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Eighty years and thousands of stories endure in Classical Myth course
Each spring, for 30 years, classics professor Barry Powell led nearly 500 UW–Madison students in Classical Myth, considered a backbone course for the humanities on campus. So his views on the topic might surprise some former students. “There’s no such thing as classical myth,” says Powell. “It really doesn’t exist.”
TIP/Academy Awards experts
The Academy Awards are one of the most-watched television events of the year. Second only to the Super Bowl in terms of appeal to advertisers,…
Chancellor Martin discusses New Badger Partnership in Tweetchat
The New Badger Partnership, a concept to make UW–Madison more effective by building a new business model for the 21st century, will be the…
Recent sighting: Moment of Silence
Players and fans paused for a moment of silence before the start of the hockey game between Wisconsin and Minnesota on Feb. 19 at…
Asthma through the eyes of a medical anthropologist
Asthma diagnosis and management vary dramatically around the world, said David Van Sickle, an honorary associate fellow at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, during a presentation today (Feb. 18) at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Campus update on New Badger Partnership
Dear Members of the Campus Community, The past week has been marked by passionate reactions to the release of the state budget repair bill last…
First Wave performers hail from and head to New York
Here is a list of First Wave students performing as part of the New York Knicks Poetry Slam Finals:Ashlyn AkinsNorthern California native…
Recent sightings: TAA organizes march to the Capitol
Responding to the call from the Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) for a “teach out” on Feb. 17, supporters gathered on Library Mall at…
UW experts available on state budget address
Newly elected Gov. Scott Walker kicks off the process of crafting the two-year budget while addressing a more than $3 billion deficit with his budget address on Tuesday, Feb. 22. UW–Madison has a number of experts who can discuss the speech and Walker's proposals.
Media advisory/Chancellor media briefing
2/17/11 TO: Media representatives FROM: Dennis Chaptman, University Communications, (608) 262-9406 RE: MEDIA ADVISORY/CHANCELLOR MEDIA BRIEFING University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will…