Stories indexed under: The Wisconsin Idea

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  • Volunteer organization encourages students to make a difference Aug. 17, 2009 There is often a lot more to volunteering than showing up and giving it your all. In a community like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it's easy to write off volunteering as too far away or too intimidating because it's often so different than campus life.
  • New UW-Madison startup census seeks community input July 17, 2009 From educational software to embryonic stem cells, University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, students and staff are well-known for creating new knowledge and businesses - and an ongoing count of university-related startups bears that out.
  • Learning is all in the family at Grandparents University July 14, 2009 The year 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, and grandparents and grandchildren will mark the occasion by learning about celestial objects as part of the ninth annual Grandparents University (GPU) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Photo of books UW-Madison expands agreement with Google July 9, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has expanded its agreement with Google to digitize books from UW-Madison's collection and make them available online.
  • Must-see TV from UW-Madison available on-air, online June 8, 2009 The Big Ten Network just might be the answer to TV rerun doldrums this summer as it broadcasts programs created during the academic year by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for Forward under 40 awards June 1, 2009 There are many young University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates on the move - those who've leveraged their UW-Madison degree to make an impact in their business, professional field or community - and the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) seeks to share their success stories.
  • Photo of buffered stream Buffering Wisconsin’s water quality with science May 14, 2009 Spring in Wisconsin heralds a new growing season. But the warming temperatures also bring heavier runoff from farm fields, carrying pollution and contaminants into the state’s lakes and streams.
  • Thoreau Elementary students to demonstrate importance of literacy through song May 8, 2009 More than 200 Madison Metropolitan School District students will come together on Monday, May 11, to share what they have learned from a literacy program that stresses self-esteem through music.
  • Boat image Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species May 5, 2009 A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.
  • Foundation increases grant to continue personal health records work May 4, 2009 Project HealthDesign, a national program designed to support health and information technology pioneers to create a new generation of personal health records (PHR) systems, has been awarded a $5.3 million addition to its grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, bringing the project's total funding to $10 million.
  • Wisconsin Poverty Report gauges nature and extent of problem statewide May 4, 2009 The first-ever Wisconsin Poverty Report finds that nearly 11 percent of Wisconsin's population and one in seven children lived in poverty in 2007 and that the need for food - and almost always with it is poverty - has grown substantially as the recession deepened in the last two years.
  • Building a health community through the Wisconsin Idea April 30, 2009
  • Remington appointed new associate dean for public health April 20, 2009 Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH, who has spent his entire career at the interface of public health and medicine, has been appointed the first associate dean for public health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
  • Poster for program ‘Great Texts’ exposes high-schoolers to literature March 30, 2009 High school students in Wisconsin are digging into great world literature that would bewilder older and more experienced readers: “Don Quixote,” by Miguel de Cervantes, “Dante’s Inferno,” by Dante Alighieri, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “The Brothers Karamazov,” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. All the students need is a chance to try and the right guidance from their teachers. Both of these necessities are provided by the Center for the Humanities.
  • Humanities exposed March 25, 2009 Now in its fifth year, the Humanities Exposed program provides graduate students with the opportunity to apply their research in the community.
  • UW-Madison Connections program continues to expand March 23, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison, with its national reputation as a leading educational institution and its picturesque location, is the most desired destination for thousands of academically talented college applicants in the state.
  • UW School of Medicine and Public Health sets school record for residency placement March 20, 2009 With a record-high rate of graduating medical students matching into their desired residency on March 19, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health leaders are cheering another highlight: More students are choosing to stay in the state for their residency training and about 40 percent plan to pursue a residency in primary care – where physicians nationwide are badly needed.
  • Social Work to launch part-time master's program next fall Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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.