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Campus remembers Brittany Zimmermann

November 13, 2008

The UW–Madison community is remembering the late Brittany Zimmermann this week, ahead of what would have been her 22nd birthday on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Certificate program to enhance engineers’ liberal arts education

November 13, 2008

Next fall, a few UW–Madison professors hope to show engineering students that they have a bigger place in the non-engineering parts of campus.

WAA’s First-Year Parents’ Weekend brings $1.25 million to Madison economy

November 12, 2008

An annual influx of family members visiting students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a weekend of campus events brings approximately $1.25 million to the local economy through spending on lodging, dining, shopping and other activities.

Stealth drug idea snags Gates Foundation support

November 12, 2008

A proposal to create a stealth drug, one that remains cloaked inside a cell until activated by a pathogen, has snared a high-profile $100,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

A decade celebrating stem cells: Changing the face of medicine

November 12, 2008

The Wisconsin Academy, along with the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), will host a free, two-day event on Nov. 18-19 to highlight the accomplishments of stem cell research in the state and to examine future stem cell issues.

UW-Madison is a leader in Fulbright fellows with top 10 ranking

November 11, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program.

New blog chronicles global reach of students, faculty

November 11, 2008

To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17-21), the Division of International Studies has launched its Badgers Abroad Blog, an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW–Madison's presence around the world.

Many events part of Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 11, 2008

The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) is a sponsor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America's unique culture of inventiveness.

Recent sightings: Shadow figures

November 11, 2008

Pedestrians cast long shadows as they make their way along a sidewalk on Library Mall. Photo: Bryce Richter…

La Follette School notes 25 years with special issue of policy report

November 11, 2008

The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs is marking its 25th anniversary with an expanded issue of the La Follette Policy Report that showcases Wisconsin public affairs research.

Ancient mounds make UW–Madison a unique landscape

November 10, 2008

The UW–Madison campus includes 38 effigy and burial mounds in six groupings.

CHESS grant to focus on reducing addiction relapse

November 10, 2008

A five-year, $2.8 million grant awarded to the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will study ways to reduce relapse through the latest in communication technology.

UW-Madison, Greek community host safety forum

November 10, 2008

Students, faculty and staff are invited to a special campus forum to discuss downtown safety issues in the wake of a string of recent armed robberies.

Local paper posting Madison salaries from UW System Redbook

November 7, 2008

The Wisconsin State Journal, using information from an open-records request in September provided by the UW System, has recreated and intends to publish tomorrow (Nov. 8) a searchable, online version of the Redbook reflecting 2007-08 salaries.

Alignment, communication are key goals of chancellor’s organizational changes

November 7, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin has announced the first step in a staff reorganization designed to build more collaboration and alignment within the institution, and more effective communication between the university and its constituencies.

Robbery reported on Langdon Street (Updated with sketch)

November 7, 2008

At approximately 11:10 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, a 20-year-old UW–Madison sorority member reported to Madison Police that she had been robbed at gunpoint while walking in a parking lot near her residence in the 100 block Langdon Street.

UW historian’s interview with PBS canceled

November 7, 2008

William (Will) Jones, an associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will be a guest on the PBS television series "Bill Moyers Journal" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.

Tour de Touchdown raises funds for Children’s Hospital

November 6, 2008

When University of Wisconsin football fans want to see their team play a road game, they take a car or perhaps a plane. Not so for some Sigma Phi Epsilon members when the Badgers play at Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 8. Nine representatives of the fraternity will participate in a three-day bike ride to Bloomington, Indiana as part of its 18th Annual Tour De Touchdown to raise money for American Family Children's Hospital's Child Life programs, which involve playtime activities and other events to reduce the stress of hospitalization for patients and families.

Will the economy prompt greater use of generic drugs?

November 6, 2008

The expense of the daily dose of medicine is a bitter pill for many Americans. Yet, more than half of those taking prescription drugs are not taking advantage of an economical option: generic drugs.

Economy experts

November 6, 2008

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