Tag The Wisconsin Idea
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea grant winners announced
Projects both large and small will help the university contribute knowledge and resources across the state.
Social work graduate: ‘My greatest goal … is to make people see each other as human beings’
A 16-year-old boy is shown into the room. There are four tables set up in a rectangle; seven people sit around the ‘“U,” facing him.
UW horticulturalists help sow seeds of community in northern Wisconsin
Just as some seeds yield tomatoes, carrots and lettuce, others grow community and partnership.
Town of Dunn award highlights UW role in local land ethic
A talk with two of Wisconsin's most prominent wetland biologists occurs in a wetland located just south of Madison.
Cultivate Health initiative helps the school garden movement grow
Educational garden programs improve not just the health and well-being of children, but the choices they make regarding fruits and vegetables.
Students and their siblings share campus life at Sibs Day
There's spilled milk on the table, but no one is crying. Not only do people look quite happy, they’re experimenting with it.
Wisconsin Energy Institute adds spark to Crawford County classroom
Lisa Andresen is teaching science for the first time this year with the help of two WEI educator institutes she attended.
Helping seniors stay active, independent through fitness
We all know that exercise is good for us. Yet becoming active late in life comes with a unique set of challenges.
UW-Madison traffic lab assisting city in competition for $50 million
The award will go to one mid-sized American city to fund the creation of an integrated transportation system for the future, including driverless "smart" transit.
Bioenergy Center, collaborators report 500th invention
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and two partners reported significant progress in their mission to develop technologies that will bring advanced biofuels to the marketplace.
17th annual Showcase scheduled for March 16
Poster topics delve into reaching new audiences, developing collaborative partnerships, using data effectively and improving processes.
UW–Madison program brings Great World Texts into Wisconsin high schools
The Great World Texts program, sponsored by the Center for the Humanities, had more than 50 Wisconsin high school teachers participate last year.
Experienced evaluators to help educational organizations in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Center for Education Research, part of UW–Madison’s School of Education, has created the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative.
Reiland steps up to lead Wisconsin Idea Seminar
The seminar is a five-day traveling study tour to introduce the Wisconsin Idea to those who are new to the university.
Statewide contest challenges Wisconsin students to grow crystals
The 3rd annual Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest is now enrolling middle school, high school and home schooled students for the contest that starts March 1.
Meet the student video contest winners!
Chancellor Rebecca Blank challenged students to create a 90-second video showing how they’re living the Wisconsin Idea. The prize: tickets to a men’s basketball game.
Games no laughing matter as science teachers, designers work together
Learning by doing is central to the Field Day Lab’s philosophy, says director David Gagnon. "Why give people games when they can create games?"
Partnering with NASA to grow plants in space
For many people, outer space and agriculture do not go together. But Simon Gilroy, professor of botany at UW–Madison, is working to learn how to effectively grow plants, and eventually gardens, in space. A sustainable, self-contained food source will allow astronauts to travel farther.
Medical students work in Milwaukee to ‘TRIUMPH’ over urban health problems
The neighborhood is their classroom, and their efforts target broad public health goals. The program prepares them for careers as community-engaged physicians.