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UW-Madison addresses sexual assault on campus
By Peter Coutu | Jan. 27, 2016UW-Madison released a statement Tuesday detailing their efforts to reduce sexual assaults on campus.
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UW-Madison researchers publish study on Zika virus
By Peter Coutu | Jan. 27, 2016A team of researchers from UW-Madison, working alongside scientists from the Universidad de Sucre in Colombia, published a study Tuesday detailing the spread of Zika virus in Colombia.
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Artist illuminates Memorial Union during winter exhibition
By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 26, 2016Laurel Fletcher, a local artist, brightens up Memorial Union with her exhibition, “Luminous.” Fletcher’s art includes various textures and vibrant colors, mostly made of acrylic paint.
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UW-Madison lab helps ensure accuracy of radiation doses
By Sarah Ferguson | Jan. 25, 2016The University of Wisconsin Radiation Calibration Laboratory located in the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research provides a service only two other labs in the country posses: the precise calibration of radiation measurement machines used in medicine.
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UW-Madison expands Global Studies Program to Madison College
By Kelsey O'Hara | Jan. 21, 2016This Spring, UW-Madison will partner with Madison College to provide the Global Passport Program, an opportunity for Madison College students to participate in select international studies courses at UW-Madison.
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Annual University Staff Recognition Awards open for nominations
By Addison Mumm | Jan. 21, 2016UW-Madison’s annual University Staff Recognition Awards are now accepting nominations for 2016 qualifiers until February 23. Every year, the University Staff Recognition Awards highlight five staff members who improve UW-Madison.
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Greek life task force looks to curb sexual violence on campus
By Peter Coutu | Jan. 20, 2016Throughout the next two semesters, leaders of Greek life at UW-Madison will work alongside campus offices in an attempt to reduce sexual violence on campus.
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Professor plays with ideas to assist autistic children using video games
By Sammy Gibbons | Jan. 20, 2016Brittany Travers, a professor in the occupational therapy program at UW-Madison, is studying whether using Wii video games can make the symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder less severe by improving their motor skills, according to a university release.
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UW-Madison alumnus becomes Madison’s Chef of the Year through anarchy
By Elisa Wiseman | Dec. 6, 2015Don’t call Jonny Hunter a chef.
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VETS gives visibility to veteran issues on campus
By Luisa de Vogel | Dec. 6, 2015Veterans, Educators, and Traditional Students is a student organization dedicated to facilitating discussion for the student-veteran experience, and serves as an academic resource available to both students and faculty on campus. VETS aims to educate the larger community on veteran issues and experiences through informational workshops.
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UW System seeks to gain public input through survey
By Ellie Herman | Dec. 3, 2015The UW System started the second phase of its strategic planning process Thursday by releasing an online survey to the Wisconsin public.
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Report details increase in underrepresented student graduation rate
By Ellie Herman | Dec. 2, 2015The national nonprofit advocacy organization The Education Trust released a report Wednesday naming UW-Madison as a national leader in improving graduation rates for underrepresented and overall students.
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Wisconsin offers webinars to prepare students for college
By Ellie Herman | Dec. 2, 2015UW System and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction teamed up this fall to create a series of free “College Readiness Webinars” to better prepare students for postsecondary education.
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Cosmic radio bursts rendered for the first time
By Laura Grulke | Dec. 2, 2015Researchers have produced the first detailed picture of a fast radio burst, aided by a UW-Madison physicist whose archived data helped inform where the energy blasts come from, according to a Wednesday university press release.
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New tenure policy criticized for falling short of industry standards
By Lucas Sczygelski and Leah Leonidas | Dec. 1, 2015The proposed tenure policy for UW System faculty fails to meet industry standards, according to the American Association of University Professors as detailed in a letter sent to the group tasked with creating new tenure protections.
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Podcast entrepreneur tells story of starting a business
By Sammy Gibbons | Dec. 1, 2015CEO and radio journalist Alex Blumberg explained his courageous decision to begin his podcast network as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series Tuesday at the Memorial Union.
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Bunker Labs @ Wisconsin aims to support veteran entrepreneurs
By Ellie Herman | Nov. 30, 2015UW-Madison began a partnership Nov. 10 with Bunker Labs @ Wisconsin, an outlet that allows veterans pursue entrepreneurial interests in high-tech startups.
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Student group helps bridge gap between global artisans, local consumers
By Bri Maas | Nov. 30, 2015Global indigenous crafts often have no demand in their own communities, where developing societies can’t afford or have no need for upscale decorative art. A group of UW-Madison students help to connect those crafts with more profitable U.S. markets.
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Student entrepreneurship project flashes local bar deals to become successful startup
By Allison Garcia | Nov. 30, 2015Last semester in an entrepreneurial management course, UW-Madison students Michael Braun and Chad Gaffney aced their assignment to create an entrepreneurship project that eventually turned into an actual startup.
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Chemist starts holiday season with bangs, controlled fires
By Sammy Gibbons | Nov. 29, 2015The holiday season is beginning, and no one is more excited than professor Bassam Shakhashiri as he prepares for his annual Christmas lecture, which sold out this year after less than four days of going on sale.
