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Heller: Meal plan changes needed, flexible

March 1, 2018

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller is sharing the rationale for meal plan changes announced in November and updated to reflect feedback from…

Poll results: What do you love that everyone else hates?

February 28, 2018

 In last week's Wiscopinion, we asked student what they love that everyone they know hates. The answers grouped in four categories:

New exhibit pushes viewers to connect with an African tradition of honoring ancestors

February 28, 2018

Students, staff and faculty collaborated to create “Whirling Return of the Ancestors," which highlights one tradition of the Yorùbá people in Western Africa.

Survey results suggest the newly expanded Our Wisconsin program is making inroads

February 28, 2018

In its second year, the Our Wisconsin inclusion program at UW–Madison expanded four-fold to 4,332 students, and survey results suggest it is increasing awareness of and respect for diversity on campus.

UW-Madison celebrates International Women’s Day March 3

February 28, 2018

The event highlights and reflects on the work of those who have been engaged in improving conditions for women locally, nationally and internationally,

Student to student: OK, you’re graduating. What’s next?

February 27, 2018

A look at your options after graduation from UW–Madison: jobs, graduate school, volunteering or travel.

Seeking grocery shopper loyalty, Fetch Rewards is “obsessed with simple”

February 27, 2018

A company started by a UW–Madison undergrad five years ago is finding success with an app that rewards grocery buyers who scan in their receipts.

Testing the waters for a new kind of graduate teaching

February 26, 2018

A UW–Madison engineering professor has designed a three-credit graduate course in a virtual university format, with live online lectures delivered to remote audiences.

Aldo Leopold’s writings given voice March 3 at UW Arboretum

February 26, 2018

The 13th annual Madison Reads Leopold event on Saturday, March 3, will feature a reading of the influential conservationist’s “A Sand County Almanac” and other writings.

UW mathematician on NOVA

February 26, 2018

Appearing on the PBS program "Nova," UW–Madison professor and math expert Jordan Ellenberg explains how understanding simple facts about probability can help people in their everyday lives. "Prediction by the Numbers" airs Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. CST.

Outstanding Women of Color honored

February 26, 2018

In a campus tradition dating back to 2007-2008, the award celebrates women who share their exceptional scholarship with the campus and community through their dedicated work, outreach and impact.

Girls and women not a “silver bullet” for ending poverty

February 23, 2018

Researcher Kathryn Moeller says such initiatives transfer the responsibility for change onto girls and women, and away from governments, corporations and global governance institutions whose actions have often led to the unequal distribution of resources, poor labor conditions and other structural inequities.

Sounds of ‘La Boheme’ to fill Shannon Hall this weekend

February 23, 2018

For the first time since its 2014 renovation, an opera will be performed in Wisconsin Union Theater's Shannon Hall this weekend.

UW Arboretum celebrates 50 years of winter lectures, fellowship

February 23, 2018

The educational talks for naturalists began as an effort to help extend the Arboretum’s guiding credo — Aldo Leopold’s land ethic — beyond the Arboretum grounds.

New research reimagines anti-poverty policies and the social safety net

February 22, 2018

A selection of innovative anti-poverty policy proposals by leading social scientists, including some from UW–Madison, explores alternatives to shrinking federal programs.

Forecasting antibiotic resistance with a ‘weather map’ of local data

February 22, 2018

To help physicians choose the best antibiotic first, researchers in the School of Pharmacy and the State Cartographer's Office are drawing inspiration from the weather.

Pulling needles out of haystacks: With computation, researchers identify promising solid oxide fuel cell materials

February 22, 2018

Using advanced computational methods, UW–Madison materials scientists have discovered new materials that could bring widespread commercial use of solid oxide fuel cells closer to reality.

Vigil, march commemorate Parkland shooting

February 21, 2018

About 200 students and community members gather on Library Mall Wednesday for a vigil in honor of those killed and injured in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.