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Prospective college faculty visit UW-Richland

August 13, 2008

A group of 10 graduate and postdoctoral students from UW–Madison visited the UW-Richland campus on July 3.

School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 25th annual Dog Jog benefit for homeless animals

August 13, 2008

For the 25th year in a row, the race is on to make a difference in the lives of homeless animals.

Six members added to Wisconsin Alumni Association Board of Directors

August 13, 2008

Six accomplished graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been named new members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Board of Directors.

Fighting ash borer: To spray or not to spray?

August 12, 2008

Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here.

Slide show: Bucky (and friends) go to the fair

August 8, 2008

Cream puffs and the giant slide aside, the Wisconsin State Fair is a great venue for learning new things about the world — making it an ideal spot for UW–Madison to settle in for a day. On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the university did just that by bringing a sampling of science, music and athletics to the citizens of the state during UW–Madison Day at the Fair.

UW-Madison students improve Ecuador water quality

August 7, 2008

Civil and environmental engineering students used their senior design capstone project as an opportunity to fix a water pipeline serving five communities in Ecuador.

Conference brings science into focus for visually impaired

August 6, 2008

A conference titled Independent Laboratory Access for the Blind Conference on Teaching, Learning and Practicing Science for Students with Visual Impairments has been scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16, at UW–Madison.

PEOPLE students to be celebrated

July 31, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate one of its most important diversity "pipeline" programs Friday, Aug. 1.

UW-Madison Day at the State Fair

July 28, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's legacy of service and outreach to the state of Wisconsin will be celebrated at the Wisconsin State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Transportation researchers evaluate Madison Metro service

July 21, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering transportation researchers are compiling the results of ridership surveys conducted in March and April on board Madison Metro buses.

Theory meets practice in second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

July 21, 2008

This week (July 20-25), the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (WEB) for graduate students in chemistry, biology, law and engineering, among others.

Recent sightings: Stem cell summer science camp

July 20, 2008

Jose Zepeda, of Ellsworth, Wis., peers into a microscope while participating in a summer science camp hosted at the WiCell Research Institute at…

Families create special memories at Grandparents University

July 17, 2008

Grandparents and grandchildren are sharing a campus experience as they learn together at Grandparents University.

Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success

July 17, 2008

Before strip malls and subdivisions cropped up around Madison, University of Wisconsin–Madison students often earned extra money in the summer by plucking fat, green worms from tobacco plants in nearby Sun Prairie.

UW-Madison scanner program to benefit local retailers

July 9, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is partnering with a group of downtown businesses in a high-tech effort to combat underage drinking.

Working to bring individuals with large-animal interest into veterinary medicine

June 26, 2008

There has been much publicity lately about changes in the agricultural industry, accompanied by speculation that there will be fewer large-animal veterinarians.

UW-Madison students restore New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward bayou

June 4, 2008

A group of UW–Madison students are working to help restore the Bayou Bienvenue, an urban wetland in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, to ecological health.

Summer conference services uphold university ideal

May 27, 2008

With the spring semester coming to a close, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus prepares for a transition from predominantly undergraduate students to a highly diverse summer population. For University Housing Conference Services Program Director Sharon Seagren, June, July and August are the busiest months of the year.