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Major gift, choice of architect propel Nursing Science Center campaign

April 16, 2010

A $500,000 gift from Barbara D. and M. Keith Weikel ('62 MS PHM, '66 PhD BUS) has provided further momentum to the campaign for a new University of Wisconsin–Madison Nursing Science Center.

Traffic Alert: It’s Forensics Time Again

April 16, 2010

The university will be hosting the annual Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Speech Festival on Friday and Saturday, April 17–18. Up to 5,000 students from throughout the state will take part.

UW-Madison graduate programs ranked by U.S. News and World Report

April 16, 2010

Several University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation's best in the 2011 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools."

Lathrop Hall marks centennial year

April 16, 2010

Lathrop Hall hits a milestone this year, and the School of Education is throwing a party worthy of the classic building perched along University Avenue.

UW-Madison geoscience department seeks meteorite fragments

April 15, 2010

Researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Geoscience are making a plea for anyone finding pieces of the meteorite that blazed through the skies of southern Wisconsin last night (Thursday April 14) to bring them to the department for possible analysis.

UW-Madison receives athletics recertification

April 15, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received athletics recertification from the NCAA for another 10 years.

Recent sightings: Nighttime fireball

April 15, 2010

Moments before bursting in a dazzling fireball over southwestern Wisconsin, a likely meteor appears as a bright dot in the Wednesday night sky. This…

Stem cell symposium to focus on hurdles in stem cell therapy development

April 15, 2010

The fifth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, called "The Road to Stem Cell Applications: Bioprocessing, Safety and Preclinical Evaluation," will be held on Wednesday, April 21 just outside of Madison.

CAREER Award funds study of how estrogen-mimics affect cells

April 15, 2010

An intricate biochemical messaging network, the endocrine system enables human bodies to grow and function properly throughout their lives.

Astronaut, in Madison visit, to discuss NASA’s changing plans

April 15, 2010

Former astronaut Harrison Schmitt, one of the last people to walk on the moon, will present a forceful case for manned space exploration in a talk at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, April 19.

Slide show: CALS Day for Kids

April 14, 2010

Symposium honors long-time development and evolution researcher

April 14, 2010

The biologists gathering on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus this Thursday, April 15, have one thing in common beyond their scientific interests in evolution and animal development.

Transportation Services to hold forums

April 14, 2010

Facing the prospect of a budget deficit, UW Transportation Services is evaluating program changes that will affect all members of the campus community

Wisconsin’s environment inspires Earth Day Concert

April 14, 2010

Can we hear ecology? Sixteen musicians - including four composers - from the University of Wisconsin–Madison believe we can.

Former governor discusses using technology to transform global disaster relief at WARF Gilson Event

April 14, 2010

Recent disasters in Haiti and Chile have shown once again that the rapid delivery of needed relief to people in crisis often means the difference between life and death.

Varsity Band throws party for ‘On, Wisconsin!’

April 13, 2010

The annual Varsity Band Concert returns to the Kohl Center Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17, with all its usual pyrotechnics, thunder and brass. This year's performance brings much more, however.

LGBT Campus Center hosts Out and About Month in April

April 13, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison LGBT Campus Center is sponsoring Out and About Month in April. This year’s theme is intersectionality,…

UW-Madison physician urges physicians to screen more kids for alcohol abuse

April 13, 2010

As honeybee colonies collapse, can native bees handle pollination?

April 13, 2010

With colony collapse disorder continuing to plague commercial beekeepers in many parts of the country, University of Wisconsin–Madison experts are studying whether native pollinators can supply the insect pollination needed to form many fruits.

More than 500 students to present at Undergraduate Symposium

April 13, 2010

With a larger sampling from the humanities combined with the traditional caliber of scientific research, the 400 or so projects at the 12th annual Undergraduate Symposium have little in common but the gifted students behind them.

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