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Join us for an Admitted Student Visit Day
Students who have been admitted to the university are encouraged to join us for an Admitted Student Visit Day. This full-day program is designed…
Workshop encourages teachers to ‘think like a historian’
Teachers seeking to rejuvenate their history curriculum and reinvigorate student learning within a research-based, standards-linked critical-thinking framework will want to register for the seventh annual Wisconsin Treasures workshop, "Thinking Like a Historian," at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Statements from UW–Madison leadership on the Morgridge scholarship gift
University of Wisconsin–Madison leaders have high praise for the gift of $175 million from John and Tashia Morgridge, which will support need-based financial aid for thousands of talented prospective students in Wisconsin.
Moments in time: 2007 photographers’ choice
In and out of the classroom, from the research lab to the athletic field, through all four seasons — the staff photographers in University Communications have captured the scenes that defined this energetic public research university during 2007. From thousands of photographs made this year, they have selected these as favorite moments in time at UW–Madison. After you play this multimedia slide show, learn more by clicking on “captions” in the bottom bar and viewing the photos one by one.
Engineer James Dumesic named to ‘Scientific American 50’
James Dumesic, Chemical and Biological Engineering Steenbock Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received a 2007 Scientific American "SciAm 50" award for his innovative alternative fuels research.
Curiosities: Is every snowflake unique?
One fact we know from childhood: every snowflake is unique. Isn’t it? UW–Madison’s snowflake…
Foreign ozone emissions lower U.S. air quality
When it comes to environmental impacts, no nation is an island. A recent study from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that up to 15 percent of U.S. air pollution comes from Asian and European sources.
Greener pastures: Dairy science reverses history with enrollment surge
Since enrolling 189 undergraduate students in 1982, dairy science has seen a steady decline in popularity. But the program is gorwing again now after retooling its cirriculum and its approach to student recruitment.
ACTION campaign recruits more than 450 treatment agencies
Since its launch in October 2007, the ACTION Campaign affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison and other national groups has already recruited more than 450 agencies to implement one of several simple changes in addiction treatment operations.
UW space science technology powers Google Earth images
Satellite images provide a dramatic view of the Earth and its atmosphere. For timely views of winter weather in Wisconsin or wild fires in California, Google Earth users can now access the most recent high-quality satellite images generated at the Space Science and Engineering Center.
E-lectorate: Can new media get out the vote?
The battle for The White House is happening on the ground, but it’s also playing out on the Web, in video debates and among bloggers. There’s a dizzying array of new technologies– twittering anyone? – and a UW–Madison professor and two young alumni are out front in this precedent-setting campaign. For voters, it’s never been easier to get informed, become involved, or be entertained.
Recent sightings: Swan slide
Student Tom Beste “swan dives” down Observatory Hill using a cafeteria tray as a sled after five more inches of snow…