Tag Outreach
UW Organic Ag Field Day looks at vegetable varieties, research
Organic vegetables will be the focus when the University of Wisconsin–Madison holds its fourth annual Organic Agriculture Field Day on Wednesday, July 28, at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station. Read More
The audience laughs and applauds as the performers on stage pull trick after trick from their sleeves: suspending a ball in midair, defying gravity, turning water into ice right before people's eyes. Read More
Grandparents University celebrates 10 years at UW–Madison
This summer marks the 10th anniversary of Grandparents University at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and nearly 900 grandparents and grandchildren will be on campus as alumni bring a new generation to experience college life through two days of interactive, hands-on learning. Read More
It’s a small world (for small people) after all
Lab-coated and goggled, Troy Dassler's 15 third graders are itching to power up their digital optical microscopes. Read More
Hip-hop workshop focuses on teaching tools
Now celebrating its fifth year, the Hip-Hop Educator and Community Leader Training Institute will be held on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus from July 7-11. Read More
From spinning atoms to blazing stars, Science Expeditions covers all bases
If there is any way to take in the full depth and breadth of the science being practiced and developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the eighth annual Science Expeditions celebration is the way to do it. Read More
University community continues Haitian relief efforts
Events across the UW–Madison campus continue to provide support for Haitian earthquake relief. Thousands of dollars worth of donations have poured in already, as the university community responds to the devastation in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Read More
Public-private venture wins grant to extend Internet links to underserved areas
A broad partnership of Madison-area education, health, government and nonprofit organizations, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded $5.1 million in federal stimulus funding to expand access to computer networks for underserved communities and local agencies. Read More
Major changes shape Morgridge Center present, future
Since it was founded in 1996, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has gained wide campus and community recognition for its leadership and advocacy role in promoting civic engagement, volunteerism and service learning. Read More
Open mic night part of ‘On, Wisconsin!’ contest
Are you eager to enter the "On, Wisconsin!" YouTube competition and win a trip to Las Vegas? Are you holding back because you don't want to deal with videotaping, uploading and other technical details? Read More
Seminars will make teachers climate-change ambassadors
The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will join the Madison Metropolitan School District in a three-year project to prepare science teachers to be climate-literacy ambassadors in their schools and communities. Read More
Students use computing skills to hasten Haiti relief efforts
"I have this bumper sticker that says, 'Python will save the world. I don't know how, but it will,'" says Nicholas Preston, a University of Wisconsin–Madison postdoctoral researcher. Read More
Law students to help with foreclosure mediation
University of Wisconsin Law School students will help Dane County homeowners facing foreclosure take their cases through a mediation process with their lenders. Read More
Year of the Humanities events continue into spring
Languages, literary fame, poetry, filmmaking and the supernatural are topics included in the programming lineup for the spring semester of the Year of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Careers Conference to focus on turning challenges into opportunities
For the first time in U.S. history, four distinctly different generations are working side by side, and each of them - Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y - is guided by a different set of values, beliefs and expectations. Read More
UW-Madison, Beloit partnership produces water-run scooter
At first glance, a 50-cc Vespa scooter and a squad car may not appear to have much in common. Read More
Project helps seniors put lives on paper
A UW–Madison graduate student leads a workshop that will ultimately help participants at the Madison Senior Center write their own life stories. Read More
TechShop students help nonprofits boost social-networking profiles, interactivity
College students have a reputation for spending countless hours updating their Facebook status, tweeting with friends on Twitter and watching online videos. Read More