It wouldn’t be an occasion without cake, song, proclamations and merriment, and two events continuing the “On, Wisconsin!” anniversary celebrations will satisfy those requirements as the Badger Band and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concert Choir honor the song.
Administrators from Wisconsin school districts are working with education researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison to learn how to use a new student growth measure.
UW-Madison is offering a series of seasonal influenza vaccine clinics for faculty and staff. In a change from previous years, only the nasal spray version of the vaccine is available at a series of November clinics, with delivery of the injectable version now expected in early December.
Last month, representatives from 58 U.S. universities gathered to talk about the accomplishments and challenges associated with the global health initiatives on their campuses. Cynthia L. Haq, professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health and director of UW–Madison’s Center for Global Health, and Karen Solheim, clinical professor at the School of Nursing, attended this inaugural meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.
The “thinking dancer,” a concept long embraced by the Dance Program, takes on new meaning in the program’s Fall Faculty Concert, SPLASH!, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Wisconsin Union Theater. The Fall Faculty Concert, SPLASH!, will be presented at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Photo: …
Enjoy a night of fine dining, old English pageantry and choral presentations at the Wisconsin Union Dec. 2–6 and 8–9 with the Tudor dinners.
Although the academic year is well under way, the Academic Staff nominating committee is already working to identify academic staff members for committee terms beginning July 1, 2010.
Boundary-spanning engagement professionals like Sharon Younkin have organized across campus to form the Community Partnerships and Outreach (CPO) Staff Network.
The Office of the Registrar and DoIT announce a new resource for campus: Course Guide. Course Guide brings courses and related information from many campus sources together into one spot. It aggregates content and presents it in a consistent format.
WYOU Community Television will transfer ownership of the master video tapes of “Nothing To Hide,” the late David Runyon’s long-running television show, to Memorial Library.
Dale Bjorling, professor and chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences, has been elected as the next president of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Sara Colopy, a veterinary surgeon in the School of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected to serve on the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Foundation Board of Trustees. Ian Duncan, Department …
“Print culture seeks to bring together everyone engaged in print,” says Jim Danky, “whether they’re the author, with an idea, or the editors and publishers who transmit that idea, or those who physically transmit that idea — the typographers and printers of the past and the webmasters of today.”
When the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik satellite in 1957, it effectively defeated the United States in the first round of the space race. And while the United States responded in kind with Pioneer 1, it also transformed its Cold War engagement by launching a terrestrial initiative — one that involved UW–Madison back then and does so to this day.
This column features the We Conserve program and its work on campus. Learn more at We Conserve.
A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School will be slowed down until university administrators have responded to an upcoming review of the plan, under a resolution overwhelmingly approved Nov. 2 by the Faculty Senate.
One year after UW-Madison students surged to the polls, the historic 2008 campaign has sparked an ongoing interest in politics among students.
A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School will be slowed down until university administrators have responded to an upcoming review of the plan, under a resolution overwhelmingly approved Monday by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate. But speaking on behalf of the resolution, some faculty members agreed with top administrators that there is a need …
Award-winning author Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Wednesday, Nov. 4, as part of the Humanities Without Boundaries series.
Time magazine’s Mark Halperin, one of the nation’s most influential political journalists, will discuss the Obama administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the same day that the president is scheduled to visit the city.