007 UW–Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium - scheduled for May 30-June 1 at the Pyle Center - is now available online.

Students enhance undergraduate experience with research

April 4, 2007

On Thursday, April 12, more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their "ideas that matter" to the community at the ninth annual University of Wisconsin–Madison Undergraduate Symposium.

Students enhance undergraduate experience with research

March 28, 2007

On Thursday, April 12, from 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m., more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their “ideas that matter” to the community at the ninth annual Undergraduate Symposium.

Unique models help teach nanoscience to the blind

March 27, 2007

At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Even the most powerful microscopes can't peer into the nanoscale directly.

‘Cultural activist’ brings spoken word to campus

March 14, 2007

Willie Ney is living proof of the benefits of a multicultural education — an education that includes African-American, African and Central-American sensibilities. Ney’s exposure to unfamiliar people, places, languages and customs ignited a passion for helping to tell the stories of those rarely listened to. As executive director of the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives, he insists, though, that he’s not an academic. “I’m a cultural activist. My job is to serve as a mediator between cultures, for those who are marginalized. I give them a platform to teach about their history and culture. I’m not an authority — I can’t speak about others’ cultures.”

Undergraduate business program ranked by BusinessWeek

March 12, 2007

BusinessWeek magazine has ranked the undergraduate business program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business 28th in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. Last year, Wisconsin was ranked 27th nationally and fifth in the Big Ten.

Alums to provide home-cooked meal to UW students; with a side of networking

March 8, 2007

Dinners On Wisconsin! (DOW!) provides UW?Madison undergraduates a chance to learn more about their career field of interest by inviting them into the homes of UW graduates to discuss and explore their particular career choice over dinner.

UW-Madison certificate program focuses on leadership development

February 27, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison offers students a novel way to document their leadership experience on campus for future job and graduate school applications.

National Entrepreneurship Week recognized on campus

February 21, 2007

The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is hosting a number of programs for Entrepreneurship Week USA, a national effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America's unique culture of inventiveness.

Theater students breathe life into Raven software

February 19, 2007

In the studios of Raven Software Inc., Middleton's fast-growing video gaming company, UW–Madison theater graduate Carrie Coon is working through a wildly athletic motion capture regimen - with bullet-dodges, head-kicks, dive rolls and back flips - that will become the raw material for a new femme fatale: an elite-force assassin. Raven's need for a strong base of acting talent led to a unique partnership now in its second year between the company and the UW–Madison theater program.

Global legal studies center approved

February 6, 2007

A joint initiative of the University of Wisconsin Law School and Division of International Studies to establish a Global Legal Studies (GLS) program has received approval to become an official UW–Madison center.

TIP/School of Music’s guest artist visits high school band

February 2, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music presents guest artists throughout the year, usually in short residencies that feature a recital and one or two master classes. In the case of current guest artist James Jenkins, who plays the tuba, the model has been expanded to include an outreach activity at one of Madison's public high schools.

Associate dean will coordinate graduate education

January 30, 2007

In a move to unify campuswide leadership of graduate education, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader named Judith Kornblatt senior associate dean for graduate education on Jan. 12. In the newly created position, Kornblatt is responsible for identifying and addressing issues that affect graduate education across disciplines.

Director teaches real-world applications of stage conflict

January 16, 2007

Hark! Suddenly, the clash of rapiers from the other side of the garden wall! So where did Romeo learn to buckle his swash with such skill? If our hero attended UW–Madison in the last three years, he might have had the expert assistance of Tony Simotes, associate professor of theatre and drama and director of the University Theatre.

‘Wisconsin Indian Literature’ highlights oral traditions of state’s 12 Indian nations

December 28, 2006

"Wisconsin Indian Literature," to be published in January 2007 by the University of Wisconsin Press, is a unique anthology that respectfully presents the oral traditions, literature, and historically significant documents of the current twelve independent bands and Indian Nations of Wisconsin.

The business credentials of language learning

December 12, 2006

When Dianna Murphy, associate director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute, graduated with a degree in Russian in 1989, she had two career options: work in government or teach. This was the case for many language students at the time, Murphy says, but a lot has changed since then.