A modest effort to get young children ready for school could pay big educational dividends in future years – but the program’s success depends on you.
Children in a Madison kindergarten program for 4- year-olds, for example, made substantial literacy gains during the pilot project’s first year, UW-Madison researchers say.
When UW-Madison Medical School anatomy students want to work on one, they activate a lever that lifts the body out of the liquid. …
Like many kindergarten teachers, Elena Zermeno is part actor, using facial expressions and exaggerated gestures to keep students engaged and to introduce concepts.
First it was dairy production, now it’s stem cell research. California is beating us again.
Proposition 71, a $3 billion bond issue pushed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, won 59 percent of the vote on Nov. 2. California will invest $300 million a year for 10 years to create the Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance embryonic stem cell research.
UW-Madison will play host to more than a dozen events exploring the issues that surround HIV and AIDS this week as part of World Aids Day on Wednesday.
Mike M. Knetter, Dean, UW-Madison School of business: “I’m thankful for the 34,000 loyal alumni of our business chool and the many other friends of the school (who) helped us achieve our mission.”
Carle E. Gulbrandsen, manager director, Wisconsin Alumni Reserch Foundation: “I’m thankful that our mission of taking (UW-Msn) inventions to the marketplace has generated real exicitement at the university, in the Madison community and with our partners at the state and federal government.”
Two men accused of causing nearly $20,000 damage to 43 vehicles in a single night were charged Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – Concentrations of a flame retardant banned by many European countries have been found in Lake Michigan and are increasing, UW-Madison scientists have found.
Donald L. Meyer, age 85, of Verona, died on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004. He retired from the UW Madison Athletic Department after 40 years of working in the ticket office.
Hazel M. Knudson, age 103, passed away on Monday, Nov. 22, 2004. She performed administrative duties in offices at the University of Wisconsin Physical Plant
WHITEWATER – Professor Peter Killoran hopes forensic science will help his criminal justice students answer the question raised in the song “Who Are You?” the theme for the popular “CSI” television show about crime investigations.
At this time last year, Jordan Wilson’s game took a jump up under the moon over Miami.
During the Miami Thanksgiving Classic in the suburb of Coconut Grove, Wilson first emerged as a force on both ends of the court for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team.
It was big news earlier this month that Ohio State provides 83 parties associated with its athletic department – administrators, coaches, spouses – with courtesy cars from a host of auto dealers in Ohio.
As president of the University of Wisconsin System, Kevin Reilly has a well-appointed, spacious office on the 17th floor of Van Hise Hall. It has a big picture window, a dark- wood desk and a more intimate, separate sitting area with a couch and two chairs.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – When it comes to its students, Harvard University policy shows little tolerance for plagiarism.
LeRoy “Whitey” Holm passed away the morning of Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004. He earned a Ph.D. from the University in Madison in botany and biochemistry and took a post in the School of Agriculture as an instructor and researcher in horticulture and botany.
Norman R. Gjerde, age 92, died on Monday, Nov. 22, 2004. He retired from the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy in 1978.
The hundreds of people who saw the Madison East High School production of “The Laramie Project” last weekend may find this week’s “20/20” broadcast of particular interest.
What gives? First, Gov. Jim Doyle grandly proclaimed his intention to shower $750 million or so on UW-Madison research – then turned around and pilloried UW officials for not cutting their budget request to his satisfaction.
It’s roughly 2,533 miles from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., to Raymond James Stadium, home of the Outback Bowl, in Tampa, Fla.
After the Voyager fly-by of 1986, scientists pegged Uranus as an uninteresting planet. But with the emergence of large, ground-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a variety of remarkable weather patterns and unusual ring features on Uranus.
A tiny, luminous sea creature and its friendship with bacteria are shifting scientific focus on the benefits of microbes as the major components of the human body and other life forms. UW medical microbiologist Margaret McFall-Ngai wrote about the walnut-sized bobtail squid in the Nov. 12 issue of Science because the squid relies on a bacterial molecule that makes humans ill.
Invertebrates living on the Atlantic Ocean’s floor are helping scientists see the effects of dwindling global biological diversity.
