Category State & Global

Student startup aims to lift up Madison community through loans

November 25, 2011

After learning about how microfinance can increase small business revenue and uplift individuals out of poverty, University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Alex Rosenthal knew that something had to be done locally.

Forage know-how gives Wisconsin farmers an edge in growing biomass

November 16, 2011

Wisconsin farmers have been growing biomass for generations, says Kevin Shinners. They just have a different name for it.

Global commission delivers food security policy recommendations

November 16, 2011

A new report published by an independent global commission of eminent scientists states that the world's food system needs an immediate transformation to meet current and future threats to food security and environmental sustainability.

UW-Madison repeats as a leader in international education

November 15, 2011

In its 2011 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange, released this week, the Institute of International Education gives high marks to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in two categories.

Staffers share Thanksgiving with international visitors

November 15, 2011

Most students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison spend the last Thursday in November with family or friends: bundling up to brave colder weather; gathering around various combinations of turkey, vegetables and pie.

Trip aimed at advancing goal of UW–Madison presence in China

November 14, 2011

Representatives of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have returned to China this week, where they are seeking to expand the university's engagement and move toward the goal of creating a physical UW–Madison presence there.

UW study will explore anemia

November 7, 2011

To say a pregnant woman is eating for two leaves out a few guests at the table - trillions of them, according to Christopher Coe, a University of Wisconsin–Madison psychology professor who will soon begin studying anemia with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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).

Wisconsin Idea Symposium focuses on partnerships for the public good

November 1, 2011

One of the featured events of UW–Madison's Year of the Wisconsin Idea will focus on "Principled Partnerships for the Public Good."

UW–Madison hosts Iraqi economic development delegation

October 19, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of two American universities to host a delegation of representatives selected by Iraq's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Innovation, Research, and Development (ICIRD) on universities and technology-based economic development.

Birds-eye view of Wisconsin’s past wins governor’s award

October 13, 2011

A popular website that draws from tens of thousands of rare aerial photographs of Wisconsin will receive the 2011 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation from the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board.

New ‘microgrid’ test beds will foster state industry opportunities

October 3, 2011

Partner universities in the new Center for Renewable Energy Systems (CRES) are developing complementary facilities in Milwaukee and Madison to help corporate partners explore applications in the fast-growing microgrid industry, CRES leaders announced today (Oct. 3).

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.

Macy’s executive to address record number of Wisconsin industry representatives at E-Business conference

September 22, 2011

More than 650 business executives and managers will attend the 13th annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, which will be hosted Tuesday, Sept. 27, by the University of Wisconsin–Madison E-Business Consortium.

In Kansas, the Wisconsin Idea drives a spectacular restoration

September 22, 2011

For seven weeks this summer, UW–Madison graduate student Emma Silverman got the hands-on experience of a lifetime as she helped conserve a grass arts site in remote Kansas.

Recent sightings: Napolitano visits campus

September 16, 2011

Speaking from Varsity Hall in Union South on Sept. 16, 2011, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano responds to audience questions after delivering…

UW–Madison center hosts statewide online book club

September 9, 2011

The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will assume an administrative role of Read On Wisconsin, the statewide online book club for Wisconsin students and educators now in its seventh year.

UW–Madison receives European Union grant for center

September 8, 2011

The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant for 300,000 euros (ca. $430,000) from the European Commission in Brussels, renewing its funding through 2014.

Taiwanese Arts Week marks Taiwan’s founding with diverse artistic offerings

September 7, 2011

Taiwanese Arts Week will be held from Sept. 10-18 to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the founding of Taiwan.

Wisconsin Science Festival highlights connection between science, art

August 25, 2011

What happens when you mix one part Aldo Leopold, another part Frank Lloyd Wright and add a pinch of Indiana Jones? Anyone can find out with a visit to the first Wisconsin Science Festival, an educational and fun-filled exploration of science and art taking stage across several sites in Madison from Sept. 22-25.