It is not likely, by a long shot, to be his biggest challenge, but reorienting his collegiate athletic allegiances and keeping peace in the family will be one pressing priority for neurophysiologist Jon Levine, the Northwestern University researcher who takes the reins of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) this month.
Securing research funding is always welcome news, but this one came with a unique twist.
In one sense, “Across a Distance” is the tale of two virtuosic performers, a boy-meets-girl romantic comedy and an intensely personal journey to turn an offhand thought into reality.
Thinking Poetry: Readings in Contemporary Women’s Exploratory Poetics (University of Iowa Press, 2010) Lynn Keller, Martha Meier Renk Bascom Professor of English The compressed form of poetry resonates with multiple meanings and connotations. But how do you talk about poems written with deliberate graphic marks, words on angles, upside down? “It’s a great challenge …
This summer, campus learners included candy makers, bankers, teenaged musicians and visitors from around the world. Along the shores of Lake Mendota, one program taught its students about languages and cultures thousands of miles away.
The Office of Admissions and the McBurney Disability Resource Center will soon move to a new home in the heart of campus.
The McBurney Center has welcomed three new staff: Ebonee Johnson will be interning with the center for the 2010–11 academic year. She is a doctoral student in the rehabilitation psychology department and serving her practicum at McBurney. Johna Phillipson will work with students with mobility disabilities and will lead the center’s efforts to improve transition …
In the nerve-wracking moments before he fired up the PowerPoint to defend his neurology dissertation on Sept. 3, Matt Wagoner could look into the audience at the Biotech Center and take comfort.
For more than 150 years, Wisconsin, a state with a modest population and modest wealth, has invested enough in UW–Madison to make it one of only four public universities to rank among the top twenty universities in the world.
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Family Photo Day has been scheduled by the Office of Child Care and Family Resources, says Connie Wilson, event coordinator.
On April 15, a communication memo, Impact of Faculty and Staff Appointment End Dates on the e-Reimbursement System (PDF), was sent to the Divisional Business Representatives (DBRs), Travel Contacts, and e-Reimbursement Division Coordinators to encourage all employees to submit their expense reports in a timely manner.
It’s been a labor of love and many months of hard work, but the 57 new guestrooms at the UW–Extension Conference Centers are finally complete
The Office of Child Care and Family Resources announces an open house for the recently renovated child care program in operation at No. 39 University Apartments.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association welcomes nominations for the 75th presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award, the association’s top honor.
Shared governance groups on campus will again focus their energy and attention on a wide range of issues, including the reorganization of the university’s research enterprise, academic staff job security and compensation, and funding, say UW–Madison’s shared governance leaders.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin’s spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall semester. Now a group of students and staff members have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip – one that they hope will continue to inspire their fellow students.
For 29 consecutive years, the Multicultural Orientation Reception has woven together a mix of information and celebration.
Often mistaken for bees, German yellow jackets are social wasps that cooperate to build their nests and support their queen, and they can be formidable in defending their turf. A yellow jacket nest begins in the spring with a single queen. “She has to build the nest, get the food and raise the first …
Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together – these are fundamentals of community development.