Tag The Wisconsin Idea

Social Work to launch part-time master’s program next fall

February 10, 2009

Many college students want to finish their degree and get a job as soon as they can after graduation, while others anticipate graduate school and earning a master's degree or doctorate in their field.

Governor reflects on the Big Ten Network

February 9, 2009

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle will be the featured guest on the upcoming airing of "Wisconsin Reflections" on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12.

Wisconsin Partnership to join fight against silent tragedy

February 9, 2009

Earlier this decade, an African American baby born in Beloit, Kenosha, Milwaukee or Racine had worse odds for survival than a baby born in Jamaica, Sri Lanka or Central America.

Wisconsin Idea Endowment going strong in its seventh year

January 28, 2009

The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is supporting a diverse portfolio of community-inspired projects for 2009, from improving Midwest flood-response policies to exploring Wisconsin’s language roots.

UW grads create Web business to save consumers cash on groceries

January 26, 2009

It doesn't take a math guru or an economist to know how to save money buying groceries. Or does it? Maybe you should ask the founders of a Web site designed to find the absolute best grocery deals for stores in Madison.

Global Health Certificate program celebrates first graduates, welcomes new students

January 15, 2009

Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Global Health, called "a very special occasion."

Careers Conference addresses uncertain economy

January 14, 2009

The 23rd annual Careers Conference will focus on the valuable role that career development and counseling plays in times of economic uncertainty.

Record 122,000 callers seek help from Quit Line to stop smoking

December 17, 2008

University of Wisconsin and state health officials announce a record-breaking 39,000 calls to the state’s Tobacco Quit Line in 2008 and celebrated the Quit Line fielding 122,000 calls in its seven-year history. Smokers are encouraged to call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to get the support they need in quitting in the year ahead.

Professor Jorge Avendaño receives Wisconsin Global Citizen Award

December 17, 2008

Professor Jorge Avendaño of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú was awarded the Wisconsin Global Citizen Award for 2008 at a ceremony Dec. 12 at the UW Law School. The UW–Madison Division of International Studies and Wisconsin Alumni Association jointly presented the new award to Avendaño, who traveled from Lima for the occasion.

Poll: Boaters and anglers taking steps to prevent spread of invasive species

December 9, 2008

The vast majority of Wisconsin residents say that preventing the spread of VHS fish disease and other aquatic invasive species to new lakes and rivers is very important, a recent statewide poll shows.

Organization helps save lives through organ donation

November 28, 2008

The slogan "Got your dot?" has quickly worked to raise the rates at which Wisconsinites place an orange donor dot on their driver's license and say "yes" to donation.

Survey will help officials understand, control Lyme disease

November 19, 2008

This Saturday, as hunters seek white-tailed deer in Wisconsin's forested areas, a research team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison entomologist Susan Paskewitz will be conducting a hunt of its own.

Practical experience for law students garners national attention

November 6, 2008

Real-world work for students has brought honors to the Law School.

Doughnuts, politics and a look into Wisconsin’s views and values

October 31, 2008

A knot of older men gather around a table in a Madison-area bakery each morning to laugh, crack wise, talk about politics over doughnuts and warm themselves with round after round of hot coffee.

School for beginning market vegetable growers set for January

October 29, 2008

Aspiring fresh market vegetable growers can learn the fundamentals of the business from veteran growers and other experts at the 2009 Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, Jan. 16-18, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

Proposed Google settlement could propel UW book digitization efforts

October 28, 2008

A landmark proposed settlement announced today between Google and national author and publisher organizations could bring significant enhancements to the University of Wisconsin–Madison's digitization partnership with the information technology company.

Chancellor Martin address: Sustaining UW–Madison’s greatness

October 24, 2008

In her first major public address before 800-plus campus and community members at the Kohl Center Thursday, Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin outlined an ambitious set of priorities for sustaining greatness at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Reservoirs promote spread of aquatic invasive species

October 15, 2008

The latest "damming" evidence suggests that manmade reservoirs are facilitating the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin lakes.

Kenosha development could ease tribe’s social, economic woes, study finds

October 9, 2008

The Menominee Indian Tribe's proposed Kenosha entertainment center and casino would enable the poverty-stricken tribe to greatly improve living and work conditions on its northern Wisconsin reservation and begin remedying the economic and social ravages caused by the U.S. government's termination of its status as a federally recognized tribe in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, according to a new analysis by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs.

Wisconsin aerial photos: A modern update for a historic collection

September 25, 2008

As visitor after visitor to the Arthur H. Robinson Map Library came to use a 70-year old collection of historic photos of the Wisconsin landscape, Jaime Stoltenberg realized that something needed to be done.