Tag Outreach
Eco-farming strategies benefit growers, consumers and the environment
Apple growers wanted to find the best way to grow apples. Agricultural scientists wanted to reduce pesticide use on Wisconsin farms. These groups, starting with different objectives, found one solution that benefited them both: eco-fruit farming.
New grant program to encourage statewide outreach
A new grant program designed to advance the Wisconsin Idea by fostering public engagement by university faculty, staff and students, is accepting applications.
Cartography Lab partners with state on economic impact map
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have played a crucial role in developing an online interactive map that shows the economic impact of investments in counties and legislative districts throughout the state.
UW brings outreach to Epic’s ‘Deep Space’
Hosting a series of exhibits on Epic Systems campus in Verona for the health care software company’s massive annual users’ group meeting, UW–Madison researchers and outreach experts focused on “Deep Space,” the name of Epic’s new underground auditorium, as a common theme to demonstrate how campus research is making an impact in and out of this world.
Blank begins statewide outreach in Milwaukee
Rebecca Blank is building bridges across Wisconsin. A top priority of the new University of Wisconsin–Madison chancellor is strengthening relationships with UW System colleagues, with the governor and state legislators, with community leaders and with alumni.
State fair Badgers raise money, school supplies for MPS
Wisconsinites and UW alums gave time, money and school supplies to support Milwaukee-area school children last Wednesday during UW–Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair.
UW-Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair is Aug. 7
August in Wisconsin means one thing: the Wisconsin State Fair. UW–Madison will again have a featured presence at the annual event on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Sims, Paredes to take on new diversity responsibilities
As Damon Williams departs from his position as the University of Wisconsin–Madison's chief diversity officer, two campus figures involved in efforts to create a more inclusive university will help guide its diversity initiatives over the next year.
PEOPLE high school students celebrate completing pre-college program
High school scholars in UW–Madison's PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) and incoming PEOPLE college freshmen from across Wisconsin will be feted for their accomplishments at the program's annual recognition banquet Friday, Aug. 2.
Riding High: Course makes biking accessible to children with disabilities
Tim Gattenby is a glass-is-half-full type of guy who brings his own brand of upbeat energy and perspective to his post as coordinator of adaptive fitness and personal training with UW–Madison's Department of Kinesiology.
With heart cells, middle schoolers learn the hard lessons of science
The drug trial is not off to an auspicious start. The cells are not cooperating.
UW physicist works with young Rube Goldbergs at Madison elementary school
The rules are simple, explains Mike Randall, a University of Wisconsin–Madison physicist, who is leading the Rube Goldberg lab tonight at Emerson School in Madison. "Make a contraption that starts by dropping a marble and ends by ringing a bell."
Classes in the park unite middle schoolers with college students, nature
Trish O'Kane had reached a dead end. It was her first day teaching a capstone course in environmental studies at the Nelson Institute, and she was ready to forge ahead with a two-hour "college-style" lesson plan.