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Badgers earn No. 2 seed in NCAA tournament
After finishing second in the Big Ten tournament on March 11, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA East Region — the highest seed in school history.
Undergraduate business program ranked by BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek magazine has ranked the undergraduate business program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business 28th in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. Last year, Wisconsin was ranked 27th nationally and fifth in the Big Ten.
Chancellor’s statement on Law School classroom controversy
Chancellor John Wiley explores some of the lessons learned in the Law School classroom controversy and offers constructive ideas on moving forward: "To gain the most benefit from these challenging discussions requires preparation and open attitudes from everyone," Wiley says. "How to effectively conduct these discussions is a significant area of scholarship and we need to take advantage of that learning to improve our own classes and conversations."
Statement from senior faculty of the UW Law School
The following statement is issued by senior faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School. We include faculty at the rank of associate or full professor. While many of our untenured faculty and other members of our community in the Law School have expressed their support for this statement, we have decided to limit the names on this statement to members of the senior faculty.
UW-Madison stellerator a step forward in plasma research
A project by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has come one step closer to making fusion energy possible.
Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
The health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public-especially children and women of childbearing age-to be careful about how much and which fish they eat.
Applications for beginning dairy, livestock farmers school due April 1
Prospective dairy and livestock farmers have until April 1 to apply for admission to the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Media effects on public attitudes toward nanotechnology
As the emerging field of nanotechnology enters the public consciousness, mass media play an important role in shaping public attitudes about the new science. But newspapers, the Internet and television do so in significantly different ways, says Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.