Acting registrar named
Joanne Berg Nagy, associate dean of the graduate school, will serve as acting registrar after Registrar Monty Nielsen takes a new position in the College of Letters and Science. Read More
Sculpture examines themes of natural forces
"Spiral: Installation by Gillian Jagger" is on view through Aug. 25 at the Elvehjem Museum of Art. Read More
Partner access to be streamlined
The university is clarifying a campuswide policy for providing domestic partners access to many university services. Read More
Quartet records Dvorak
The Pro Arte String Quartet has released its debut recording, containing two of Antonin Dvorak's string quartets. Read More
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Here are some questions… Read More
Justice project focuses on healing, not punishment
Helping improve criminal justice may be as basic as changing the perspective from which crime is viewed, says law professor Walter Dickey. Read More
Francis Hole, champion of soil, dies at 88
Francis D. Hole, the geography and soil science professor who led a grassroots campaign in 1983 to have Antigo silt loam named Wisconsin's state soil, died Tuesday, Jan. 15. He was 88. Read More
Friends group seeks book donations
The Friends of the Libraries group is calling for book, CD and LP record donations to their 14th semiannual book sale to be held March 13-16 Read More
Lessons in assertiveness can prevent sexual assault
A university self-defense class scheduled in February will teach women to prevent sexual assault through physical and psychological assertiveness. Read More
Badgers sell out Kohl Center
The Wisconsin women's basketball game Sunday, Jan. 20, is sold out, the UW Athletic Ticket Office says. Read More
UW awaits plan to balance budget
State lawmakers will return to Madison this month to deal with the state's budget problems, and the effort could have a significant impact on the university. Read More
Roundtable lunch lineup set
The spring Roundtable luncheon series will feature a range of topics, including remarks from the new director of the Wisconsin Union. Read More
Recent sightings
Desolation row There’s still a hint of green in the grass, but winter has otherwise drained the color from campus… Read More
UW-Madison launches community partnerships office
The UW–Madison has launched an innovative community outreach program in the form of a permanent office, resource center and meeting space in the Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St., Suite #1. Read More
Professor: to stay active, exercise with a purpose
More than 30 years of data show that, on average, half the people who take up exercise quit after several months, says Bill Morgan, professor of kinesiology and director of UW–Madison's Exercise Psychology Laboratory. After a year, only 25 percent have kept up the routine. Read More
Professor publishes world’s only English journal on Urdu
Professor Muhammad Umar Memon knows he would never make it as an editor in the world of traditional publishing. Read More
Calendar highlights
Pro Arte records works by Dvorak The current Pro Arte String Quartet has released its debut recording, containing two of Antonin Dvorak’s string… Read More