Tag Winter

Recent sightings: Below zero

January 8, 2015

A lost mitten awaits its owner in a snow bank near UW–Madison’s Walnut Street Greenhouse during a subzero winter day on Wednesday, Jan.

Recent sightings: All quiet on the lakefront

December 22, 2014

While many Badgers have left campus for winter break, a lone woman rides her longboard alongside a partially frozen Lake Mendota.

Reminder: Campus inclement weather policies

November 12, 2014

With winter-like weather returning, the Office of Human Resources is reminding employees about campus inclement weather guidelines. The chancellor or her designee is responsible for…

Recent Sightings: Campus from the rooftop

March 11, 2014

These photos depict views of the western, urban part of campus from the roof of the Engineering Research Building.

Thriving, rather than surviving, is key to winning winter

February 13, 2014

After months of cold temperatures, cloudy days and snow, it’s no wonder that many of us think bears have the right idea during the winter.

Frosty Fun

February 10, 2014

Faced with a frigid winter that seems like it’ll never end, UW–Madison turned to the Hoofer Winter Carnival for a much-needed jolt of fun during the past week.

More than 40 people with the Hoofer Outing Club cross-country ski and snowshoe across frozen and snow-covered Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union Terrace to the tip of Picnic Point at night on Feb. 4.

Engineering students win 2013 Clean Snowmobile Challenge

March 12, 2013

A group of UW–Madison College of Engineering students took first place in the internal combustion division of the SAE 2013 Clean Snowmobile Challenge, their fifth time doing so in the 14-year history of the competition.

Adaptive ski project gives people with disabilities a new chance to participate

March 8, 2013

Back in 2005, "sit-skis" for cross-country skiers with disabilities were expensive, uncomfortable and largely unavailable - except to a handful of Paralympic athletes, at price tags of more than $2,000. Today, more than 300 sitting-position skis, with an adaptable, user-friendly design, enable a much wider group of people with lower-body limitations to participate in the popular winter sport, at a cost of only about $250 per ski.