Campus news Latest News

Shop SWAP and save

May 4, 2011

Serving as an environmental steward for UW–Madison for 20 years, SWAP can assist faculty and staff in finding materials for departments or offices at an…

Science internationalization course development awards

May 4, 2011

Course development awards of up to $10,000 in flexible funds are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who…

Donate books to Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries

May 4, 2011

The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries report that they are running out of books for their semiannual book sales. Each sale moves approximately 15,000 books…

Award-winning journalist, scholar to visit campus

May 4, 2011

A longtime award-winning journalist, columnist and scholar whose work has brought attention to First Amendment rights, human rights and indigenous peoples will visit campus in…

Division of Student Life plans Thursday memorial

May 4, 2011

The Division of Student Life will remember five UW–Madison students who passed away during the 2010-11 academic year during a brief ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Carillon Tower.

New voice mail system adds Web features

May 4, 2011

Starting Monday, May 9, UW–Madison will have a new voice mail system with new features, at the same low monthly price. The system makes it…

First Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine students set to graduate

May 4, 2011

From Wis Week to Inside UW: Saying goodbye to print

May 4, 2011

The inaugural issue of Wisconsin week, December 1985 When I was an eager, young college newspaper editor 11 years ago, I would never…

UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Poverty Report shows anti-poverty programs worked

May 4, 2011

The third Wisconsin Poverty Report released today (Wednesday, May 4), shows that expanded tax credits and food assistance programs helped shield the state's poorest residents from the worst effects of the recession.

Today: Chancellor Martin to discuss New Badger Partnership at campus forum

May 4, 2011

Chancellor Biddy Martin will hold a campus forum today (Wednesday, May 4) regarding the New Badger Partnership and public authority status for the University of…

UW-Madison geneticist elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 3, 2011

Ching Kung, Vilas Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences today in recognition of his "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."

UW-Madison Faculty Senate throws its support behind public authority

May 3, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate Monday backed a motion supporting the proposal to establish the university as a public authority separate from the UW System. The motion approved by the Faculty Senate also gives the University Committee, the Faculty Senate’s executive body, the flexibility to work for a compromise if the public authority proposal is removed from the budget.

UW Sea Grant funding Winnebago system research on VHS fish disease

May 3, 2011

Four years after the deadly fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) was first diagnosed in Wisconsin, researchers are returning to the Lake Winnebago system, the site of that discovery, to learn if the virus is still a threat and to develop a faster, cheaper test to detect its presence as a management tool.

“La Moda Processa” to take place at Monona Terrace Saturday

May 3, 2011

On Saturday, May 7, the School of Human Ecology and the Textile and Apparel Student Association (TASA) will host their annual design gallery and fashion show at Monona Terrace. Showcasing the work of apparel, textile and interior design students, the show is named "La Moda Processa," highlighting the phases of design.

Nelson Institute director to lead environmental history society

May 3, 2011

The American Society for Environmental History (ASEH) has chosen University of Wisconsin–Madison historian of science Gregg Mitman as its next president.

Poor dads: A “perfect storm” of adverse events works against young families

May 3, 2011

In the beginning of the 21st century economy, almost half of all children are being raised by at least one parent with a low educational background and a poor expected economic future.

Changes coming to UW–Madison libraries

May 3, 2011

The UW–Madison Libraries, like other departments on the UW campus, are planning for additional efficiencies in library services, resources, and operations in the face of…

High cost a key factor in deciding to forgo health care

May 2, 2011

The high cost of health care prevents parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying prescription medication, regardless of how much money they make or whether they have health insurance, according to a study presented Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver.

Karen Holden advises Sesame Street financial education initiative

May 2, 2011

Karen Holden, UW–Madison Center for Financial Security affiliate and professor emerita of consumer science in the School of Human Ecology, served as an adviser on the recently launched Sesame Street financial education initiative "For Me, for You, for Later: First Steps to Spending, Sharing, and Saving."

Experts available to media on Osama Bin Laden’s death, aftermath

May 2, 2011

The death of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, is an historic moment in the U.S. war on terror…

Previous
1
…
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
…
1,237
Next