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Curb magazine celebrates the legacy, culture and community of Wisconsin
A barren prairie changed by war but filled with memories, a dairy-waste plant powering more than 3,000 homes and the celebration of Native American storytelling through technology are among the stories told in this year's Curb magazine. Read More
Fourth year of MIU brings stability, success
When the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU) first went public in 2009, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus – and the state of Wisconsin itself – looked very different. Read More
UW-Madison to offer flexible non-credit certificate
The University of Wisconsin–Madison announced last week that it would be joining the University of Wisconsin System’s UW Flexible Option and offer a non-credit certificate in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Counseling. Read More
Student, mother of eight finds balance in a busy life
Melissa Guth, like many students, has to strike a balance between being a full-time student with her other commitments. Unlike most other students, Guth’s other main commitment is to her eight kids. Read More
Recent Sightings: Story time
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank reads the book, "The Little Red Hen," to children at the School of Human Ecology Preschool Laboratory in Nancy Nicholas Hall. Read More
Mad Madison Metals forges creativity
A harvest helmet that holds growing wheat and plays music, metal safety goggles and miniature ice cream scoops – these are just a few of the objects produced by University of Wisconsin–Madison student metal artists. Read More
UW Global Gateway offers funded, short–term study abroad opportunities
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who are curious about studying abroad, but still reluctant about plunging into an overseas experience will have a new way to test international waters, starting next summer. Read More
Science Night is learning for the whole family
Discover your inner scientist with help from University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers at Family Science Night, presented by South Madison Promise Zone and UW Space Place. Read More
Researcher says for 2-year-olds, touch screens may trump TV
Smartphones and tablets may be better learning tools for toddlers younger than 2 1/2 years old than "Sesame Street" and other educational TV programs, according to a researcher in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Human Ecology. Read More
‘Markets with Frictions’ is topic of second UW–Madison MOOC
“Markets with Frictions” probably wasn’t a topic of conversation at the last party you attended — unless you’re an economist. UW–Madison finance professor Randall Wright wants to change that. Leading the second pilot Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) at UW–Madison, Wright’s “Markets with Frictions” begins Oct. 30, bringing economic theory to a wider audience. Read More
Standing up to Socrates: Philosophy major invites more women to the table
When Macy Salzberger joined the Socratic Society, an undergraduate club for University of Wisconsin–Madison students interested in discussing philosophy, she was hoping to find like-minded friends eager to engage with her on complex topics: contemporary ethics, the nature of consciousness, and more. What she found, instead, was a fierce style of argument—and hardly any women. Read More
UW-Madison launches national Agricultural Innovation Prize
As the world's population continues to increase, so does the need for sustainable and secure food systems. A new student contest run by the University of Wisconsin–Madison advances the idea that long-term solutions in agriculture cannot draw on innovations from only one discipline. Read More
First UW–Madison pilot MOOC launches Thursday
The classroom at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is about to get a whole lot bigger. Nearly 80,000 people from all over the globe have signed up for one of the four pilot Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), with the first beginning Oct. 3. Read More
UW-Madison chemist named ‘Friend of Education’
Bassam Shakhashiri, known far and wide for his annual holiday season exhibitions of chemistry, has been named a "Friend of Education" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Read More
Cartoonist Lynda Barry joins WID and Art Department faculty
When award-winning cartoonist and author Lynda Barry distributes her hand-drawn syllabus to University of Wisconsin–Madison students on the first day of class, she intentionally skips introductions. In this environment, a student's academic major, age and even name matter little compared to the topics delved into as a group. Read More
Following Molly: A new student’s first day
Molly Sequin of Howard, Wis., is in good company: She’s one of more than 7,500 first-year and transfer students who are getting to know campus one day at a time this semester — and Sept. 3 was a biggie: her first day of classes. Read More
Strategic framework: Four years of progress
A progress report, compiled following the fourth year of UW–Madison’s five-year strategic framework highlights accomplishments in priorities related to undergraduate education; research; resource stewardship; recruitment, retention and diversity; and the Wisconsin Idea. Read More
Geoscience field camp takes the classroom to the mountains
Tina Porter (B.S.’13, Geology and Geophysics) left the flat farmlands of Wisconsin for the rugged terrain of the Utah mountains this summer to put her geology skills to the test. Read More
Essential mechanism of symbiosis found in Hawaiian squid
Experiments at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a small squid that glows in the dark have uncovered a complex conversation that allows the newly hatched squid to attract the glowing, symbiotic bacteria that disguises it against predators. Read More