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Follow the Women’s Soccer Team Around Europe
The women's soccer team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 13-day training and cultural trip to Europe.
Workshops To Assist High-Growth Companies With Financing
High-growth companies that expect they will need financing in the near future can receive expert assistance at one-day workshops being presented throughout the state…
Conference to Focus on Distance Education
The 13th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning will be held Aug. 6-8 at the Holiday Inn West in Madison, drawing 1,000 people from around the country.
A+ Program Reaches Out to Low-Income Minority Children
More than 50 low-income and minority kids from Madison received a fun, fast-paced introduction to UW–Madison last week, through a new program that mixes academics with athletics.
Geology Museum and Arboretum Get $625,000 for K-12 Science Education
With help from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, elementary, middle and high school science teachers from Wisconsin and beyond will have the opportunity to experience science first hand through the UW–Madison Arboretum and Geology Museum.
Follow the Volleyball Team on their Trip to Russia
The women's volleyball team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 21-day training and cultural trip to Russia.
Space Exploration Workshop Places Local Youths in the Role of NASA Engineers
Fourteen local 12- and 13-year-olds are getting the chance to experience first-hand what it is like to engineer a remote-controlled rover craft and guide it over a foreign terrain via computer-relayed commands.
Publication Features Biology Education at UW–Madison
Beyond Bio 101 -- a report from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)on innovation in undergraduate biology education -- features two initiatives from UW–Madison.
Two Receive Grants for Developing Jewish Studies Courses
Two professors have received Course Incentive Grants of $4,000 each.
PLATO Program Celebrates Decade of Enlightenment
Nearly a decade ago, a new idea for educating retired and semi-retired adults occurred to Madison resident Bob Elsas while visiting family in California.
Grants Awarded For Instructional Technology Projects
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has announced six instructional technology grant winners chosen from 30 proposals.
‘Teaching and Learning with Technology’ To Be Presented at University-Wide Symposium
Fifteen workshops on using technology to enhance teaching will be presented during a symposium for faculty next month.
Precollege Programs Key to Lifelong Learning at UW–Madison
The nearly 150 precollege programs at UW–Madison are on the front line of the university's commitment to lifelong learning.
Four-Year Degree Guarantee Now Available — But It’s Not for Everyone
Freshmen students entering UW–Madison in the fall will have a new option -- entering an agreement with the university that will guarantee that they can earn their degree in four years or have the university pay ...
Schools Get A Garden-Variety Education
The children and teachers of Mendota Elementary have embarked on a pilot project in science education that promises a harvest of insight into the process and outcomes of science.
International Institute Wins $7 Million for Programs
The newly formed International Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded grants that will bring almost $7 million to the campus over the next three years.
UW-Madison Ranked 39th Most ‘Wired’ School
UW-Madison has been named one of America's 100 Most Wired Colleges by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine, finishing No. 39.
Earn-While-You-Learn Program Molds Engineering Careers
Students gain anywhere from six months to a year of full-time experience with a company, alternating with full-time study.
Pharmacy School To Offer New Professional Degree
As pharmacists play an increasingly important role on the health care team, pharmacy schools are redesigning their curricula to prepare them for the growing responsibility.
Chicago Tribune Chief Economic Correspondent To Visit
Pat Widder, chief economic correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the newspaper's former financial editor, will serve as this semester's business writer in residence at UW–Madison April 28-May 2.