These invertebrates show how local species extinction can alter the ocean’s ecology and decrease the volume of ocean life, said an international team of scientists that includes UW-Madison researchers, in the Nov. 12 issue of Science.
isconsin will face a $1.6 billion budget shortfall in the 2005-’07 biennium, down from $3.2 billion two years ago, according to WisPolitics.
Members of the Joint Southeast Area Campus Committee met Monday to discuss plans to replace Ogg Hall with a new 600-bed residence to be built on Dayton Street, across from Sellery Hall.
Alvarez is one of two in Division I athletics who manages both the head coaching and athletic director roles. The other is Watson Brown, the head football coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Brown took over the UAB coaching ranks in 1995 and then the athletic director position in 2002. According to UAB’s Senior Women’s Adminstrator and Associate Athletic Director Rosalind Ervin, Alvarez and Brown share a common trait that has allowed them to be successful early in their tenures.
The construction around the newly renovated Chamberlin Hall is almost complete, meaning pedestrians will soon be able to use the whole of the sidewalk and not listen to a jackhammer as they walk.
UW-Madison made the decision to redo the current building instead of constructing a brand-new one because of its stunning structure, according to Al Fish, UW-Madison associate vice chancellor of facilities planning and management.
Construction of the new Dayton Street dormitory continues to be a work in progress in Madison, officials determined Monday. Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee members met to better visualize the new and upcoming addition to the dorm community during a meeting Monday night.
An organizer of the first apparel company to unionize in the country of El Salvador spoke with student, faculty and staff members of the University of Wisconsin Labor and Licensing Policy Committee Monday.
Cheryl Schiltz vividly recalls the morning she became a wobbler. Seven years ago, recovering from an infection after surgery with the aid of a common antibiotic, she climbed out of bed feeling pretty good.
Six trays rest on six tables in a room that resembles any other biology lab. Six cow reproductive tracts lie in each tray, surrounded by a mixture of formaldehyde and iodine. Students hover over each tray, poking and prodding the tract in order to guess the stage of pregnancy of each calf. Shrieks and peals of laughter pierce the air.
Just win.
Those were essentially the two simple yet astute words from former UW Athletic Director Pat Richter to his successor Barry Alvarez before handing over the reins on April 1 and to date, Alvarez is living up to the mandate of his predecessor.
Students who have yet to register for spring classes may not be able to ask an upperclassman friend to “hold” a spot in certain desired courses, because once dropped by that upperclassman, the available seat will disappear.
A University of Wisconsin professor and four other medical scientists from around the country recently discovered a toxic molecule that causes disease in humans and simultaneously allows survival in small Pacific Ocean squid.
Local great James Watrous gets his due in a new exhibition.
UW Hospital and the union representing nurses, therapits and dieticiians there approved a four-year contract Thursday.
In a city that is devoting years of construction and redesign to the campus and downtown area, graffiti continues to be an ongoing problem.
All of Wisconsin should wish good luck to the 600,000 deer hunters expected to participate in Wisconsin’s nine-day gun hunting season. A successful hunt would be a welcome step toward reducing the state’s deer population.
The customer is always right. Cliche? You bet. But Madison business consultants and UW-Madison School of Business academics say clients and companies share equally in the delivery of customer service and consumer satisfaction.
The new director for the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, which is in the University of Wisconsin School of Education, was announced Friday.
UW professor of sociology and educational policy Adam Gamoran, who acted as interim director since August, will be responsible to lead an office that primarily identifies and seeks new research and grant opportunities.
No doubt to their chagrin, opponents of embryonic stem cell experiments have only helped Wisconsin hold the high ground in this promising branch of research. But that edge is eroding fast.
The state�s budget picture became clearer Friday with the release of economic figures from the state Department of Administration.
Wisconsin will face a $1.6 billion shortfall in the next fiscal biennium, half of the state�s $3.2 billion deficit from two years ago. The report credits strong economic growth and cost saving measures for the steep reduction in the deficit from the last biennium.
At the Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting Thursday, Police Lt. Mary Shauf spoke to committee members regarding police action on Halloween weekend.
Shauf characterized Friday night of Halloween weekend as fairly trouble-free, the only problems being the torrential rain that pelted the city around midnight and a small confrontation with revelers occurring around 3 a.m.
As the sun rose over Library Mall Thursday, a group of UW-Madison students awoke outdoors to fresh perspectives thanks to the second night of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group’s homelessness awareness sleep-out.
