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Students compete for start-up cash in G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition

April 26, 2012

Eighty-two undergraduate and graduate students from 31 majors across the University of Wisconsin–Madison will vie for start-up capital as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business on Friday, April 27.

“Calm After the Storm” event this Sunday

April 26, 2012

A temporary housing shelter will be on display from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts as part of a special project by students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Human Ecology.

UW-Madison to offer dual law and public health degree

April 26, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined juris doctor and master of public health, starting this fall.

Seven receive entrepreneurial achievement awards

April 26, 2012

Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and faculty were honored this week for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.

College of Letters & Science Career Services assists with post-graduation plans

April 26, 2012

With graduation only a few weeks away, Letters & Science Career Services (LSCS) is an excellent resource for students entering the job market.

At 80, Harold Scheub keeps the storytelling tradition alive

April 26, 2012

As the African Studies Program celebrates its 50th anniversary, Harold Scheub remains a constant.

Input sought on campus bus changes

April 26, 2012

UW-Madison Transportation Services will be making changes to campus bus service and is seeking input at two upcoming May meetings.

Patel to further interfaith discussion at UW–Madison

April 25, 2012

Eboo Patel likes to tell the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. learned in seminary school about Gandhi's inspiration to create a nonviolent social reform movement.

Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds

April 25, 2012

Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds.

Madison proclaims April 28 Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day

April 25, 2012

Mayor Paul Soglin has signed a proclamation designating this Saturday, April 28, as Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day in the city of Madison. It is the 35th anniversary of the program.

DARE to host conference on language

April 25, 2012

The Dictionary of American Regional English, a project of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will hold a mini-conference to celebrate the publication of its fifth volume.

UW Chamber Orchestra visits Brookfield’s Wilson Center

April 25, 2012

The UW Chamber Orchestra performs at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield in a free concert on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Veteran’s Legal Clinic and Pro Bono Society receive grants

April 24, 2012

Two new grants will help University of Wisconsin law students gain valuable experience while helping veterans who need legal assistance.

Madison remains home to WIAA basketball tournament

April 24, 2012

A tradition nearly 100 years old will continue as the WIAA has agreed to keep the boys basketball tournament in Madison through 2020. The girls tournament will spend 2013 and 2014 in Green Bay.

UW-Madison Javanese concert features four guest artists

April 24, 2012

This spring's annual concert of music and dance by the UW–Madison Javanese Gamelan Ensemble and dancers will feature a solo dance by Valerie Mau Vetter of Grinnell College, a group dance by members of the Javanese dance class taught by Peggy Choy of the Dance Department and a wide variety of gamelan music.

Town hall meetings don’t accurately measure community opinion on controversial issues, study finds

April 24, 2012

Town-hall-style meetings may provide useful insight about the range of views on a controversial issue, but they're not likely to provide an accurate measure of overall community opinion, says a team of science communication researchers.

UW welcomes new Nelson Institute director

April 24, 2012

Paul Robbins, the director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, has been named director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Forms of online learning enhance students’ experiences

April 24, 2012

When Jamie Henke set out to create an online course in music theory, some feared that the only students who would enroll would be those who wanted to attend class from their residence halls, still clad in pajamas.

University Police to collect unwanted, expired medications on April 27

April 23, 2012

The UWPD is participating in the 4th National Take Back Initiative with the Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday, April 27.

Go Big Read goes “Radioactive” for 2012-2013 book selection

April 23, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward has selected "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout" by Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times illustrator Lauren Redniss as the book for the fourth year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.

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