Washburn Observatory to reopen Wednesday
(02/29/16 1:15pm)
UW-Madison’s 135-year-old Washburn Observatory will reopen for free public viewings Wednesday night after being closed for nearly two years due to repairs.
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UW-Madison accepting nominations for 2016 Administrative Improvement Award
(02/27/16 4:02pm)
UW-Madison is seeking nominations for the 2016 Administrative Improvement Award.
2016 UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Award announced
(02/27/16 3:00pm)
Twelve UW-Madison faculty members have been announced as winners of the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award.
UW-Madison grad student updates research on Wisconsin prairies
(02/23/16 6:20pm)
UW-Madison graduate student Amy Alstad released survey findings Friday about human influence on the rate of species change in Wisconsin prairies.
UW-Madison professor Dave Pagliarini wins award for mitochondrial research
(02/23/16 3:17pm)
President Barack Obama announced earlier in February that the Director of Metabolism at the Morgridge Institute for Research Dave Pagliarini is one of the 105 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
State statute prioritizes profitability over prisoner rehabilitation
(02/22/16 2:36am)
Wisconsin state statutes mandate UW-Madison and other tax-supported institutions purchase from a prison industry program that explicitly prioritizes profit over the rehabilitation of prisoners, while paying inmates a significantly lower wage than that paid in the private industry.
Rahiel Tesfamariam speaks about church, black millennials at UW-Madison
(02/19/16 4:17pm)
Rahiel Tesfamariam, UW-Madison’s Black History Month keynote speaker, spoke Thursday night about the intersection between black millennials and the black church.
UW-Madison responds to anti-Semitic residence hall incident
(02/19/16 4:01am)
Members of the UW-Madison administration issued a statement Thursday on the Jan. 26 incident in Sellery Hall in which students taped pictures of Hitler and swastikas to resident’s door.
UW-Madison student group organizes Special Olympics event
(02/19/16 4:00pm)
UW-Madison student group Badgers for Special Olympics organized a basketball tournament at the SERF last Saturday for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
UW-Madison organizes statewide crystal growing contest
(02/17/16 2:06pm)
The Molecular Structure Laboratory of the UW-Madison chemistry department is beginning its third statewide Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest March 1 for both middle school and high school students.
Language barriers separate student body
(02/15/16 12:00pm)
UW-Madison international student Xiaofei Xu struggled to integrate with the local community on campus—until he studied abroad in Paris with roughly 30 other students during the fall semester of his junior year.
Campus activism sparked by students’ college experiences
(02/15/16 12:00pm)
The transition from high school to college can bombard a student with many sudden changes, but while most students are shocked by the size of the lecture hall, Kenneth Cole was shocked by the lack of people of color in it.
UW-Madison’s Black Greek Letter Organizations focus on change
(02/13/16 3:18pm)
The historically Black Greek Letter Organizations at UW-Madison seek to initiate change on campus through activism and volunteering efforts.
UW-Madison researchers genetically reprogram cells
(02/12/16 4:00pm)
UW-Madison researchers published a journal Feb. 11 detailing how they genetically reprogrammed the most common type of cells in mammalian connective tissue into master heart cells.
Recent study shows how to help birds, landowners
(02/13/16 4:00pm)
A recent study from UW-Madison has proven that converting farmland to areas for grassland biofuel crops could be beneficial for landowners and Wisconsin birds.
Diverse panel discusses race and faith at UW-Madison
(02/10/16 1:00pm)
Seventeen campus religious groups and the Multicultural Student Center presented a diverse panel of speakers Tuesday to discuss the different aspects of faith and race on the UW-Madison campus.
New UW Law School programs helps underrepresented applicants
(02/10/16 11:30am)
First and second-year college students can now apply to the inaugural James E. Jones Jr. Pre-Law Scholars Program at the UW Law School.
Dr. Richard Keller dissects environment of health programs in postcolonial world
(02/09/16 4:00pm)
Associate Dean and medical history and biomedics professor Dr. Richard Keller spoke Monday in Madison about the origins of the distrust in global health programs in postcolonial countries.
UW-Madison researchers conduct study on reporting concussions
(02/08/16 4:00pm)
UW-Madison researchers are conducting a study, funded by the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Defense, that will examine the most effective ways to educate athletes on the importance of reporting concussions.
Markus Brauer to teach diversity training seminar
(02/08/16 4:00pm)
UW-Madison psychology professor Markus Brauer will teach a public seminar Feb. 9 at Madison Public Library that will focus on strategies supported by extensive research to best reduce discrimination in the workplace.
