Tag Outreach
Prospective college faculty visit UW-Richland
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
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
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?
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.
UW-Madison students improve Ecuador water quality
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Grandparents and grandchildren are sharing a campus experience as they learn together at Grandparents University.
Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success
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
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
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
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
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.