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Wisconsin Energy Institute adds spark to Crawford County classroom
Lisa Andresen is teaching science for the first time this year with the help of two WEI educator institutes she attended.
No typical day in artist in residence’s classroom
Amy Franceschini’s class may be unconventional at times, but it’s teaching important lessons about social change and uncertainty.
Working at UW to improve workforce communications
The new website is designed as an easy to use resource for essential employee information, from parking and transportation updates to HR news and construction-related bulletins.
Stem cell meeting to focus on cell aging and maturation
"Stem Cells in the 4th Dimension," is an annual scientific meeting coordinated by the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center and the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center.
UW-Madison Campus Master Plan open house scheduled for April 13
The plan's goals include: supporting the university’s mission; managing resources; celebrating the lakeside setting; making travel easy; revitalizing outdoor spaces; and being good neighbors.
Blank’s Slate: UW–Madison, the Board of Regents and tenure
Chancellor Rebecca Blank comments on the Friday, April 8, decision of the UW System Board of Regents to approve a UW–Madison policy on tenure.
Full of life
On the next episode of Forward Motion, a visiting artist shows an unexpected way of celebrating life; a formerly homeless man gets his life back on track; the university partners with citizen scientists; and answers to the most common questions about bugs. Tuesday, April 12, at 8:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup to release report, hold webinar on April 14
A UW–Madison/UW-Extension-led workgroup tasked with assessing manure irrigation practices will share its findings during a webinar on Thursday, April 14. Immediately following the webinar, the…
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative proposals selected
Reviewers identified ambitious, early stage research ideas and infrastructure investments in an effort to jump-start innovative interdisciplinary research.
Two members of UW community honored for advancing status of women
Lori DiPrete Brown, associate director for education at the Global Health Institute, and Robert Golden, dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health, are this year's winners.
Donna Shalala keynote speaker for UW–Madison Global Summit for Women
The former UW–Madison chancellor will consider the status of women and well-being in Wisconsin and the world.
Community relations director Mitchell reflects on role, progress
Everett Mitchell, UW–Madison’s director of community relations, has been elected a Dane County Circuit Judge.
From one Badger to another
UW basketball Coach Greg Gard speaks at a press conference announcing the "Bring Bucky Home" campaign at the Henry Vilas Zoo Visitor Center on April 6. The campaign will raise money to build a Wisconsin Heritage Exhibit that will feature a natural badger enclosure and pay tribute to Wisconsin's history as a mining state and to the University of Wisconsin.
Syrian refugee shares story of persecution for Out and About Month
Campus speaker Subhi Nahas made history when he testified at the United Nations about the persecution of gays and lesbians throughout the Middle East by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State.
In these microbes, iron works like oxygen
Two new studies can shed some light on the perennial question of how life arose, but they also have practical applications in the search for life in space.
Helping seniors stay active, independent through fitness
We all know that exercise is good for us. Yet becoming active late in life comes with a unique set of challenges.
UW receives UN chair for global work on gender, well-being and peace
The chair will be the first in North America to interrelate the three areas through researchers, practitioners and advocates for knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Experience is the best teacher in creating a better STEM faculty
The Delta Program has helped to prepare hundreds of UW–Madison graduate students for faculty positions in STEM fields.
Construction brings traffic delays to west campus
People who travel on the west side of campus are being asked to allow for extra travel time due to construction on the UW Hospital Parking Ramp
Recent evolutionary change allows a fruit fly to dine on a toxic fruit
A fruit called the noni, now hyped for a vast array of unproven health benefits, is at the heart of a new research study.