UW-Madison receives reaccreditation
As expected, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been reaccredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Read More
State chief justice to speak at winter commencement
Shirley S. Abrahamson, Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice since 1996, will address midyear graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison as they commemorate the university's last commencement before 2000 Sunday, December 19. Read More
Safety violations cited in Pharmacy accident
The construction company for the School of Pharmacy building faces a proposed $19,000 penalty for alleged workplace safety violations stemming from a June accident that injured 11 workers. Read More
New map depicts state’s land cover
A new map showing Wisconsin's land cover in extraordinary detail is available from the State Cartographer's Office at UW–Madison. Read More
Capitol Capsules
Governor to sign pension bill Gov. Tommy Thompson says he plans to sign the pension bill within two weeks. Passed by… Read More
Events Bulletin
Learning Public Management Workshops Continuing Studies offers one-day workshops this fall on various aspects of management in the public… 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
News in Brief
LEADERSHIP New university calendar captures memorable campus images This photo of a UW–Madison commencement is among 14 full-color images of… Read More
Recent Sightings
Holiday dishes Trimmed with holiday lights, the two big satellite dishes atop the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building transmit holiday cheer. Read More
Academic Staff Assembly to review instructional job title proposal
The Academic Staff Assembly on Monday, Dec. 13, will consider a proposal to create professor titles for instructional and research academic staff. Read More
Globetrotting networker uses Madison as home port
Profile: Kim Santiago is a globe-circling networker who helped organize this year's international alumni convocation on campus and recently has been planning a UW–Madison alumni conference in Southeast Asia. Read More
‘Living wages’ discussed at La Follette symposium
The focus of "living wage" activists may have moved to Seattle and the World Trade Organization last week, but the issue still sits heavily in the lap of professor John Witte here in Madison. Read More
Statewide outreach trip becomes annual campaign
The university is updating its public service tradition by taking its show on the road. A series of event-filled visits to Wisconsin cities dubbed 'UW-Madison On The Road,' first created for UW–Madison's 150th anniversary celebration, is becoming a regular part of the university's outreach campaign. Read More
UW underground: A subterranean campus snakes beneath your feet
A dark, labyrinthine world concealed below campus shares at least one thing in common with hell: heat. A century-old system of tunnels supplies steam to heat most campus buildings, snaking along for several miles beneath campus buildings, roads and open spaces Read More
Veterinary program readies abandoned pets for homes �
Third- and fourth-year veterinary medicine students get essential hands-on training in a program that offers free pet care to aniamls from southern Wisconsin humane societies. Read More
Psychologist works in the mysterious realm of human memory
For those who get flummoxed by how-to manuals or stymied by instructions for assembly, university psychologist Art Glenberg has a reassuring theory. Read More