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Career Corner: Right fit is key to success for job-seekers with disability
Matching a candidate's strengths to an inclusive employer can help all be successful.
'The mighty five': Wisconsin tops nation in percentage of female Supreme Court justices
The state trails the national average in percentage of female judges in courts.
Together: Recycling can help you declutter
Madison and its many surrounding communities offer exceptional curbside recycling services. I don’t think it could be any easier for homeowners to recycle. Madison’s website provides all the details about acceptable recyclables and other options for recycling material they don’t…
Balancing Act: Parents are bursting with pride but kids don't hear it
The vast majority of parents say they’re proud of their children, but their children may not be getting the message, according to a new survey.
Old National's Wisconsin CEO predicts smooth transition for AnchorBank customers
Old National, of Evansville, Indiana, bought AnchorBank, effective May 1.
Hands on Wisconsin: Moms are amazing
Happy Mothers Day to all of those special moms out there.
Badgers women's basketball: Jonathan Tsipis followed an improbable path to top spot at UW
An unlikely series of twists and turns has taken Tsipis from coaching a team of 9-year-old boys to taking control of a Badgers program he calls “sleeping giant.”
Gene editing transforms biology, raises ethical questions
UW-Madison researchers are using a powerful gene editing tool that could improve human health, but also raises serious ethical questions.
Behind-the-scenes battle over WEDC records spills into public view
Democrats want info on 28 awards for which no staff review was found, but WEDC says request is burdensome.
Badgers women's basketball: Jonathan Tsipis works to mend fences with state's high school coaches and players
Tsipis vows to recruit and land the state's top prep players, something the previous women's basketball coaching staff at UW did not do.
Chris Rickert: Madison mayor a champion of open meetings? Not quite
It would be nice to see attention paid to government transparency in cases where an elected official isn't out to protect his own power.
Mitch Henck: Mom taught me to think, laugh and root with passion
I never truly felt the importance of Mother’s Day until this year, when my mother died April 19.
Expect uncertainty: Unraveling new survey techniques
Across disciplines, one fundamental truth emerges: In everything, there is variability.
Sparking new conversations through music
A couple of months ago, after I’d finished making a presentation to a veterans’ organization in western Wisconsin, a man wearing a Milwaukee Brewers sweatshirt and a cap indicating that he’d served with the airborne in Vietnam, approached me and…
Microtargeting: Campaigns appeal for passionate publics
Sarah, who is a stay-at-home mom of three boys, joined Moms Demand Action through Facebook.
Discovering and understanding the other in me
I love in Arabic, think in French, live and work in English, and sometimes dawdle in Spanish.
Helping preserve Native American languages for new generations
If I asked what your language means to you, what would you say?
Building robust markets to bolster food systems
Almost 30 years ago, I was enjoying blues musicians playing outdoors at Chicago's Maxwell Street Market using electricity stolen from a ramshackle building.
Computer data drives study of plant growth, genetics
There are pencil marks on a wall in our house that record a child’s growth. A pencil, a ruler, and some coaxing are all you need to quantify the precious process.
What time is it? Unraveling the Earth’s history
My father was born in 1936, into a world on the brink of war, and a country recovering from the depths of the Great Depression.