From Washington to Obama, a look at the U.S. presidency
Compared to President Barack Obama, George Washington had it rough. No executive staff, no modern dental care, and the preferred method of treatment for a throat infection (which killed the nation’s first president) was removing pints of ‘tainted’ blood from the patient. Read More
Early-career faculty improving undergraduate education
Nineteen early-career faculty have been named fellows of the new Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence (MTLE) program. Read More
Academic Staff Institute offers networking and professional development opportunities
This year’s Academic Staff Institute features networking opportunities as well as the chance to laugh with speaker Michael Feldman, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Whad’Ya Know?” Read More
Secrets of Wisconsin meteorite revealed
As Russian scientists scramble to collect and analyze the remains of the historic meteorite that injured an estimated 1,200 people in Chelyabinsk on Feb. 15, scientists in Wisconsin are set to publish their analysis of a smaller meteorite that struck southwest Wisconsin on April 14, 2010. Read More
Recent sightings: hand-in-hand
A loving couple holds hands while strolling along the East Campus Mall on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2013. Read More
Former secretary of academic staff dies
Stephen A. Myrah, who devoted more than four decades to UW–Madison, died Feb. 6 at the age of 74 from heart disease. Read More