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Slide show: Aerial Artistry

November 7, 2011

Parents’ Weekend celebrates UW–Madison families

November 3, 2011

More than 740 families will learn about student life this weekend during their visits to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for Parents’ Weekend, an annual tradition that brings students and their families together to experience the university and the city of Madison. Read More

New documentary highlights Mildred Fish-Harnack

November 3, 2011

A new one-hour documentary on Mildred Fish-Harnack—Milwaukee native, University of Wisconsin alumna, and the only American woman executed on direct orders from Adolf Hitler—is scheduled to premiere Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT). Read More

UW System President Kevin Reilly discusses state budget lapses

October 28, 2011

I encourage you to work collaboratively with your shared governance groups, your chancellors, and other campus/institutional leaders to advocate for the UW System’s vital educational mission. In the midst of the economic restructuring our country faces, your work is more important than ever, and it’s worth fighting for. Read More

“Ask a Librarian” service now available through text messaging

October 27, 2011

Halloween message from the Division of Student Life

October 26, 2011

Dean Underwood column on ALEC published in The Nation

October 25, 2011

Dean Julie Underwood contributed to the Aug. 1-8, 2011 edition of The Nation as part of its special "ALEC Exposed" series. Read More

Slide show: Taking the High View

October 25, 2011

Aerial photos show an ever-changing campus Read More

Slide show: On Exhibit

October 21, 2011

Cancer researchers study “scrambler therapy” for pain relief

October 20, 2011

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center researchers are testing an innovative pain therapy system for patients with nerve pain following chemotherapy, a condition called painful chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy. Read More

Wisconsin poverty measure informs anti-poverty conference

October 19, 2011

A researcher with the Wisconsin Poverty Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) is sharing project findings at an upcoming antipoverty summit. Read More

Patz discusses environmental health with Dalai Lama, Prime Minister of Bhutan

October 18, 2011

For professor Jonathan Patz, who directs the UW–Madison Global Health Institute and holds an appointment in the Nelson Institute, conversations around environmental ethics are an everyday occurrence. It's not every day, however, that he can discuss these issues with the Dalai Lama. Read More

Slide show: Northwoods partners

October 17, 2011

The complex interplay between the earth's climate on global and local levels drives UW–Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Ankur Desai's research. In September, students from the soils and waters course at the College of the Menominee Nation in Keshena, Wis., joined Desai's team to get a look at the high-tech methods researchers use to monitor carbon flux — the movement of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in and out of plants, water and soil. Read More

Slide show: We love a parade

October 14, 2011

Moynihan examines Hurricane Katrina, red tape

October 14, 2011

How an agency’s culture affects the actions the agency takes is illuminated in new research from public affairs scholar Donald Moynihan on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. Read More

You did it! Bucky Challenge earns nearly $20,000 for scholarships

October 11, 2011

UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Association have a message for the campus community of social media users: You have accomplished something historic. Read More

Interim Chancellor Ward’s appointment extended

October 4, 2011

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly announced today that he is extending UW–Madison Chancellor David Ward’s interim appointment to two years. Read More

Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang to deliver Zolotow Lecture Oct. 5

October 4, 2011

Chinese Champions visit state cranberry and ginseng growers

October 3, 2011

A group of world-class Chinese athletes accustomed to competing on the international stage got a close look at two international stars of Wisconsin agriculture—cranberries and ginseng. The student-athletes in the Chinese Champions Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison traveled north to broaden their perspective on their host state. Read More