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UW cows on campus are getting an updated home

January 14, 2012

The home of the dairy cows on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus is getting a long-awaited update. In May, the university will undertake a $3 million remodeling of the Dairy Cattle Center on Linden Drive.

Program focuses on management-worker partnerships

January 13, 2012

A program to explore how management and labor can work better together for their mutual benefit will be held this month in honor of one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's greatest economists.

Ward touts 100 years of the Wisconsin Idea on “For the Record”

January 12, 2012

UW–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward discusses the Wisconsin Idea on WISC-TV's For the Record.

UW-Madison biochemist to serve on president’s National Medal of Science committee

January 12, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist Judith Kimble has been selected to serve on President Obama's Committee on the National Medal of Science.

Wisconsin’s Great Idea (from Madison Magazine)

January 12, 2012

The philosophy that connects the university with the greater state is now a century old. What does the Idea mean today? And how about in the next hundred years?

Interim chancellor’s statement on John Chadima

January 11, 2012

Here is a statement from Interim Chancellor David Ward regarding John Chadima:

Online engineering grad programs ranked No. 1

January 10, 2012

U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW–Madison No. 1 for its online graduate engineering programs in the categories of teaching practices and student engagement, and student services and technology.

Search committee named for veterinary medicine dean

January 10, 2012

A search-and-screen committee has been appointed to assist UW–Madison's administration to identify and select candidates for the next dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Award supports study of internal-combustion diagnostic tool

January 10, 2012

For the past several decades, engineers have been investigating low-temperature combustion as a means of creating engines with diesel-like efficiency and no pollutant emissions. A UW–Madison mechanical engineering assistant professor has received a grant to study the process.

Retired judge to lead independent review of UW Athletics official

January 9, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward announced today (Monday, Jan. 9) that retired Dane County Circuit Judge Patrick Fiedler will lead a four-person team to conduct an independent review of a recent allegation of misconduct regarding a UW athletic department official.

Madison events to honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 9, 2012

Members of the UW–Madison community and the Madison community at large will have plentiful opportunities for observance and service to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Go Big Read accepting book nominations

January 9, 2012

Go Big Read is engaging students, faculty, staff and the community in a shared academic experience as they read and discuss "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario. Now planning is under way for next year's common-reading program, which will focus on a theme suggested by Interim Chancellor David Ward: innovation.

Dance Department presents faculty concert

January 9, 2012

Take a break from winter to experience a vast and rich array of modern dance artistry as the Dance Department presents the first Arts Night Out event of the season, "Latitudes," the annual faculty concert.

Jahn to speak at White House for Morrill Act’s anniversary

January 9, 2012

The 150th anniversary of a law that changed the mission of the University of Wisconsin and gave rise to the Wisconsin Idea is being marked in 2012, and a UW–Madison faculty member and student will be participating in a White House event that coincides with the occasion.

Chadima resigns from UW Athletics position

January 7, 2012

John Chadima, senior associate athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has resigned from his position in the UW Department of Athletics.

UW geneticist James Crow passes away

January 6, 2012

The UW–Madison community is mourning the loss of a legend: James F. Crow, professor emeritus of genetics, who passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 4, two weeks shy of his 96th birthday.

Air Force ROTC program opens to MATC students

January 6, 2012

Students from Madison Area Technical College (MATC) can enroll in the UW–Madison Air Force ROTC program under an agreement signed Friday, Jan. 6.

Curb magazine examines the unexpected side of Wisconsin

January 6, 2012

Sheboygan as a surfing mecca. Green brewing in Amherst. A cross-country skiing event that draws thousands from all over the world to the arctic climes of northern Wisconsin.

Study pinpoints Ritalin’s influence

January 5, 2012

Millions of individuals diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are helped by methylphenidate, the stimulant better known as Ritalin. Now researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have pinpointed the area of the brain in which Ritalin does its work.

Recent sightings: Cosmic dynamo installation

January 4, 2012

With the exterior doors temporarily removed from Sterling Hall, workers move a three-meter diameter, hollow aluminum sphere, an essential component of the Madison Plasma…

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