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Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 12
April 23, 2012Whether you've got the greenest thumb on the block or you're turning soil for the first time this year, you'll find bushels of ideas for growing a great garden at UW Family Gardening Day, on Saurday, May 12 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Grads returning to take a bite out of Alumni Weekend
April 20, 2012Alumni are about to take a trip down a Memory Lane that bears a striking resemblance to State Street.
Experts suggest steps to stop spread of resistant corn rootworms
April 20, 2012The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool against a traditional corn pest.
Three UW–Madison scholars elected to prestigious academy
April 20, 2012The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies, has selected three University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars for induction into the 2012 class.
Events and programs to celebrate Earth Day on UW campus
April 20, 2012A number events and programs have been planned by various organizations to celebrate Earth Day on the UW campus. Earth Day is observed annually on Sunday, April 22, by more than 175 countries worldwide.
Nursing program in La Crosse to end
April 19, 2012As the UW–Madison School of Nursing re-engineers its curriculum, a mutual decision has been made to end a La Crosse-based offering of its nursing program that the school operated jointly with Gundersen Lutheran Health System.
Modernized inventory system wins Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize
April 19, 2012Christopher Beley's Flextory, a flexible, web-based inventory system designed for multiple inventory scenarios, won $10,000 and top prize at the 2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Competition.
National science reporter to visit UW–Madison campus
April 19, 2012Juliet Eilperin, national environmental reporter for The Washington Post, will participate in “Science Writing in the Age of Denial,” a symposium of science writers, and speak to journalism classes during the week of April 23 as the Public Affairs Writer in Residence.
Bousquet appointed interim UW-Eau Claire chancellor
April 18, 2012University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced that Gilles Bousquet has agreed to serve as the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s interim chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich next month.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory explores origin of cosmic rays
April 18, 2012Although cosmic rays were discovered 100 years ago, their origin remains one of the most enduring mysteries in physics. Now, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector in Antarctica, is honing in on how the highest energy cosmic rays are produced.
Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian explosion
April 18, 2012The oceans teemed with life 600 million years ago, but the simple, soft-bodied creatures would have been hardly recognizable as the ancestors of nearly all animals on Earth today.
Dance Department students present “Les Muses” April 26-28
April 18, 2012Dance students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will perform "Les Muses," a student concert featuring contemporary dance works by six emerging student choreographers and an original piece by New York artist in residence Pamela Pietro on April 26-28 at 8 p.m.
Witte to retire after 35 years of teaching, research, service
April 18, 2012John Witte tends to learn a subject as he goes along. From industrial relations to education policy, the La Follette School political scientist accepts a challenge and becomes an expert. Kazakhstan is next on Witte’s agenda.
Changing brains for the better; article documents benefits of multiple practices
April 17, 2012Practices like physical exercise, certain forms of psychological counseling and meditation can all change brains for the better, and these changes can be measured with the tools of modern neuroscience, according to a review article now online at Nature Neuroscience.
Guggenheim Foundation names two UW–Madison faculty as fellows
April 17, 2012A mathematician and a legal scholar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship Awards, recognizing artists, scholars and scientists based on distinguished past achievement and exceptional future promise.
African Studies Program celebrates 50 years with conference and reunion
April 17, 2012In 1978, while completing coursework towards a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Linda Thomas-Greenfield received a research grant to study in Liberia.
UW-Madison students celebrate spring with All-Campus Party
April 17, 2012Each year, University of Wisconsin–Madison student organizations jam-pack the calendar with charitable events that benefit the Madison community, but one event celebrates those students who work hard and give back all year long.
Mitchell named UW–Madison director of community relations
April 17, 2012Everett Mitchell, an assistant Dane County district attorney with a strong track record of community involvement, has been named community relations director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
State forensics competition comes to campus
April 17, 2012The Wisconsin High School Forensic Association will hold its annual Wisconsin Speech Festival on campus on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, April 20-21.
Five questions: Pharmacy dean sees school’s reputation thrive
April 17, 2012Jeanette Roberts, dean of the School of Pharmacy, understands the importance of reputation as well as anyone.