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Parallel Press releases ‘Small Acts’
In the Parallel Press's latest chapbook release, "Small Acts," poet Mary Mercier explores how minuscule events reveal principal life themes.
Alumni to be honored
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Council of the Wisconsin Alumni Association has selected two local educators as its 2002 Distinguished Alumni.
UW-Madison hosts grandparents university
Grandparents University brings children and their grandparents together to learn from each other while being instructed by some of the finest UW–Madison faculty and staff.
Hoyt to be honored for teaching
A record of excellence in broadcast journalism education has won a major award for emeritus professor James L. Hoyt.
New UW solution stores organs even longer
In the late 1980s, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers developed a synthetic solution that could safely store organs outside the body for longer than ever…
Hospital ranks high in specialties
UW Hospital and Clinics ranks among the top 50 of the nation's nearly 2,000 major medical centers in 10 medical specialties.
Camp Randall work ends 1st phase
The $11.2 million utility construction phase of the Camp Randall Stadium renovation plan is expected to wind up this month.
Huppler drawings go on display
The exhibition "Dudley Huppler: Drawings" is scheduled to open Saturday, July 13, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Fat ‘switch’ regulates weight
New findings by university biochemists add important information about how the hormone leptin regulates body weight and metabolism.
Budget bill await final approval
A budget repair bill addressing Wisconsin's $1 billion budget deficit now awaits the governor's review.
Law students help prevent land loss
Each summer, the Land Tenure Center places law students with organizations around the country that help minority communities fight land loss.
Rec sports director named
A recreational sports administrator with 21 years of experience on a Big Ten campus will become the new director of recreational sports at the university.
Study targets eating, nutrition among young adults
A nutritional scientist is leading a 10-state study that will examine the barriers to healthy eating among young adults and test a strategy to overcome the obstacles.
UW Press buys pop culture publisher
In a move that will establish the University of Wisconsin Press as a top publisher of popular culture studies, the UW Press has purchased the Popular Press from Bowling Green State University.
Conserve energy, employees asked
Physical Plant officials are asking employees to shut down equipment that generates heat and take other steps to conserve energy on campus this summer.
UT presents a comic classic
Starting this weekend, University Theatre presents "Barefoot in the Park," a comedy from one of the American theatre's most popular playwrights.
Big magnet to bolster lab
Mysteries of the stuff that underpins all life soon will become less murky with the help of a new, big research magnet at a campus lab.
Vet prof studies pain relief
Vjekoslav Miletic, a professor of comparative biosciences, studies why some physical pains persist and what may be done to relieve them.
Tuition rates set
Resident undergraduate tuition will increase $143 per semester, the smallest hike of any Big Ten school.
Students conduct experiments aboard ‘weightless wonder’
Adding a new spin to the challenges of engineering, a group of students were literally "in over their heads" this past spring when they took part in the NASA-sponsored Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program.