HRS service center will answer human-resource questions
When the Human Resource System (HRS) goes live, a newly reconfigured UW Service Center will provide all employees with a single point of initial contact…
Wisconsin Film Festival tickets on sale March 5
The Wisconsin Film Festival schedule of films will be printed in the Thursday, March 3, issue of Isthmus, and tickets will go on sale at…
UW–Madison compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Standards of Conduct: In a good faith effort to comply with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, the UW System and UW–Madison prohibit…
Science internationalization course development awards available
Course development awards of up to $10,000 in flexible funds are now available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences…
Upcoming deadline for CIBER grant opportunity
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) offers a Global Research and Curriculum Development grant program for faculty and academic staff with…
Review begins for SMPH dean
A review is under way for Robert Golden, dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). Review committee members include Phillip Certain (review…
Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ’60s events with symposium
The Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss’ “They Marched…
Science editor to present neuroscience and public policy seminar
Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science, will present a neuroscience and public policy seminar, titled “Science and the World’s Future,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, March…
Showcase returns for 12th year
UW–Madison’s 12th annual Showcase will feature more than 50 poster exhibits and optional breakout sessions focusing on ways to improve process on campus. The exhibits…
Adapted fitness: Elite athletes, at any ability
Everyone’s an athlete
New book shines light on relationships between mothers, nannies
Financial pressure, mothers’ role led to recent controversy
Chancellor Martin’s statement on Governor Walker’s budget proposal
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said Tuesday that Governor Scott Walker's proposed cuts to higher education in Wisconsin will be very difficult to absorb after years of cuts to the campuses. She is encouraged, on the other hand, by the governor's forward-looking proposal to give increased flexibility to UW–Madison, and, over time, other UW System institutions.
Ecological adaptation likely to influence impacts of climate change
Animals' capacity to adapt is a factor in how they are likely to respond to changing climate conditions.
Conference on politics of consumption returns to UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a conference this week examining the intersection of consumption, citizenship, media and marketing.
Wisconsin boaters, anglers doing more to halt spread of invasives
Wisconsin boaters and anglers seem to be doing a better job of following rules aimed at curbing the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to the results of UW–Madison surveys taken in 2009 and 2010.
Recent sightings: Black Men’s Forum
On Feb. 25, 2011, members of the Wisconsin Association of Black Men (WABM), a UW–Madison student organization, along with students from the Chicago Urban…
100-Hour Challenge winners named
A dress made of rubber gloves, a xylophone constructed from PVC pipes and a coffee chiller fashioned out of discarded lab equipment were just three examples of entrepreneurial creativity submitted in this year's Wiscontrepreneur 100-Hour Challenge, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Corporate Relations.
Campus forums scheduled on budget, New Badger Partnership
During the next two weeks, Chancellor Biddy Martin will be holding a pair of forums on developments regarding the New Badger Partnership and the state budget process. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.