Category State & Global
Reiland steps up to lead Wisconsin Idea Seminar
The seminar is a five-day traveling study tour to introduce the Wisconsin Idea to those who are new to the university.
New analysis shows Wisconsin poverty on the upswing
Poverty in Wisconsin hit its highest level in 30 years during a five-year period that ended in 2014, according to UW–Madison's Applied Population Laboratory.
14th Dalai Lama to visit Madison for live-streamed event on global well-being
Gathering perspectives to promote global well-being, the Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison will host the event March 9.
60 years after pioneering survey, Wisconsin prairies are changing rapidly
Researchers have found that human influence has accelerated the rate of species change in these prairies and likely in other natural places.
UW South Madison Partnership puts down roots after a successful first year
The Partnership has extended its reach to individual and group collaborations between UW–Madison professionals and citizens, and expanded versions of existing successes.
Tradition of serving others keeps drawing UW–Madison alumni into Peace Corps
We're the 2nd-largest producer of Peace Corps Volunteers, according to the 2016 ranking of colleges nationwide.
UW-Madison graduate named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Joanna Lawrence received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UW–Madison and completed her master’s degree in archaeology at Cambridge last year.
Statewide contest challenges Wisconsin students to grow crystals
The 3rd annual Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest is now enrolling middle school, high school and home schooled students for the contest that starts March 1.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar to deliver UW–Madison lecture
Klobuchar's talk, on 'Internationalism in the Heartland,' will take place Feb. 17 at the Plenary Hall of Nancy Nicholas Hall.
UW–Madison researchers begin work on Zika virus
Very little is known about the virus even though more than 50 years have passed since it was discovered in the Zika Forest in Uganda.
Grassland biofuels could benefit people and birds in Wisconsin and beyond
Converting marginal farmlands could also have other natural benefits, from creating habitat for pollinators to keeping nutrients in the soil and out of waterways.
UW Law School accepting applications to new Pre-Law Scholars Program
The James E. Jones Pre-Law Scholars Program is designed to improve access for students from historically underrepresented groups and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Morgridge summit showcases ‘interconnected web’ of scholarship, service
The event reaffirmed the value of the connections that keep the doors open between the university and the community in and around it.
Professor, alumni named to National Academy of Engineering
A University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineering professor, a chemical engineering alumnus and an engineering mechanics alumnus have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Long-term picture offers little solace on climate change
A new study finds that the catastrophic impact of another three centuries of carbon pollution will persist millennia after the carbon dioxide releases cease.
Biotech degree for working adults links science, business, law
As biological technologies advance, UW–Madison is preparing adult students to capitalize on that trend through a career-changing master’s degree in biotechnology.
UW-Madison to host discussion on bipartisan poverty proposals
Arthur C. Brooks, a prominent conservative voice in matters of economic and social policy, will deliver the Institute for Research on Poverty’s New Perspectives in Social Policy lecture.
New coursework will prepare social workers for aging population
New graduate options will be offered in fall 2016 through the part-time Master of Social Work Program offered in Eau Claire and Madison.
Games no laughing matter as science teachers, designers work together
Learning by doing is central to the Field Day Lab’s philosophy, says director David Gagnon. "Why give people games when they can create games?"
Certified Public Manager graduates make government work for Wisconsin citizens
The program teaches management skills that help government run smoothly — an especially important job in a time of tight budgets.