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Students’ granola-yogurt fruit cup may scoop up national honors

July 14, 2005

A group of UW–Madison food science students have spent the past year developing what may be the next big thing to hit grocery shelves.

New grant allows more students to study abroad in Germany

June 22, 2005

Undergraduate students studying the life sciences at UW–Madison will have a new opportunity to pursue their work overseas through a grant from the German American Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Graduate School plans summer research opportunities conference

June 8, 2005

The Graduate School is hosting the Summer Research Opportunities Program Conference Friday-Sunday, July 15-17, in collaboration with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.

Center sponsors India trip for K-12 educators

June 8, 2005

UW-Madison's Center for South Asia, with support from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, will take 13 Wisconsin K-12 educators to India this summer on a curriculum development mission.

Engineers recognized for Rwanda aid efforts

June 7, 2005

A UW–Madison engineering student group has garnered international recognition for its work in helping to build basic infrastructure systems in the poor, war-torn African country of Rwanda.

Competition unleashes student creativity on silk tie designs

May 23, 2005

Silk ties, especially upscale ones that cost up to $120, are unlikely to make their way into many undergraduate student fashion statements. But as far as classroom projects go, ties proved to be a perfect fit. A Department of Environment, Textiles and Design course at UW–Madison, led by professor Jennifer Angus, spent the spring 2005 semester designing a new line of retro-conversational ties for the Chippewa Falls fashion company XMI.

Unique class to chart quest through the multiracial American West

May 18, 2005

An unusual "traveling classroom" hitting the road this summer will have 36 University of Wisconsin–Madison students logging nearly 3,000 miles by bus, piecing together a cultural history tour of the sprawling American West.

American Indian housing project will link tribal, academic communities

May 18, 2005

Over three weeks this summer, a building made of straw bales and stucco will rise from the wind-swept Montana plains-an undertaking that is equally an exercise in green construction, an opportunity to assist with a much-needed early childhood learning center on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, and cultural partnership and immersion experience for undergraduate students.

Thai Educators to visit campus for science-education ideas

May 12, 2005

A delegation of ten educators from Thailand will visit Wisconsin from May 23 to June 3 to lay the groundwork for a long-term partnership with UW–Madison to improve Thai science education.

Mini Courses range from practical to unconventional

May 10, 2005

Registration is open for this summer's Wisconsin Union Mini Courses. Most of the courses begin the week of June 20.

Extraordinary alumni gift to fund museum expansion

May 6, 2005

UW-Madison and Elvehjem Museum of Art today announced a $20 million gift from alumni Simona and Jerome A. Chazen to fund a major expansion of the museum.

Simona and Jerome A. Chazen: A lifelong love for the arts creates a powerful legacy

May 6, 2005

Simona and Jerome Chazen have always been interested in the arts.

UW Space Place: More space, new place

May 4, 2005

Fifteen years ago in a run-down former steak house, a small but determined cadre of astronomers at UW–Madison gave Madison access to the stars.

Classroom ‘clickers’ catching on as instant assessment tool

May 2, 2005

College professors teaching lecture hall classes may occasionally look out at the sea of faces and wonder … “Is this stuff sinking in?”A new technology gaining popularity at UW–Madison and nationally helps answer that question before final exams settle the matter for good.

Students win Burrill competition with drug delivery device

April 18, 2005

Students in business and biomedical engineering created a drug delivery device and a company called Ratio that won them a $10,000 first prize in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition at UW–Madison.

Scientific American’s editor named writer in residence

April 11, 2005

Mariette DiChristina, the executive editor of Scientific American, will visit the university as the spring 2005 Science Writer in Residence.

Student entrepreneurs preparing for competition

April 11, 2005

A competition showcasing student entrepreneurs' innovative business ideas - ranging from devices that can save firefighters' lives in blazing buildings to making online transactions more secure - will kick off on Friday, April 15.

Students power new humanities journal

April 11, 2005

Nearly 400 article submissions later, "Illumination" is set for its debut. The premier issue of UW–Madison's undergraduate-produced journal of the humanities will be out late this month, with an accompanying Web site.

High schools students flock to World Languages Day April 14

April 8, 2005

High school students and teachers from across the state will sample the 60 languages taught at UW–Madison on Thursday, April 14, during the fourth annual World Languages Day (WLD).

Revamped evening MBA program gets global infusion

April 5, 2005

An intensive program review and student surveys have prompted major curriculum revisions in the Evening MBA program (EvMBA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business.