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Fight to save celebrated prairie continues

October 3, 2007

Students from UW–Madison’s general ecology class have joined Arboretum researchers and land managers in an ambitious five-year plan to subdue the spread of invasive reed canary grass in the UW Arboretum’s Greene Prairie. Read More

Spoken word scholars aim to transform campus

September 30, 2007

They express themselves and how they feel about the world around them through a powerful mechanism: words. And now the students who have embraced urban art, including “spoken word,” are coming together on campus, playing a leadership role in a national movement and sharing their craft with others. Read More

Hot subjects—Physics 206: ‘Seeking Truth: Living with Doubt’

September 30, 2007

Physics professor Marshall Onellion has a new job title this semester: official tackling dummy for his freshmen students. It’s part of his scheme to provoke controversial discussion and to get his students really thinking. Oddly enough, he’s instigating this debate in a physics class. Read More

Couple’s $3 million gift to fund scholarships

July 24, 2007

One Madison-based couple is prepared to benefit University of Wisconsin–Madison students for years to come, thanks to their decision to speed up the timetable on a lifelong goal. Read More

Merger forms new department of forest and wildlife ecology

June 29, 2007

The departments of wildlife ecology and forestry ecology and management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are merging to become the department of forest and wildlife ecology. Read More

Dietetics students help kids make edible jewelry at farmers’ market

June 4, 2007

UW-Madison dietetics students are working to incorporate nutrition and fresh produce into children's activities by making edible jewelry at the farmers' market. Read More

Freshman engineers seize the wind…and a new opportunity

May 29, 2007

Inspired to reinvigorate his teaching after a yearlong sabbatical, electrical and computer engineering professor Giri Venkataramanan decided to try an experiment. During spring semester 2007, he challenged the freshman in his introductory engineering class to build a functioning wind turbine from scratch. Read More

Student race car design team takes first place

May 23, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Formula SAE Racing student vehicle team took first place at the international competition in Detroit. Read More

Two students to lead sustainability bus tour this summer

May 16, 2007

Two students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, along with 11 other students and recent graduates from around the country, are going to live on a bus this summer. Read More

UW-Madison bridge, canoe teams sweep regional competition

May 7, 2007

Overcoming such obstacles as thunderstorms, muddy turf and an emergency hotel-hallway bridge-building practice, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Concrete Canoe Team and Steel Bridge Team each dominated the Great Lakes Regional Competition, held April 26-29 at Purdue University. Read More

Medical device refinements top student design competition

May 7, 2007

Designed by University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineering students, a device that improves the diagnostic yield of fine-needle aspiration, a sensory-substitution device for hearing impairment, and a magnetic-resonance-compatible device for imaging lower extremities during movement received top honors in the first annual Tong Biomedical Engineering Design Award competition. Read More

University to honor distinguished students

May 7, 2007

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor nearly 100 undergraduate recipients of the university's most prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards. Read More

Food science students get taste of big leagues with Miller Park internship

May 3, 2007

It's a Milwaukee Brewers fan's dream: Spend the summer at Miller Park, get paid to do it, and get some resume-building professional experience to boot. This month, UW–Madison seniors Maureen Riley and Hannah Buchen begin summer internships with Milwaukee Sportservice, the company that provides food, beverage and retail services to Milwaukee's Miller Park. Read More

Students flex entrepreneurial muscle in competition

May 1, 2007

What do a discarded industrial fan, a recycled wastebasket, a surplus fishing reel, and a set of drawers from an old lab desk have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus? Read More

Student Personnel Association announces annual awards

April 30, 2007

UW–Madison’s Student Personnel Association honored the efforts of nine individuals with its Outstanding Achievement Awards. The honors were distributed at a luncheon held on April 18. Read More

Biomedical engineering competition stresses real-world challenges

April 12, 2007

Part of a unique curriculum infused with real-world design opportunities, a new competition for University of Wisconsin biomedical engineering undergraduate students places an even greater emphasis on applying their engineering knowledge to actual problems in biology and medicine. Read More

Students enhance undergraduate experience with research

April 4, 2007

On Thursday, April 12, more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their "ideas that matter" to the community at the ninth annual University of Wisconsin–Madison Undergraduate Symposium. Read More

Students enhance undergraduate experience with research

March 28, 2007

On Thursday, April 12, from 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m., more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their “ideas that matter” to the community at the ninth annual Undergraduate Symposium. Read More

Undergraduate business program ranked by BusinessWeek

March 12, 2007

BusinessWeek magazine has ranked the undergraduate business program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business 28th in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. Last year, Wisconsin was ranked 27th nationally and fifth in the Big Ten. Read More