Preacher turned atheist Dan Barker delivers lecture to UW-Madison students
By By Irene Burski | Nov. 20, 2014For Freethought Radio creator Dan Barker, the idea that life is not eternal is what makes it that much more meaningful and special.
For Freethought Radio creator Dan Barker, the idea that life is not eternal is what makes it that much more meaningful and special.
Researchers led by UW-Madison Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka released a study on Thursday containing new methods to counteract the influenza virus.
The director of Recreational Sports presented environmentally focused updates on the Rec Sports Master Plan to members of the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee Wednesday.
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council heard a presentation Wednesday from the End Violence on Campus program on how UW-Madison students can get involved with ending sexual assault.
New research released Wednesday shows an increase in crop production has caused levels of carbon dioxide to rise and fall seasonally to a larger degree, with fluctuations growing by 50 percent in the last five decades, according to a UW-Madison news release.
Matthew Boger and Tim Zaal worked together for eight months before realizing they had drastically changed each other’s lives 26 years earlier.
Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Derek Field introduced an alumni outreach project aimed at increasing student issue awareness at an External Affairs Committee meeting Tuesday.
A UW-Madison neuroscience program recently won a national annual award, earning the title of top graduate program in the country for 2014.
Best-selling author Bill Bryson visited UW-Madison Monday as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series to promote his work, read select passages from his books and tell stories about his life as an author.
The associated Students of Madison proposed an internal budget of $1,400,514.74 for fiscal year 2016, an $87,246.08 increase from the current year, to the Student Services Finance Committee at a meeting Monday.
A panel discussion sponsored by the Bipartisan Issues Group and the UW-Madison chapter of Society of Professional Journalists debated the effects of media innovations and their implications on the political process Monday night.
Film director and UW-Madison alumnus Jason Cohen will speak with students and community members Tuesday night following a screening of his Academy Award-nominated documentary “Facing Fear.”
A Monday report ranked UW-Madison No. 9 among U.S. colleges and universities based on the number of students who take advantage of study abroad programs.
UW-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer announced Monday he will retire from his position effective June 30, according to a UW System press release.
The UW-Madison Police Department saw a significant increase in the total number of ejections from Camp Randall Stadium at this week’s home game against Nebraska compared to the last home game against Maryland, according to a UWPD report.
Bill Bryson, famous author of books ranging from travel chronicles to topics like science and the English language, is scheduled to speak to UW-Madison students and community members Monday as part of the Wisconsin Union Distinguished Lecture Series.
UW-Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge recently donated $100 million to the university in an effort to support endowed faculty positions, according to a university release.
UW-Madison’s Director of Dining and Culinary Services Joie Schoonover began her robust and varied food service career when she was in fourth grade, sorting silverware for her elementary school cafeteria.
After 10 years as dean of the School of Education, Julie Underwood announced Friday she will return to the school’s faculty come August.
UW-Madison cell and regenerative biology professor James Thomson and his team of scientists recently made new strides in their extensive stem cell research.