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Native American student organization hosts annual spring pow-wow
May 2, 2012Wunk Sheek, a Native American student organization at UW–Madison, will welcome the campus community and the general public to the 29th annual Wunk Sheek Spring Pow-Wow on Saturday, May 5.
UW Design Gallery opens virtual space
May 2, 2012"Design 2012: First Annual Student Virtual Exhibition" will be shown from 1-1:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, before "Escape," the Textile and Apparel Student Association runway fashion show, and again at 8 p.m. after the show, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Union South, Varsity Hall, 1308 W. Dayton St.
Berquam: If you attend Mifflin, be safe, smart
May 2, 2012University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is hoping students decide to skip the Mifflin Street block party this weekend. But if they do attend, she's suggesting they listen closely to public safety officials and remember that dangerous behavior can have long-lasting consequences.
At smallest scale, liquid crystal behavior portends new materials
May 2, 2012Liquid crystals, the state of matter that makes possible the flat screen technology now commonly used in televisions and computers, may have some new technological tricks in store.
After epic debate, avian flu research sees light of day
May 2, 2012After a marathon debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication, one of the studies was finally and fully published today (May 3, 2012) in the journal Nature.
Moped changes being made to increase campus safety
May 2, 2012Drivers of mopeds will now be able to count on a parking spot starting Sept. 1 when a new parking system goes into effect.
Bike thefts up, police offer anti-theft tips
May 2, 2012The UW–Madison Police Department is reporting an increase in campus bicycle thefts.
UW professor honored by American Society for Microbiology
May 1, 2012Ching Kung, professor of genetics and microbiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Bartz to address graduates at spring commencement
May 1, 2012Carol Bartz, the former CEO and president of Autodesk and Yahoo!, is returning to her alma mater to deliver the charge to the graduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's four commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20 at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin coalitions encouraged to apply for community transformation grants
May 1, 2012The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources today announced that communities across the state can apply for grants to create healthier places to live, work and play through the Transform Wisconsin Fund. The fund will competitively award community grants to more than 30 nonprofit organizations or local governments across the state.
Dogs at the UW to visit eight campus locations May 1-15
May 1, 2012It won’t be long before final exams, commencement, and the end of the spring semester, and it can be a very stressful time for students.
Biochemistry complex blends old with new
May 1, 2012The Biochemistry Complex located next to Henry Mall looks a lot different than decades ago. But you wouldn’t necessarily know that at first glance.
Absentee voting encouraged for students leaving Madison this summer
April 30, 2012Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl is concerned changes in statewide voting laws could prove confusing to students voting in the state’s recall elections.
Beginning farmer school seeks cyclists, pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser
April 30, 2012Dozens of cyclists will be riding through the rolling hills of rural Dane and Green counties on Saturday, June 2 in support of the next generation of farmers.
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes UW appearance
April 30, 2012Neil deGrasse Tyson, a world-renowned science orator known for dreaming the impossible and urging it into reality, will be the keynote speaker for UW–Madison's inaugural Senior Day on Thursday, May 10.
Memorial Union Terrace adds “Mendota Blue” chairs to mark transformation
April 29, 2012The palette of the Memorial Union Terrace gained another vivid color on Sunday, April 29, as 300 “Mendota Blue” Terrace chairs joined the traditional orange, green and yellow chairs.
UW Health pediatric clinic featured in new documentary
April 28, 2012To examine the impact and cost of obesity within the U.S., HBO and the Institute of Medicine, in association with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control, created a four- part documentary series titled, “The Weight of the Nation.”
Recent sightings: No worries
April 27, 2012As the days between now and commencement begin ticking down, students danced the night away at Club Bucky held in the backyard of Witte…
Science night fosters grade-schoolers’ natural curiosity
April 27, 2012A delighted murmur – a hybrid of “Wow!” and “Whoa!” -- arises as an ultraviolet light illuminates the invisible traces of chemicals on a chromatography paper, and Dave Stevenson knows he’s done his job at Family Science Night at Emerson School on Madison’s east side. Stevenson, a microbiologist at the federal Dairy Forage Research Center on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, gives an outline of chromatography for 22 students in first through fifth grades.
Panel to explore fight for tribal sovereignty in Wisconsin
April 27, 2012A public panel sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at UW–Madison will ask whether the rights of Wisconsin’s native people are respected or routinely trampled, and explores how tribes assert sovereignty through grass-roots organizing, organizational alliances, and legal challenges to such contentious proposals as the recently-deferred mining bill and new wolf-hunting legislation.