Environmental Politics and the Creation of a Dream: Establishing the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (UW Press, 2011) Harold C. Jordahl Jr., emeritus professor of Urban and Regional Planning (with Annie L. Booth) When emeritus professor Arnold Alanen proposed the Wisconsin Land & Life series for UW Press, he envisioned a book that would feature …
Image from 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo by David Stluka. For the second year in a row, the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships return to Madison. This year, however, the course moves to the University Research Park, just a few miles from campus. Close to 100 colleges and …
Alumni John and Tashia Morgridge will deliver the charge to the graduates at the university’s four undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, at the Kohl Center.
UW–Madison’s Student Personnel Association recently honored the energy and dedication of nine student affairs professionals with its 2011 Outstanding Achievement Awards. The honors were distributed at a luncheon held on April 27 at the new Union South.
Five members of the classified staff were honored with 2011 Classified Employee Recognition Awards.
“Doors of UW–Madison” features 25 images of iconic entranceways at UW–Madison . The Division of Enrollment Management developed the poster to support students through the Great People Scholarship Campaign. For more information, visit Great People online. The posters can be purchased for $20 at the University Book Store at its State Street, Hilldale and Health …
Serving as an environmental steward for UW–Madison for 20 years, SWAP can assist faculty and staff in finding materials for departments or offices at an affordable price. Visit SWAP during normal business hours and see what hidden treasures may be waiting. Hours for UW–Madison departments, municipalities, public schools and state agencies are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. …
Course development awards of up to $10,000 in flexible funds are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into one or more undergraduate courses. Awards may be used for but are not limited to new course/module development; existing course revision/supplementation; hiring student/project assistant/postdoc …
The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries report that they are running out of books for their semiannual book sales. Each sale moves approximately 15,000 books into new owners’ hands, and the Friends sell not only books, but also LP and CD recordings, audiobooks and DVDs. With two sales a year, the Friends organization is constantly …
A longtime award-winning journalist, columnist and scholar whose work has brought attention to First Amendment rights, human rights and indigenous peoples will visit campus in May. Roberto Rodriguez is a UW–Madison alumnus, having received his master’s degree (’05) and doctoral degree (’08) in mass communication. He is an assistant professor in the Mexican American Studies …
The Division of Student Life will remember five UW-Madison students who passed away during the 2010-11 academic year during a brief ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Carillon Tower.
Starting Monday, May 9, UW–Madison will have a new voice mail system with new features, at the same low monthly price. The system makes it even easier and more efficient to send and retrieve messages from almost anywhere. Any voice mail account holder can manage their account settings over the phone or on the Web. …
The inaugural issue of Wisconsin week, December 1985 When I was an eager, young college newspaper editor 11 years ago, I would never have imagined myself later advocating for a shift from newsprint, ink and late-night press runs to an electronic publication. People love lingering over their newspapers, I thought: the sensation of the paper, …
The third Wisconsin Poverty Report released today (Wednesday, May 4), shows that expanded tax credits and food assistance programs helped shield the state’s poorest residents from the worst effects of the recession.
Chancellor Biddy Martin will hold a campus forum today (Wednesday, May 4) regarding the New Badger Partnership and public authority status for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The forum will be held from 12:30-1:45 p.m. in Varsity Hall in the new Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.To find …
Ching Kung, Vilas Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences today in recognition of his “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate Monday backed a motion supporting the proposal to establish the university as a public authority separate from the UW System.
The motion approved by the Faculty Senate also gives the University Committee, the Faculty Senate’s executive body, the flexibility to work for a compromise if the public authority proposal is removed from the budget.
Four years after the deadly fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) was first diagnosed in Wisconsin, researchers are returning to the Lake Winnebago system, the site of that discovery, to learn if the virus is still a threat and to develop a faster, cheaper test to detect its presence as a management tool.
On Saturday, May 7, the School of Human Ecology and the Textile and Apparel Student Association (TASA) will host their annual design gallery and fashion show at Monona Terrace. Showcasing the work of apparel, textile and interior design students, the show is named “La Moda Processa,” highlighting the phases of design.