Stories indexed under: Learning

Total: 1256   RSSRSS feed

  • Photo of sausage-making Students sell steaks to get a taste of the meat industry Jan. 23, 2008 So it's Saturday, and you've just learned that an RV full of Badgers fans is on its way to your place for a post-basketball game victory party. You need meat, and fast. But where around campus can you find good, fresh steaks?
  • Kids in the lab: Getting high-schoolers hooked on science Jan. 9, 2008 More than 10,000 students statewide have participated in the Youth Apprenticeship Program, an innovative project that gives exceptional high-school students an opportunity to get exposure and experience in their desired careers.
  • Conference to focus on career building over a lifetime Jan. 9, 2008 Whether just entering the workforce or planning for the later years of their careers, people must be prepared to deal with the shifting nature of today's workplace. Because people today change jobs and careers several times over their working lives, career planning has become a critical service offered by many schools, colleges, and private practitioners.
  • Photo of South African flag Students take leadership venture to South Africa Jan. 7, 2008 After more than 40 hours of traveling, 30 University of Wisconsin-Madison students arrived last week in Cape Town, South Africa to start a two-week adventure in South Africa's capital city that will include a leadership seminar and service projects.
  • Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning introduces Passport Series Jan. 3, 2008 University experts will lead courses in global affairs, sciences and humanities as part of Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning programs to be offered this spring.
  • Statements from UW-Madison leadership on the Morgridge scholarship gift Dec. 18, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders have high praise for the gift of $175 million from John and Tashia Morgridge, which will support need-based financial aid for thousands of talented prospective students in Wisconsin.
  • Photo of Jersey cow Greener pastures: Dairy science reverses history with enrollment surge Dec. 12, 2007 Since enrolling 189 undergraduate students in 1982, dairy science has seen a steady decline in popularity. But the program is gorwing again now after retooling its cirriculum and its approach to student recruitment.
  • Book documents economic, health disparities that women encounter in retirement Nov. 20, 2007 A new book by a UW-Madison professor addresses disadvantages that can impede women from achieving economic and health security when they retire.
  • Journalism’s past examined in encyclopedia compiled by UW-Madison professor Nov. 19, 2007 The evolution and history of American journalism, from 17th century colonial times to the rise of contemporary blogging culture and digital photography is chronicled in the newly released "Encyclopedia of America Journalism."
  • Big Ten Network deal funds financial aid, libraries, athletics Nov. 16, 2007 A minimum revenue guarantee of more than $6.1 million from the Big Ten Network will make it possible to increase need-based scholarships to University of Wisconsin-Madison students, enhance campus libraries and keep UW athletics competitive, Chancellor John D. Wiley and Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Friday.
  • Online Chinese course connects business professionals to UW-Madison language resources Nov. 15, 2007 UW-Madison's Language Institute, in partnership with the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature, is making it easier for busy, working professionals to acquire Chinese language skills with a new three-credit, online course that nontraditional students can fit into their schedules.
  • Late fall unveils a banquet of choral music opportunities Nov. 15, 2007 The end of the semester is high performance season for the university's choral groups, when they present pieces they have mastered while perfecting their ensemble singing skills.
  • UW-Madison explores its global scope during International Education Week Nov. 12, 2007 Whether through study abroad programs, international teaching and research collaborations, language study opportunities, or the thousands of students from around the world who benefit from our campus every year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is truly a global university.
  • Vice provost for diversity and climate finalists announced Nov. 7, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has narrowed its search for a vice provost for diversity and climate to three finalists.
  • Panel to highlight global perspectives on education Nov. 1, 2007 A group of doctoral students will offer global perspectives on education in "Schooling Around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels," a special program sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to mark International Education Week.
  • Panel highlights global perspectives on education Oct. 31, 2007 A group of doctoral students will offer global perspectives on education in “Schooling Around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels,” a program sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to mark International Education Week.
  • Video editing New classes explore environmental film’s mobilizing power Oct. 31, 2007 Gregg Mitman believes in the power of a well-told story. This semester the professor of history of science is teaching two new courses on the environment from a cinematic perspective: a class on environmental film in history and a hands-on production class in documentary storytelling.
  • School of Social Work’s diversity efforts garner YWCA award Oct. 31, 2007 When University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Professor Tracy Schroepfer joined the School of Social Work's Committee for the Recruitment and Retention of Students of Color (RRSCC) five years ago, those in her field were facing a crucial dilemma.
  • For students, electric ‘sled’ is good, clean fun in the snow Oct. 31, 2007 Thanks to donations from Madison-based foundations and industry, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers will have the chance to develop an earth-friendly snowmobile that could facilitate scientific research in Antarctica and Greenland.
  • 'Young Chiefs' play an honor song UW-Madison, College of the Menominee Nation enter historic partnership Oct. 29, 2007 Students from the College of the Menominee Nation will have a new and easy path to transfer to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a result of a historic new partnership agreement between the two institutions.