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Annual wellness expo raises awareness — and funds
Fun fitness activities for all ages, from a Zumbathon to a fitness obstacle course, will be highlighted at the Wisconsin Wellness Campaign Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Southeast Recreational Facility. Hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Recreational Sports, the expo provides campus and the community the chance to connect with organizations promoting wellness. The free event is open to the public. Read More
On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow is April 11-12 at Field House
UW-Madison, Wunk Sheek, and Native American tribal partners from across the state will host the 45th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP) April 11-12 at the UW–Madison Field House. This cultural and educational event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 10 a.m. Read More
Spring Book Sale starts April 15 at Memorial Library
If you love books, you won't want to miss the Spring Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries Book Sale, to be held Wednesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 18. With more than 500 boxes of books ready to fill the tables for you to browse, this is the largest used book sale in Wisconsin. The sale is open to the public and held in Room 116 of Memorial Library, 728 State St., Madison. Read More
Two receive awards for research to benefit children
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received three-year Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards to support research into fungal disease and therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read More
Volunteers needed as commencement marshals
All faculty and staff members – academic or classified – are welcome and encouraged to serve as marshals at this spring’s main commencement ceremony, held on Saturday, May 16 at Camp Randall Stadium. Interested persons may register by completing this online form by Friday, April 10. Read More
Great run, sad end
“Make ‘em believe” was the slogan that kept Badgers fans going all season, even into the final seconds of a hard-fought NCAA championship that ended with a 68-63 loss to Duke. Read More
Global Health Symposium spans disciplines, generations and the world
From avian influenza to empowering women in agriculture to improving access to pain medicines in Africa, Global Health Symposium 2015: Advancing Health in an Interconnected World gives the UW community a place to explore the complex determinants of health in Wisconsin and across the world. Read More
Buckets, Bucky and brains: A look back, a Duke link
History and more about the NCAA championships Read More
Advancing engineering for a better society: Los Alamos leader named UW–Madison Grainger Institute director
In June, Dan Thoma will become the first director of the Grainger Institute for Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Funded in 2014 with $25 million from The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Illinois, the institute is an incubator for transdisciplinary research in the UW–Madison College of Engineering. Read More
Controlled prairie burns to take place in Lakeshore Nature Preserve
No cause for alarm: If citizens see smoke on the west end of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus this weekend, it's part of nature's plan. Read More
Final Four brings together research powerhouses
The university communities of UW–Madison, Duke, Kentucky and Michigan State may have basketball foremost on their minds this weekend, but year-round those minds are performing extraordinary research. Read More
Plowing prairies for grains: Biofuel crops replace grasslands nationwide
Clearing grasslands to make way for biofuels may seem counterproductive, but University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers show in a study today (April 2, 2015) that crops, including the corn and soy commonly used for biofuels, expanded onto 7 million acres of new land in the U.S. over a recent four-year period, replacing millions of acres of grasslands. Read More
Team tracks the uncertain climate footprint of wetlands
When is a wetland a sink and when is a wetland a source? Read More
Shadid Ethics Award honors Chicago Tribune staff
Three Chicago Tribune reporters and a photographer are recipients of the 2015 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Their revelations about serious abuses in Illinois' juvenile justice system brought about reforms and led to the resignation of the director of the state Department of Children and Family Services. Read More
Q&A with Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education Marsha Mailick
Marsha Mailick talks about the challenges and opportunities the research enterprise faces during this time of transition and budgetary uncertainty. Read More
Model helps Wisconsin city planners prepare to weather large storms
How society should respond to climate change may be a global-scale debate, but University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers know that preparing for climate change's impact on weather is a profoundly local problem. Read More
Mailick to Lead UW–Madison Research, Graduate Education
Marsha Mailick, the former long-time director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Waisman Center, was named today by Chancellor Rebecca Blank as the university's first vice chancellor for research and graduate education. Read More