After President Bush’s re-election, a group of friends determined “enough is enough.”
With the Army Recruitment Office on University Square Mall as their target on Thursday, students decided they would not stand to participate in this war on Iraq, said UW-Madison junior Ruth Castel-Barnco.
For many, Badger fandom is life at the University of Wisconsin. Students use Badger football and basketball games as opportunities to escape the rigorous pressures of academic life. Traditions have been built and upheld by fans, while UW student sections have gained notoriety for their enthusiasm and are considered among the best in the nation.
Halloween may be over and done for this year, but discussion and debate still litters the Madison city scene, with the Madison Police Department presenting members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee with a report of the celebration Thursday night.
Eight men, including five current University of Wisconsin students, were charged in Dane County court Wednesday with the beating of another UW student.
Students upset about this semester�s finals beginning the night after regular classes end might be surprised to discover the Wisconsin tourism industry plays a significant role in their troubles.
Per Gov. Jim Doyle�s request, state agencies submitted their 10 percent reduced budget plans to the Department of Administration earlier this week. Due to the state�s projected $1.5 billion deficit, Doyle requested state departments look for ways to reduce costs.
Itââ?¬â?¢s that time of the season for the UW Dance Program ââ?¬â? no, not turkey and stuffing season, not even hunting season ââ?¬â? Fall Faculty Concert season. Bustling with preparations and long rehearsals for the 20 to 30 students expected to perform, Lathrop Hall has had the honor for the past two weeks of hosting guest artists-in-residence, Toronto modern dance choreographers, teachers, filmmakers and co-directors of company Kaeja dââ?¬â?¢Dance, Allen and Karen Kaeja. Catching up with Allen in a cozy coffee-shop corner, he talks jovially about making the transition from combat sports to dance, teaching and how fatherhood affected his dance life.
The University of Wisconsin System�s 10 percent budget cut proposal is finding few friends at the state Capitol.
In a rare display of unity with Gov. Jim Doyle, Republicans blasted the plan Thursday for its lack of administrative cuts, saying students are being asked to pick up a disproportionately large tab for the system�s budget woes.
Four University of Wisconsin students were arrested and charged with unlawful trespassing Thursday following a sit-in protest at the U.S. Army Military Recruitment Station in University Square.
Last spring, the instructors of Environment, Textiles and Design course number 501 set out to accomplish what few college courses strive to achieve: education through community service.
Titled “Threads of Remembrances: Infant Bereavement,” ETD 501 was a joint effort between Meriter Hospital and the Textile and Apparel Design program of the UW Human Ecology department, aimed at utilizing the skills of UW-Madison students to help grieving parents better cope with the loss of their premature infant.
The Associate Students of Madison’s Saving Halloween Open Forum saw students expressing various levels of disappointment regarding Halloween Wednesday, ranging from regret Halloween had lost its meaning to a declaration of a lawsuit against the Madison Police Department.
Madison’s Halloween Planning Committee met yesterday to review the consequences of Halloween weekend and to contemplate next year while the Madison Police Department released dollar values of expenses incurred during the weekend.
In an effort to improve communication between the city and UW-Madison, and to address drinking-related issues downtown, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create an alcohol coordinator, who will assume office July 1.
The Rolling Out the Red Carpet campaign, an initiative launched to promote sportsmanship and curb growing hostility toward fans of opposing teams, has been moderately successful, according to UW-Madison officials.
The UW System Board of Regents submitted plans Monday for a possible 10 percent cut in state funding for the UW System at Gov. Jim Doyle’s request.
In August, the Board of Regents voted unanimously for their 2005-’07 biennium budget request, but a 10 percent cut would injure what many are calling “the heart and soul” of the UW System-its faculty and quality of education.
Many high school students know that if they want to major in business, medicine or education, UW-Madison is the right choice for college. But when considering fashion design, the Midwest does not immediately leap to mind.
Although UW-Madison is not widely publicized as a great place to learn about fashion, the Textile and Apparel Design program is not only one of the most comprehensive majors on campus, it’s also one of the most competitive.
Students must take a series of design courses before applying for the major. Once they can finally apply, only 15 students each are accepted for the textile focus and apparel concentration.
