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Campus historian John Jenkins dies
John W. Jenkins, who carried on the work of documenting the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s history through a widely acclaimed book series, died in Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 23. He was 66 years old.
UW scientists track Sandy’s fury
Hurricane Sandy has earned it reputation as a perfect storm, even among meteorologists. But while Louis Uccellini, environmental prediction chief for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said, “This is the worst-case scenario,” the storm researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison weren’t so sure.
Recent sightings: A sneak-peek tour
Taking advantage of one of the events offered for the UW’s Homecoming, on Oct. 26 a group of College of Engineering alumni — sporting…
Recent Sightings: Late autumn warmth
People enjoy an unseasonably mild autumn afternoon sitting near the Maquina water fountain on Engineering Mall on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
EI Point People
List of Educational Innovation project point people.
Graduate student’s curiosity garners video contest slot
“Curiosity is infectious,” says Jamin Dreyer in a short online video. “My eyes see things differently after doing field research in beautiful Iceland.”
Community forum to focus on fracking and sand mining
Fracking, the controversial technology for opening natural gas deposits, will be the focus of a three-part Community Environmental Forum series beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in room 1106 of the Mechanical Engineering Building.
Scientists begin effort to stir up a cosmic dynamo in the lab
For scientists trying to understand the subtleties of cosmic dynamos - the magnetic field-inducing phenomena at the hearts of planets, stars and galaxies - the physics, for the most part, must be done at vast distances.