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Former president of Ireland, human rights champion to speak

September 17, 2008

Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, will deliver a talk on "Human Rights in the 21st Century" for the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Microbial Sciences Building's Ebling Symposium Center.

Video: 25th Annual Dog Jog

September 17, 2008

View video from the 25th Annual Dog Jog, a School of Veterinary Medicine event that raised more than $29,000 for homeless animals.

Feyzi named new director of Physical Sciences Laboratory

September 17, 2008

Farshid Feyzi takes over this week as director of the Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL), the University of Wisconsin–Madison's in-house engineering, manufacturing and project consultation center.

UW students move easily to emerging technologies

September 17, 2008

New technology tools have broad appeal to University of Wisconsin–Madison students. Already heavy users of technology for learning, communication and social interaction, students seem eager to explore new directions and take advantage of the latest tools.

Peace Day @ UW to be held Sept. 21

September 17, 2008

An event at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, will use Library Mall as a stage for unity, bringing together the university and community, conservatives and liberals, the religious and non-religious, athletes, artists and academics.

Performance Center to get $20 million boost

September 16, 2008

Two anonymous donors have made a commitment of $20 million in support of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music's future Performance Center on the northwest corner of University Avenue and Lake Street.

Engineered stem cells carry promising ALS therapy

September 16, 2008

Using adult stem cells from bone marrow as "Trojan horses" to deliver a nurturing growth factor to atrophied muscles, Wisconsin scientists have successfully slowed the progression of ALS in rats.

Forum to focus on First Nations, Plan 2008

September 16, 2008

The story of human occupation along the southern shores of Lake Mendota began more than 12,000 years ago, around the time the last glaciers retreated from this area. "DeJope," or "Four Lakes" in the Ho-Chunk language, remains Ho-Chunk ancestral homeland.

Dog Jog raises more than $29,000 for homeless animals

September 16, 2008

Despite chilly temperatures and drizzle, hundreds of dog owners raced to benefit homeless animals during the 25th annual Dog Jog on Sept. 14.

UW-Madison wins grant for European Union Center of Excellence

September 16, 2008

The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant of about $450,000 from the European Commission in Brussels, renewing its funding through 2011.

Student robbed on Gilman Street

September 16, 2008

A UW–Madison student was robbed in the 100 block of West Gilman Street just after midnight this morning (Sept. 16).

Inaugural Big Ten Battleground Poll rolls out results on Big Ten Network

September 16, 2008

Results of the Big Ten Battleground Poll, an innovative new project that tests voter sentiment in the eight Big Ten states that are key to this closely fought presidential campaign, will be presented Thursday, Sept. 18, on the Big Ten Network.

Conference explores teaching about the upcoming elections

September 16, 2008

More than 180 elementary, middle and high school teachers, and teacher-education students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and other campuses, are expected to gather in Madison on Saturday, Sept. 20, for a day-long workshop on teaching about the upcoming elections.

Recent sightings: An Evening of Celebration

September 16, 2008

Photos: Jeff Miller Soprano Emily Fink and the University Symphony Orchestra perform during “An Evening of Celebration to Benefit Artists of…

Big Ten Battleground Poll Web site

September 16, 2008

UW-Madison brews up a good relationship with MillerCoors

September 15, 2008

MillerCoors has donated a complete set of pilot-scale brewing equipment to the University of Wisconsin–Madison bacteriology department.

UWPD seeks info on Bascom mugging

September 12, 2008

A UW–Madison staff member escaped injury on Sept. 11 after being mugged by two men outside Bascom Hall. The incident took place at 9:45 p.m. near the southwest corner of the building, according to UWPD.

Great ideas sought for WID competition

September 11, 2008

To chart the direction of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the committee and campus leaders charged with formulating the vision for the new interdisciplinary institute have issued a call for research theme proposals from UW–Madison faculty.

‘Digital Commons’ aims for increase in library access

September 11, 2008

A proposal for a “digital commons,” developed by the UW System Libraries, would give students and faculty across the UW System a more expansive set of keys to the “gated Web,” linking them to online commercial databases that are indispensable for serious scholarship and research.

UW-Madison’s entrepreneurship program rated among nation’s best

September 11, 2008

The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has one of the nation's top programs in entrepreneurship, according to a survey just published in the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.

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