UW-Madison partners with UW Colleges
The university is working to strengthen its longstanding partnership with a natural source of transfer students -- the UW Colleges, the 13 freshman/sophomore campuses of the UW System. Read More
Egyptian scholar to visit
Egyptian land rights and the effects of Egypt's agricultural policy on rural people will be the topic of a seminar by visiting Egyptian researcher Ashraf Ahmed Hussein Wednesday, Oct. 4, at noon in 206 Ingraham. Read More
New banners to mark Homecoming
City workers will install 210 Homecoming banners on poles lining State Street and the Capitol Square in a joint project between the city and the campus athletic program. Read More
Ward stresses strategic direction for UW–Madison
Chancellor David Ward told a joint session of faculty and academic staff leaders Oct. 2 that the university's future is well-grounded in a strategic vision. Read More
Report: A third of graduates attend UW
For a third of Wisconsin high school graduates in 1999, the next step was enrolling at a UW System campus. Read More
Homecoming events shape up
The Badger Homecoming Committee invites students and alumni, Madison residents and others to join in this year's celebration Oct. 15-21. Read More
Special interest spending analyzed
Voters in targeted markets see little difference in the two presidential candidates' advertising, thanks to independent groups, according to findings in an ongoing "real-time" study by political scientist Kenneth Goldstein. Read More
UW won’t block Napster
The university will not block access to Napster, an Internet web site, Chancellor David Ward says in a letter. Read More
NSF awards $11.7 million to Materials Research Center
The National Science Foundation has announced an award of $11.7 million over five years to the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. Read More
Chancellor search yields 43 candidates
Forty-three individuals have submitted applications to the Chancellor Search and Screen Committee, according to the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty. Read More
Campus works to improve accessibility for disabled students
Students with disabilities credit faculty for efforts that have ranked UW–Madison among the nation's most disability-friendly public universities. Read More
Calendar highlights
Pianist to open theater concert series Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has… Read More
Program: Biking and bonding in battle against breast cancer
Researchers at the Medical School's HealthEmotions Research Institute have zeroed in on a program that can help women dealing with breast cancer get through what may be the worst times of their lives. Read More
New council set up for staff
A recent innovation on campus will give classified employees without union representation a voice in university decision-making. Read More
Events bulletin
Learning Graduate School Seminar Series The Graduate School announces fall training opportunities on a variety of topics related to the research… Read More
Science historian shares expertise in class, on roof
Let's create some business cards for David Lindberg, with a tip of the hat to a classic TV show: Have history of science, will share. Have shingles, will roof. Have wood, will saw. Read More
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:… Read More
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the… Read More