Stories indexed under: Outreach

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• Baldwin grants to fund public engagement June 5, 2013 Ten projects ranging from expanding higher learning opportunities for low-income residents of Madison to designing and constructing a biogas system in Uganda have been chosen as spring 2013 recipients of Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grants.
• With heart cells, middle schoolers learn the hard lessons of science May 2, 2013 The drug trial is not off to an auspicious start. The cells are not cooperating.
• Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day May 2, 2013 Whether your garden sprawls across an acre or fits into a pot on your balcony, this year's UW Family Gardening Day, May 11 on the UW-Madison campus, will provide tips for making it your best one ever.
• Community invited to UW Outreach Day at Burlington High School April 26 April 26, 2013 MADISON — UW-Madison and UW-Extension are inviting the public to join them at Burlington High School on Friday, April 26 as part of a statewide effort to bring the research and resources of the UW to communities across Wisconsin.
• UW physicist works with young Rube Goldbergs at Madison elementary school April 25, 2013 The rules are simple, explains Mike Randall, a University of Wisconsin-Madison physicist, who is leading the Rube Goldberg lab tonight at Emerson School in Madison. "Make a contraption that starts by dropping a marble and ends by ringing a bell."
• Classes in the park unite middle schoolers with college students, nature April 23, 2013 Trish O'Kane had reached a dead end. It was her first day teaching a capstone course in environmental studies at the Nelson Institute, and she was ready to forge ahead with a two-hour "college-style" lesson plan.
• UW Day at the Capitol showcases research, innovation April 5, 2013 Thursday, April 4 was the annual UW-Madison, UW-Extension and UW Colleges Day at the Capitol. The event presented to legislators and the public the many ways that the innovation and research at the UW makes an impact all across Wisconsin.
• UW–Madison, UW–Extension and UW Colleges Day comes to the Capitol April 3, 2013 Engaging exhibits and special demonstrations will bring opportunities for learning and collaboration as part of UW-Madison, UW-Extension and UW Colleges Day at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 4.
• Madison students create book trailers for film festival July 31, 2012 As part of the Read On Wisconsin program, students from Madison's Whitehorse Middle School have dedicated their summer vacation to reading and discussing books for grades six through eight.
• Slideshow: The campus is abuzz with warm-weather learning July 24, 2012 Think the UW campus slows down during the summer? Well, think again: The university is a mighty busy place well into August.
• Recent sightings: Fireworks for pediatrics patients July 1, 2012
• Chazen plays key role in African art project in Madison schools March 8, 2012 For Susan Curtis, a retired school nurse, art appreciation is not just academic.
• UW-Madison launches Wisconsin Idea Scholars Program Feb. 3, 2012 A group of 31 community leaders from all over the state will convene at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of the Wisconsin Idea Scholars Program.
• ‘Saturday Science at Discovery’ explores science at the South Pole Sept. 1, 2011 This month, "Saturday Science at Discovery" invites the public to "be cool and go polar" with a bilingual learning journey focused on the extreme science of the South Pole.
• UW Law School students start off first year with community service Aug. 30, 2011 This week, the class of 2014 at the University of Wisconsin Law School will put aside their textbooks for a day of community service.
• UW-Madison to celebrate 2011-12 as Year of the Wisconsin Idea Aug. 8, 2011 The Wisconsin Idea – UW–Madison longstanding commitment to providing service to the families, businesses and communities of Wisconsin and beyond — will be celebrated for the next 12 months as the university observes the Year of the Wisconsin Idea.
• UW Health offers free physicals for uninsured high school athletes July 26, 2011
• Recent sightings: Movin’ Minds July 19, 2011
• Rural Wisconsin high school students learn with stem cells, top UW–Madison researchers July 11, 2011
• Branchaw to lead Institute for Biology Education June 27, 2011 Janet Branchaw has been named interim director of the Institute for Biology Education (IBE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, beginning Friday, July 1.