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Winter 2009

Dena Grushkin Florczyk ’80: Making a Difference in Nigeria

March 8, 2010

“I have become somewhat of a voice for the voiceless,” says public school teacher Dena Grushkin Florczyk ’80, who founded The Nigerian School Project to provide much-needed resources to teachers and students in Nigeria.

Everett Potter ’76: Where Does a Travel Writer Go on Vacation?

March 8, 2010 1 comment

Travel writer Everett Potter ’76 has the kind of job that most people only dream of — getting paid to travel the world, sample the best hotels, or ski at the finest mountain resorts.

How Sweep It Is

December 7, 2009

Students play broomball on a cleared section of frozen Lake Mendota.

Where Does a Travel Writer Go on Vacation?

December 6, 2009

Everett Potter ’76 has the kind of job that most people only dream of.

Making a Difference in Nigeria

December 6, 2009

“I have become somewhat of a voice for the voiceless,” says Dena Grushkin Florczyk ’80.

Returning to Their UW Roots

December 6, 2009 2 comments

New partnership allows Badger retirees to live and learn near campus.

More Than Just Being Green

December 6, 2009

WAA embraces sustainability as annual theme.

Gearing Up for Game Day

December 6, 2009

WAA welcomes Class of 2013 into Fifth Quarter tradition.

Bucky Wagon Goes Electric

December 6, 2009 1 comment

Engineering students will upgrade a campus institution.

Bookshelf: Winter 2009

December 6, 2009

Highlighted books from the Winter 2009 issue.

Grow Your Own Security

December 6, 2009

For two alumni, the Peace Corps provided lessons in sustainability.

Scholarly Success Story

December 6, 2009

With unwavering support, the Chancellor’s Scholars Program reaches a quarter-century.

Great People

December 6, 2009

A new scholarship paves the way for a pre-med student.

Letters: Arboretum memories

December 6, 2009 1 comment

Re: For All the Right Seasons, Fall 2009

Letters: A Different View of the Auto Industry

December 6, 2009

Re: Reinventing Wheels, Fall 2009

Letters: Fall and Summer Issue Fans

December 6, 2009

Re: Summer and Fall 2009 issues

Letters: Thanks for Lynn Margulis Profile

December 6, 2009

Re: Evolution Revolution, Fall 2009

Letters: Of Wolves and Hunting Dogs

December 6, 2009

Re: Wolves at the Door, Fall 2009

Letters: Two More Classic Wisconsin Songs

December 4, 2009

Re: When You Say Wisconsin in Song (Fall 2009)

What’s Next?

November 18, 2009

Palliative care specialists guide terminally ill patients through the tough questions.

Student Watch

November 18, 2009

Whose ’bot is the best?

Strategic Study Group

November 18, 2009

Web-based history course reaches out to members of the military.

Come On-A My House

November 18, 2009

Longtime sociological study continues with in-home interviews.

Quick Takes

November 18, 2009

UW news in brief.

Patients Know Best

November 18, 2009

Project banks on nobody knowing your health better than you do.

How Wired are UW Students?

November 18, 2009

Technology is an intrinsic part of campus life.

Fight on for Her Fame

November 18, 2009 1 comment · 2 reader letters

“On, Wisconsin!” turns one hundred

Fair Share

November 18, 2009

Federal stimulus funds jump-start stalled research across the campus.

What Lies Beneath

November 18, 2009

New research center digs deep for sustainable energy source.

Letters: Rhesus Research

November 17, 2009

Re: Subtract Calories, Add Years? (Fall 2009)

The Wayfinder

November 17, 2009

Meg Gaines looks serene and determined on the cover of this issue, and she is both — even when she isn’t being photographed in a boat on Lake Mendota on a chilly fall day.

Winter Wonderment

November 17, 2009

A computer model replicates snowflakes in all their detail and beauty.

Lights, Camera, Music!

November 17, 2009

Communication Arts 613: Film Score: Theory and History

Badger Sports Ticker

November 17, 2009

UW Athletics news in brief.

Togetherness of the Long Distance Runners

November 17, 2009

Former Badgers pick up the pace in Portland, Oregon.

Team Players: Samantha, Rob, and Casey Dehn

November 17, 2009

The three siblings never thought they’d all converge as Badger athletes.

Amazing Grace

November 16, 2009 1 reader letter

Gaining hands-on experience, helping those who have nowhere else to turn, and contributing to the UW medical school’s culture of giving back‚ it’s all woven into student-organized clinics like this one at Grace church.

Hillel [Encapsulated]

November 16, 2009 1 comment · 3 reader letters

If Hillel asked us, here’s what On Wisconsin would place in a time capsule in the organization’s new Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life.

Consumer Wake-Up Call

November 16, 2009

By necessity, Americans have tightened their belts during the economic downturn‚ but will the valuable lessons learned bring lasting changes to our relationship with money?

“Houston, we’ve had a problem.”

November 16, 2009

Some of the most popular quotations ever to infiltrate our culture were contributed by UW alumni. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, or simply entertained.