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  • Programs make a case for global engagement Nov. 4, 2009 When the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik satellite in 1957, it effectively defeated the United States in the first round of the space race. And while the United States responded in kind with Pioneer 1, it also transformed its Cold War engagement by launching a terrestrial initiative — one that involved UW–Madison back then and does so to this day.
  • Expanding Your Horizons historical image Fifty years of expanding girls’ horizons in science, math Nov. 3, 2009 The Expanding Your Horizons program, a daylong conference designed to expose young women to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, has touched thousands of Wisconsin women during its 50-year history at UW-Madison.
  • Project CRYSTAL brings middle-school students to UW-Madison lab Oct. 22, 2009 University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry professor Hazel Holden and Edgewood Campus School middle-school science teacher Daniel Toomey met for the first time because Holden's daughter was in Toomey's science class.
  • Alumni Peace Corps volunteers share their lifelong passion for language Oct. 15, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the country's second-highest producer of Peace Corps volunteers. Now, two distinguished alumni share how the languages they studied as UW-Madison students languages not only helped them in the Peace Corps but influenced their personal and professional lives beyond their Peace Corps service.
  • Kindle Digital reading technology makes its way into UW-Madison classrooms Oct. 13, 2009 Alongside music, television and the news media, books are surging into the new technology era with digital reading devices.
  • Innovation comes full-circle in UW-Madison student seminar series Oct. 9, 2009 A decade ago, Chad Sorenson took his first steps toward becoming an inventor and entrepreneur by competing in and winning the Schoofs Prize for Creativity as a University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering student.
  • Youth science day makes millions of young scientists Oct. 6, 2009 On Wednesday, Oct. 7, millions of young people across the United States will become scientists for the day as they explore the world of biofuels.
  • UW-Madison climate competition offers up to $100,000 in awards Oct. 6, 2009 Now in its second year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Climate Leadership Challenge really means business.
  • Digital revolution is happening outside the classroom Oct. 6, 2009 The way we learn is changing, but schools are having trouble keeping up. While technology dominates daily life and work, it still plays a limited role in public schools filled with students who are increasingly learning outside the classroom with help from cell phones, computers and video games, says Rich Halverson, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis and co-author of the new book “Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology.”
  • New York Times reporter to be science writer in residence Oct. 5, 2009 Andrew Revkin, New York Times science reporter and the fall science writer in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a public talk on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Plenary Room, 1310 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave.
  • Environmental journalists migrate to Madison Oct. 5, 2009 Environmental journalists from around the country will flock to Madison and Wisconsin this week as the 19th annual Conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) gets under way Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Concourse Hotel.
  • Major gifts give momentum to School of Nursing building campaign Oct. 2, 2009 Two major gifts announced today (Oct. 2) provide a major boost to the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing and its Power of Nursing Campaign to build and staff a new nursing science center.
  • Interdisciplinary conference asks 'What is human?' Sept. 30, 2009 A conference addressing the issue "What is Human?" will be held on campus this week.
  • Video game learning Federal grants power research on computer games and learning Sept. 29, 2009 A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently won $4.5 million in federal grants to study computer games and learning.
  • Pollan lecture Slide show: Go Big Read lecture Sept. 25, 2009
  • Student on Limnos doing field research UW-Madison undergraduates make unwelcome discovery in Lake Mendota Sept. 16, 2009 On Sept. 11, a standard cruise on Lake Mendota's University Bay began for students in University of Wisconsin-Madison's Zoology 315, a course that introduces them to the study of lakes. With the sampling craft Limnos anchored about one-quarter mile offshore on a clear sunny day, four students pulled up a small net and began poking through its contents.
  • Chancellor's lecture launches Year of the Humanities Sept. 8, 2009 A lecture that delves into the songs and sexuality of ancient Greek drinking parties and a talk on the 1989 German revolution that brought down the Berlin Wall are just two events that will mark the Year of the Humanities on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
  • Author to visit campus for common-reading program Aug. 27, 2009 Michael Pollan, whose book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" is the focus of the Go Big Read common-reading project, will give a free public talk on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • UW-Madison launches Go Big Read book program Aug. 27, 2009 When thousands of people read the same book, it's bound to get people talking. And when that book's subject matter has passionate defenders and critics, it's sure to get readers together to share their thoughts, reactions and opinions.
  • Pine Bluff Observatory Slide show: Starry Night Aug. 24, 2009