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Public invited to Campus Arts Homecoming and Open House
April 25, 2011ILLUMINATE: University of Wisconsin–Madison Year of the Arts ends the academic year by highlighting the campus arts scene in an extended weekend celebration Wednesday, April 27-Sunday, May 1.
Conference to explore effects of long-term unemployment
April 25, 2011A conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will explore the challenges posed by high levels of unemployment across industrialized nations over an extended period of time.
New innovation competition will reward wireless products
April 25, 2011A new University of Wisconsin–Madison innovation competition will reward students for creative smartphone apps and other wireless technology products.
International students invited to graduation celebration
April 22, 2011On Monday, April 25, the Wisconsin Alumni Association will honor graduating international students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with an award ceremony and reception.
Television insiders and Badger alumni look at today’s media
April 22, 2011It's the job of those working in broadcast journalism to report on the news, not make news. When five high-profile journalists are invited to discuss the changing nature of television news at their alma mater, however, that's a different story.
UW-Madison journalism school to honor alumni
April 22, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication's professional and scholarly mission will be on display at its annual awards dinner, as the school honors a diverse group of alumni for their accomplishments in a range of media.
Four UW–Madison students share $50,000 prize in climate contest
April 21, 2011Four undergraduates have won $50,000 in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change.
UW-Madison welcomes gift of celebrated Taiwanese feature films
April 21, 2011A unique collection of 30 celebrated feature films by various studios in Taiwan donated to the University of Wisconsin–Madison will enable scholars, film aficionados and general audiences to explore the richly layered history and daily lives of people in Taiwan.
Symposium to focus on reprogramming, stem cell fate
April 21, 2011The sixth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, Reprogramming and Controlling Stem Cell Phenotype, will be held April 27 at Madison’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editor to talk about covering budget protests
April 21, 2011When the fight over Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair proposal on collective bargaining erupted, the state's Capitol reporters found themselves in the middle of a national firestorm.
New Law School program aims to help student tenants
April 21, 2011For college students, housing is just one priority among many, which makes it easy to take the first apartment or dorm room that's offered with little planning.
Analysis forecasts cuts in central city spending through 2013
April 21, 2011Large cities in the United States are likely to reduce their per-capita spending by 7 percent from 2009 to 2013 due to the impact of the recession and the housing crisis, a forecast by a University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs economist and his co-authors suggests.
Session will air proposed changes to bus routes 81 and 82
April 20, 2011Madison Metro Transit staff will be holding a session at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St., on Tuesday, April 26, from 7-9 p.m., to present…
Intersection of neuroscience, religious practice examined in April 28 symposium
April 20, 2011Deepening the dialogue between scholars of contemplative religious practice and neuroscientists interested in the effect of those regimens on the brain is the focus of…
UW-Madison graduate wins Pulitzer Prize
April 20, 2011A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumna this week was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, for an explanatory report on an effort by doctors to diagnose a boy's mystery illness.
Forum considers human consciousness
April 20, 2011The 10th annual International Bioethics Forum, Manifesting the Mind, will explore perspectives on human consciousness at its two-day symposium April 28-29.
For the record
April 20, 2011Pesticide use policy reminder In accordance with the university’s stormwater permit and pesticide use policy, pesticide applicators are to notify the Central Answering and Response…