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Kris Olds: Olympics
Professor of Geography Kris Olds has researched the housing impacts of mega-events since 1986. With the announcement of the host city for the 2016 Olympics,…
Two new dance faculty introduced in showcase
The Dance Program has added four new faculty members to its roster during the past two years, adding depth to the program’s instruction in current dance scholarship as well as dance history and the ongoing and evolving cultural fusion of dance around the globe.
We Conserve director inspires environmental spirit
In 2006, when Faramarz Vakili proposed the goal of reducing UW–Madison’s energy consumption by 20 percent by 2010, he was met with doubt
Session added to town-hall meetings on research and graduate education
UW–Madison has consistently demonstrated national leadership in research and graduate education. As one indicator, UW–Madison is the only institution, public or private (other than Johns Hopkins), that has remained in the top five in research expenditures for more than 20 years. That success is a tribute to the quality of faculty and staff, supported by the Graduate School.
Federal grants power research on computer games and learning
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently won $4.5 million in federal grants to study computer games and learning.
Was mighty T. rex ‘Sue’ felled by a lowly parasite?
A new study, published today (Sept. 29) in the online journal Public Library of Science One, provides evidence that ‘Sue,’ the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, was felled by a lowly parasite that still afflicts modern birds.
Recent sightings: Blustery Monday
Harnessing the power of a windy day — 15 mph with occasional gusts to 40 mph — Hoofer Sailing Club instructor Andy Evenson windsurfs…
UW Foundation President Andrew A. “Sandy” Wilcox to retire
After 21 years as president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Andrew A. "Sandy" Wilcox has announced plans to retire at the end of 2010.
WARF, GLBRC join forces on homegrown clean technologies
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) have joined forces to promote "clean" technologies invented at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.