Plenty of University of Wisconsin-Madison seniors sequester themselves in libraries and labs preparing final projects for upper-level classes, but landscape architecture major Katie Selin recently found herself mapping land, reviewing aerial photographs, conducting workshops and meeting with tribal elders in northern Wisconsin.
The Jan Wheaton Quintet takes the stage in an early June 16 concert for the Eighth Annual “Jazzin’ at Luther’s” to benefit the UW-Madison Campus Child Care Centers.
An unusual “traveling classroom” hitting the road this summer will have 36 University of Wisconsin-Madison students logging nearly 3,000 miles by bus, piecing together a cultural history tour of the sprawling American West.
Over three weeks this summer, a building made of straw bales and stucco will rise from the wind-swept Montana plains-an undertaking that is equally an exercise in green construction, an opportunity to assist with a much-needed early childhood learning center on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, and cultural partnership and immersion experience for undergraduate students.
Jim Weinert, a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, and Bob Pricer, a longtime teacher of entrepreneurship, were honored at the eighth annual celebration of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW-Madison School of Business.
As the State Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee considers the UW System budget tomorrow [Thursday, May 19], we are hopeful the Legislature will once again understand the critical role of higher education in the state’s economy and the future of its citizens.
After 38 years of distinguished service to UW-Madison, Mary Rouse will retire at the end of June.
The School of Business has made the Financial Times’ annual list of the world’s top executive education providers for the fourth consecutive year. In its May 16 business education section, the London-based Times ranked executive education programs throughout the world. UW-Madison was ranked 15th in the U.S. (26th in the world) in the publication’s overall ranking.
UW-Madison Professor Jeffrey S. Russell received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) at a ceremony today (May 16) in Washington, D.C.
Four faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been appointed to prestigious named professorships designed to support continued research and scholarly activity.
Commencement Remarks Delivered by Chancellor John Wiley May 13-15, 2005 Kohl Center Welcome to the 152nd commencement of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I’m often asked to comment on the university’s contribution to economic development and technology transfer. Most people, I suspect, think I’ll tell them about patenting and licensing, about our research programs or the …
A delegation of ten educators from Thailand will visit Wisconsin from May 23 to June 3 to lay the groundwork for a long-term partnership with UW-Madison to improve Thai science education.
Spring rains may make flowers and crops grow, but it also carries topsoil, chemicals and nutrients such as phosphorus into rivers and streams when storm-water overflows from fields. This spring, a UW-Madison scientist and his team will begin tests to understand the mechanisms of erosion by tracking sediment movement as well as the flow of water over fields.
On Monday, June 20, teachers, counselors, school administrators, and student support personnel will come together to learn how to help middle and high school students perform to the best of their abilities. The workshop, “Motivating Adolescents: Overcoming Ambivalence and Stimulating Resilience,” will be held at the Olympia Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc.
A retired artist and designer, John Glaeser is constructing his own 20-cubic-foot version of Eden in a paludarium, a hybrid aquarium-terrarium complete with tropical plants, fish and waterfalls.
When you visit UW-Madison’s main Web site during June, you’ll see the results of a complex project to redesign and reorganize access to the university’s vast online resources.
The new Division of Enrollment Management, created in the wake of the November Student Affairs reorganization, is responsible for the Offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Student Financial Services, the Registrar and ISIS.
A finalist for the position of associate dean in the Offices of the Dean of Students will visit campus on Friday, May 13.
On May 16-20, more than 40 new faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will get an in-depth and personal look at their adopted state during the 20th annual WISCONSIN IDEA SEMINAR.
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives will host the CooperationWorks! national training program for developers of new cooperative businesses May 16-20, 2005 at the J.F. Friedrick Center on the UW-Madison campus.