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New associate vice chancellor for facilities named

August 3, 2012

William M. Elvey will take over as associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management on Sept. 1 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Markel to lead UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

August 2, 2012

Mark D. Markel, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of medical sciences and associate dean for advancement in the university's School of Veterinary Medicine, has been chosen to lead the school. He will be the third dean in the school's 29-year history.

PEOPLE students celebrate completing pre-college program

August 2, 2012

One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's PEOPLE program, will again increase the number of college-ready students applying to the state's flagship campus.

Dairy herd performance tools available online

August 2, 2012

Dairy farmers have the opportunity to compare the health and production performance of their herd with other herds around the country as the result of a recent research project from the UW Dairy Science Department.

Race to benefit Carbone Cancer Center set Aug. 4

August 2, 2012

Join us for a fast-paced run or a leisurely walk on the UW–Madison campus.

MPD, UWPD, UW–Madison address University Avenue incidents

August 1, 2012

The Madison Police Department, the University of Wisconsin Police Department and the Division of Student Life are seeking help from the community to address a string of violent incidents that have taken place on University Avenue in recent weeks.

Learning machines scour Twitter in service of bullying research

August 1, 2012

UW-Madison researchers have been teaching computers to scour the endless feed of posts on Twitter for mentions of bullying events.

Forget blizzards and hurricanes, heat waves are deadliest

August 1, 2012

In the pantheon of deadly weather events, heat waves rule.

UW-Madison student receives national award for archival studies

August 1, 2012

Most people think of archivists sitting in basements or backrooms, poring over dusty old documents.

Multimillion-dollar gift to support Waisman Center scholars

July 31, 2012

A multimillion-dollar planned estate gift from Dr. Richard Morse ('67 MD) of New Orleans, will fund an interdisciplinary society of graduate student scholars to study childhood mental health and developmental disabilities in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Madison students create book trailers for film festival

July 31, 2012

As part of the Read On Wisconsin program, students from Madison's Whitehorse Middle School have dedicated their summer vacation to reading and discussing books for grades six through eight.

High-tech silver dressings ward off infection in wounds

July 31, 2012

Applied onto the business end of artificial skin, nanofilms that release antibacterial silver over time can eradicate bacteria in full-thickness skin wounds in mice.

UW-Madison wins Historical Society award

July 31, 2012

The Wisconsin Historical Society has awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison a 2012 Historic Restoration Award for the exterior rehabilitation work on North Hall and South Hall.

Collaborative computing, pioneered at UW–Madison, helped drive LHC analysis

July 31, 2012

When scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe announced the appearance of a new particle among the pieces of smashed protons, Miron Livny saw a huge scientific success.

Uhlrich to oversee campus research policy

July 31, 2012

Daniel Uhlrich, a professor of neuroscience in the School of Medicine and Public Health, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for research policy.

UW Police invite kids to be Badger Watch Buddies

July 31, 2012

The UW Police Department’s award-winning Badger Watch crime prevention program, which will celebrate its tenth anniversary this coming academic year, has added a new program for children ages 5-12 called Badger Watch Buddies.

New book by UW lecturer examines legacy of activist incident

July 30, 2012

Growing up in Catonsville, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, UW–Madison lecturer Shawn Peters can't remember the first time he heard about the Catonsville Nine. He was 18 months old in May 1968, when nine people - including two brothers, both well-known activists and Catholic priests, and a former nun - removed hundreds of files from the local draft office and burned them with homemade napalm.

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Campus news Latest News

New associate vice chancellor for facilities named

Markel to lead UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

PEOPLE students celebrate completing pre-college program

Dairy herd performance tools available online

Race to benefit Carbone Cancer Center set Aug. 4

MPD, UWPD, UW–Madison address University Avenue incidents

Learning machines scour Twitter in service of bullying research

Forget blizzards and hurricanes, heat waves are deadliest

UW-Madison student receives national award for archival studies

Multimillion-dollar gift to support Waisman Center scholars

Madison students create book trailers for film festival

High-tech silver dressings ward off infection in wounds

UW-Madison wins Historical Society award

Collaborative computing, pioneered at UW–Madison, helped drive LHC analysis

Uhlrich to oversee campus research policy

UW Police invite kids to be Badger Watch Buddies

New book by UW lecturer examines legacy of activist incident

Mathematical ecologist wins prestigious award

PEOPLE detectives get to the bottom of mock crime

Growing a green lawn means finding grasses that need less water