Tom Sharkey: Responsibility and loyalty to the university
As a top-flight scientist, botany professor Tom Sharkey knows how to conduct precise and detailed research. But he's also skilled at looking at the big picture, which will serve him well as the new chair of the University Committee, the top faculty governance position. He began his role June 1, taking over for physics professor Bernice Durand. Read More
Photo essay: E-mail from the deep
Bobbing over the 100-foot depths of northern Wisconsin’s Trout Lake, a technology-stocked buoy is helping scientists track the vital signs of major ecological… Read More
While you were away
Summer 2000 review. Read More
Wisconsin Week streamlines delivery
For most of Wisconsin Week's history, you've seen your name printed on the front page of every issue. No more. We spent our summer devising a more streamlined method of delivering Wisconsin Week to all campus employees. Based on requests from colleagues in mailrooms around campus, we have eliminated individual addressing on each copy of Wisconsin Week. Read More
Wilt Sanders: Raising the profile of academic staff campuswide
In July, Wilt Sanders, a senior scientist in the Physics Department and the Space Science and Engineering Center, took over as chair of the Academic Staff Executive Committee, considered the top staff position at the university. He replaces Barry Robinson of the Theatre and Drama Department. Read More
Administrator revises rules for diversity programs
In a new book, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert A. Ibarra says differences in thinking strategies that members of various ethnic groups typically employ may be fueling achievement-score disparities between minority and majority students on all educational levels. Read More
Law school schedules public service day
The Law School will hold its second annual public service day Thursday, Aug. 31. Read More
Students move in Aug. 29-30
About 7,000 students will move into university residence halls Aug. 29-30. Read More
Award to enhance graduate education
A $1.275 million Spencer Foundation award will enhance education research and graduate programs at the School of Education. Read More
Regents endorse Madison Initiative
The UW System Board of Regents has strongly endorsed the second phase of the Madison Initiative, calling it a cornerstone of the 2001-03 UW System budget request. Read More
Scientist puts cancer under fierce new light
Gelsomina De Stasio speaks English and Italian with equal fluency. But when she speaks of a "multi-lingual approach" to curing cancer, it has little to do with either language. De Stasio, a physics professor and one of the university's new strategic hires, talks about multilingual science: a hybrid of physics, chemistry, biology and oncology that is guiding her to new approaches to fighting lethal cancers. Read More
UW gets competitive boost from strategic hiring
Amid intense national competition for tenured faculty, the university's two-year-old strategic hiring program is proving to be an attractive drawing card. Read More
Campus gears up to welcome students
A special evening with an acclaimed novelist, a campus arts sampler, study skills workshops and late-night sports are among the activities the university has in store to welcome students new and returning to campus in fall 2000. Read More
Easing the transition: Some tips for students
New students and those returning to the university for classes beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5, can take advantage of the following tips and general information to make their transition to classes this fall a little easier. Read More
Lilly awards to yield new, remodeled courses
New or revised courses in literature, women's studies, popular culture, language acquisition and theater education will be options for students soon thanks to the Lilly Teaching Fellows program. Read More
Either ‘fire’ or ‘ice’ may hurt marriage
Turning a cold shoulder can be just as corrosive to marriage as open hostility, according to a new study authored by a university researcher. Read More
Regents support Madison Initiative
Chancellor David Ward issued a statement Aug. 21 praising the UW System's budget proposal for its continuing support of Madison Initiative. Read More
UW System to present budget proposal to Regents
The UW System 2001-03 biennial operating budget proposal, to be presented this Friday for consideration by the Board of Regents, will focus on building Wisconsin's economy. Read More
Federal audit finds UW ethics intact for human subjects
The agency that enforces federal regulations that pertain to volunteer subjects paid a much-anticipated site visit to campus last week and issued a report that was generally positive, including references to "a culture of respect" for the oversight process for human subjects on the Madison campus. Read More
UW-Madison continues to aid Hurricane Mitch recovery
The university's Space Science and Engineering Center is working with other agencies in the continuing effort to help Central America recover and rebuild after Hurricane Mitch's devastation in 1998. Read More