Wisconsin Partnership Fund awards grants totaling nearly $6 million
The Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future, which is the Blue Cross Program at the Medical School, last year awarded just under $6 million to 33 organizations across the state for community- academic partnerships designed to advance the health of the people of Wisconsin. Read More
Professor emeritus honored for excellence in teaching
Donald R. Johnson, professor emeritus of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, has been recognized with a national award for his years of excellence in teaching and mentoring students. Read More
Animal geneticist dies at 96
Arthur Barclay "Chappie" Chapman, emeritus professor of genetics and animal breeding, died Dec. 29 at the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare facility in Madison. He was 96 years old. Read More
Executive associate registrar emeritus dies at 72
Thomas L.W. Johnson, executive associate registrar emeritus, died on Jan 1. He was 72. Read More
Policy analyst works to create positive environment
It's hard not to be touched by the positive aura that flows around Hazel Symonette, a senior policy analyst in the offices of the Dean of Students and Human Resource Development Read More
University Club series to showcase leadership in public policy, arts and scholarship
With subjects ranging from divorce reform to Rwandan genocide to the Wisconsin Film Festival, and speakers including Wisconsin's secretary of workforce development, the Madison Symphony Orchestra's concertmaster and others, the University Club's 2005 Luncheon Series is nothing if not diverse. Read More
Medical School to offer master of public health
The UW System Board of Regents recently approved a new master of public health degree at the UW Medical School. This 12-month multidisciplinary program, which begins in fall 2005, aims to enhance the state’s public health workforce. Read More
OCR welcomes Gov. Doyle’s new Wisconsin Angel Network program
Charles Hoslet, managing director of the Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, says that Gov. Jim Doyle's new Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) program "is another positive step in our combined efforts to support new business startups in Wisconsin, as finding financial support for those emerging businesses is crucial." Read More
From a Wisconsin cornfield, Earth’s dynamo recreated
In an underground bunker that brushes up against a Wisconsin barnyard on one side, and a cornfield on the other, a team of scientists, using a molten ball of metal, is replicating the same magnetic field-generating dynamo that exists at the core of the Earth. Read More
Environmental conference features global experts
Experts from around the world will gather at a University of Wisconsin–Madison conference on Monday, Jan. 31, to examine innovative policies in environmental protection, including Wisconsin's Green Tier law. Read More
My UW to get total makeover
My UW–Madison is evolving. From a redesigned user interface to underlying structure improvements, the new My UW–Madison will provide an information resource adapted to campus needs and flexible enough to provide even more services as those needs change. Read More
e-Grading process replaces paper grade rosters
UW-Madison took a significant step forward in improved service and efficiencies this week as the campus implemented electronic submission of grades for faculty. A joint project of the Office of the Registrar and DoIT, the new e-Grading method replaces the paper grade list process. Read More
Engineering department announces name change
For some, industrial engineering calls to mind factories and smokestacks, and time study, plant layout and work measurement, says Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality Harry Steudel, who chairs the UW–Madison Department of Industrial Engineering. To respond to this antiquated perception of its field, the department has changed its name to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, abbreviated ISyE -- although it will continue to offer the industrial engineering degree. Read More
University departments recognize Year of Languages
Departments across the university are celebrating the Year of Languages with new programs and events. Read More
Project blends high tech with tradition in rural Alaska
High-tech geospatial tools are being paired with traditional Native knowledge of the land to create learning opportunities for Alaskan students, teachers and community members in a new project led by educators at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Asian disaster sparks university concern
The massive devastation and rising health concerns from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis in Asia are "heart-wrenching for the world and for our campus community," says Chancellor Wiley. Read More
Investigating the cell’s garbage disposal
A cell's ability to clean house may shed light on cancer, Alzheimer's disease--and rotten tomatoes. Read More
Accounting students make finals of tax competition
A team of accounting students from the School of Business has made the national finals of the PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX competition. Only five teams out of 165 reached the finals. The xTAX (short for extreme tax) competition is designed to foster interest among students in tax issues and provide exposure to a "real-world" tax case. Read More
Rittenberg to lead national effort on quality of financial reporting
Accounting Professor Larry Rittenberg has been named chair of a key national organization working to improve the quality of financial reporting. Read More
Winter commencement: Transcript of address Gaddi Vasquez
Charge to graduates delivered by U.S. Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez Read More