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Recent sightings: Loose cannon
Camp Randall history From the Wisconsin Electronic Reader: Letters of a Badger Boy in Blue: Life at Old Camp…
Meditation may fine-tune control over attention
Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else.
Wisconsin’s rural life inspires a classical composition
When Martha Glowacki asked rural sociologist Michael Bell to offer commentary about "Wisconsin's People on the Land," the art exhibition she co-curated for the Wisconsin Academy's James Watrous Gallery, she thought he might say something about the state's rural roots or its long history with agriculture.
Ogg Hall reaches end of the line
In a few days, Nick Wiersum will pack up his belongings and leave Ogg Hall, his first home away from home. Wiersum is among the last of tens of thousands of students to live in the two-tower, 13-story residence hall, which will be demolished to make way for green space along the East Campus Mall.
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Termination and benefits
Communication, ideas vital in administrative project
From her days as a Chadbourne Hall house fellow, Alice Gustafson learned to face the challenge of marshaling energy and enthusiasm to build the future. Through the years, Gustafson’s role has morphed from helping guide fellow students to helping run University Housing as assistant director of administration to a new post as leader of a campuswide project to map the future of how the university conducts its business.
Adult students reveal stories of triumph
Frances Corry and Ken Richardson have received Dean of Students Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Awards.
Changing the face of science education
Through the UW–Madison Delta Program in Research, Teaching and Learning, new faculty and graduate students can find instructional resources and support that help them transition from full-time graduate researcher to faculty member.
Curiosities: What are teeth made of?
Built for crunching and chewing, teeth mostly consist of hard, inorganic minerals like calcium. But they also contain nerves, blood vessels and specialized cells…
New technique dissects stem cells’ picky likes, dislikes
Whether their goal is to create therapies or simply investigate how organisms develop, stem cell researchers face what is perhaps one of biological science's toughest assignments: keeping their tiny research subjects under control.
Recent sightings: The Dalai Lama visits
Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, left, greets an audience of nearly 12,000, as he is escorted on…
Food science students get taste of big leagues with Miller Park internship
It's a Milwaukee Brewers fan's dream: Spend the summer at Miller Park, get paid to do it, and get some resume-building professional experience to boot. This month, UW–Madison seniors Maureen Riley and Hannah Buchen begin summer internships with Milwaukee Sportservice, the company that provides food, beverage and retail services to Milwaukee's Miller Park.