Stories indexed under: The Wisconsin Idea

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  • New Web site of K-12 resources launched April 26, 2007 Information on summer sports camps and music clinics, lesson plans on everything from reading to genetics, parenting newsletters, a virtual museum of minerals - these are but a few of more than 250 University of Wisconsin-Madison resources for educators, parents, and students accessible on a new Web site.
  • Bob Enright talking about his forgiveness curriculum Professor plants seeds of forgiveness in Belfast, Milwaukee April 24, 2007 Bob Enright, a professor of educational psychology and his wife, Jeanette Knutson Enright, have been leading initiatives in Northern Ireland and Milwaukee to develop, introduce and assess a comprehensive curriculum for introducing children to the idea of forgiveness.
  • Susan Paddock: Making government work for people April 11, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Susan Paddock founded Wisconsin’s Certified Public Manager Program in 1990, giving students a chance to see how branches of government operate and how the decisions they make at their level affect people who work at other levels and settings.
  • Wisconsin Idea: Putting a new spin on pest management April 5, 2007 A University of Wisconsin-Madison agronomist has developed a Web tool to help Wisconsin farmers better manage the weeds in their fields.
  • Wisconsin Alumni Association takes UW across the state March 15, 2007 In the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will be in cities statewide this spring educating, entertaining and talking with alumni about the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Consumer law clinic offers help, hope to low-income clients March 15, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Consumer Law Clinic provides legal help to low-income victims while serving as a classroom, teaching UW law students through firsthand experience.
  • State, local governments benefit from professor's planning expertise March 7, 2007 Thinking ahead generally does not top America's to-do lists. But professor Brian Ohm's area is land use and community development, and he is on a mission to help improve planning practice in Wisconsin and beyond.
  • Jay Martin: Harnessing technology to help the disabled March 1, 2007 Like most people, mechanical engineering professor Jay Martin never really understood the challenges of living with a severe physical disability until his teenaged son, Liam, was paralyzed in a diving accident.
  • Honoring Morgridge Center's 10th anniversary Feb. 28, 2007 The Morgridge Center for Public Service celebrates 10 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year. In the spirit of recognizing past service efforts at UW-Madison and in the Madison community, 10 notable contributions the Morgridge Center has helped achieve since its inception are highlighted.
  • Leopold Foundation, UW-Madison to digitize Aldo Leopold archives Feb. 27, 2007 The entire Aldo Leopold Collection held by the University Archives of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be digitized in a partnership project with the Aldo Leopold Foundation. More than $100,000 has been awarded to the Foundation, in Baraboo, Wis., to support the project.
  • UW service helps communities make informed choices on challenged books Feb. 15, 2007 School librarians have an inherently behind-the-scenes profession, but what happens when they are thrust into a very public controversy over a challenged book?
  • Listening sessions, other outreach planned for Wisconsin Idea Project Feb. 14, 2007 A series of 10 listening sessions around the state are being organized this spring in support of the Wisconsin Idea Project, a campaign to strengthen UW–Madison’s relationship with the citizens of Wisconsin.
  • Dean: Biosciences can transform state economy Feb. 14, 2007 Few people have a better firsthand take on the value of university-industry collaboration than Molly Jahn, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.