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May 4, 2011

Environmental Politics and the Creation of a Dream: Establishing the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (UW Press, 2011) Harold C. Jordahl… Read More

Badger Cycling Team defends home turf in Nationals

May 4, 2011

Image from 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo by David Stluka. For the second year in a row,… Read More

Morgridges to address graduates at spring commencement

May 4, 2011

Alumni John and Tashia Morgridge will deliver the charge to the graduates at the university’s four undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, at the Kohl Center. Read More

Student Personnel Association announces 2011 award recipients

May 4, 2011

UW–Madison’s Student Personnel Association recently honored the energy and dedication of nine student affairs professionals with its 2011 Outstanding Achievement Awards. The honors were distributed at a luncheon held on April 27 at the new Union South. Read More

Five classified employees honored with 2011 awards

May 4, 2011

Five members of the classified staff were honored with 2011 Classified Employee Recognition Awards. Read More

‘Doors’ poster benefits campaign

May 4, 2011

“Doors of UW–Madison” features 25 images of iconic entranceways at UW–Madison . The Division of Enrollment Management developed the poster to support students through the… Read More

Shop SWAP and save

May 4, 2011

Serving as an environmental steward for UW–Madison for 20 years, SWAP can assist faculty and staff in finding materials for departments or offices at an… Read More

Science internationalization course development awards

May 4, 2011

Course development awards of up to $10,000 in flexible funds are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who… Read More

Donate books to Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries

May 4, 2011

The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries report that they are running out of books for their semiannual book sales. Each sale moves approximately 15,000 books… Read More

Award-winning journalist, scholar to visit campus

May 4, 2011

A longtime award-winning journalist, columnist and scholar whose work has brought attention to First Amendment rights, human rights and indigenous peoples will visit campus in… Read More

Division of Student Life plans Thursday memorial

May 4, 2011

The Division of Student Life will remember five UW–Madison students who passed away during the 2010-11 academic year during a brief ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Carillon Tower. Read More

New voice mail system adds Web features

May 4, 2011

Starting Monday, May 9, UW–Madison will have a new voice mail system with new features, at the same low monthly price. The system makes it… Read More

First Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine students set to graduate

May 4, 2011

From Wis Week to Inside UW: Saying goodbye to print

May 4, 2011

The inaugural issue of Wisconsin week, December 1985 When I was an eager, young college newspaper editor 11 years ago, I would never… Read More

UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Poverty Report shows anti-poverty programs worked

May 4, 2011

The third Wisconsin Poverty Report released today (Wednesday, May 4), shows that expanded tax credits and food assistance programs helped shield the state's poorest residents from the worst effects of the recession. Read More

Today: Chancellor Martin to discuss New Badger Partnership at campus forum

May 4, 2011

Chancellor Biddy Martin will hold a campus forum today (Wednesday, May 4) regarding the New Badger Partnership and public authority status for the University of… Read More

UW-Madison geneticist elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 3, 2011

Ching Kung, Vilas Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences today in recognition of his "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research." Read More

UW-Madison Faculty Senate throws its support behind public authority

May 3, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate Monday backed a motion supporting the proposal to establish the university as a public authority separate from the UW System. The motion approved by the Faculty Senate also gives the University Committee, the Faculty Senate’s executive body, the flexibility to work for a compromise if the public authority proposal is removed from the budget. Read More

UW Sea Grant funding Winnebago system research on VHS fish disease

May 3, 2011

Four years after the deadly fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) was first diagnosed in Wisconsin, researchers are returning to the Lake Winnebago system, the site of that discovery, to learn if the virus is still a threat and to develop a faster, cheaper test to detect its presence as a management tool. Read More

“La Moda Processa” to take place at Monona Terrace Saturday

May 3, 2011

On Saturday, May 7, the School of Human Ecology and the Textile and Apparel Student Association (TASA) will host their annual design gallery and fashion show at Monona Terrace. Showcasing the work of apparel, textile and interior design students, the show is named "La Moda Processa," highlighting the phases of design. Read More