New evolutionary biology option looks to the future of science
Charles Darwin would be proud of the way the biology major has evolved during the last academic year. Read More
Guitar professor featured at School of Music faculty series
The Faculty Concert Series at the School of Music presents guitarist Javier Calderón at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, in Mills Hall. Calderón has chosen works by Bach and Spanish and Latin-American composers for his solo recital. Read More
Wisconsin Union Directorate offers chance to explore Costa Rica
“Exploring Costa Rica: Colors, Creatures and Curiosities with Sandy Mortimer” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Monday–Tuesday, Feb. 23–24, at the… Read More
Souper Bowl raises funds for Habitat for Humanity
The UW–Madison Chapter of Habitat for Humanity would like you to begin your Super Bowl celebrations on Saturday, Jan. 31 — a day before Sunday’s big event for football fans. Read More
Brainstorming sessions provided helpful suggestions
In the midst of snowstorms, final exams and harried schedules, you came to share your ideas about the opportunities that lie ahead for the university, even as our economy weakened. I am writing to thank you. Read More
Employee Matters
This column is prepared by staff from the Office of Human Resources. E-mail questions to benefits@ohr.wisc.edu or call 262-5650. For more information, visit Payroll and Benefits Services Read More
Milestones
Ned Blackhawk, Department of History, was named one of 10 Emerging Scholars by the magazine “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.” William Brock, Vilas Research Professor… Read More
Partners in Giving campaign raises nearly $3 million from state, campus
The latest report on the 2008 Partners in Giving campaign shows that state, UW–Madison and UW Hospital and Clinics employees have given $2,922,222 to the charity fundraising effort through their individual contributions and several special events. Read More
UW-Madison ranks sixth in Peace Corps alumni volunteers
For the ninth year in a row, UW–Madison has placed in the top tier of the Peace Corps’ top 25 list of large schools nationwide producing Peace Corps volunteers. Read More
Administrator to help lead state office
Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities, has been chosen by Gov. Jim Doyle to help lead a new state office established to efficiently move… Read More
Committee plans workshop on stalking awareness
Recent research from the U.S. Department of Justice indicates that people aged 18–24 are at highest risk for victimization by stalkers, Women are at higher risk than their male peers and the crime is often perpetrated by current and former intimatepartners. Read More
UW could be part of 2016 Olympics
If Chicago wins its bid to host the 2016 Olympics, the Madison area and UW–Madison would be the hub of cycling events. Read More
Roundtable unveils spring lineup
Wisconsin jobs, the history of television and the function of sleep will be the topics of a series of University Roundtable luncheon presentations kicking off on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Read More
Scholarship effort raises more than $1.39 million for students
In just three months, the UW Credit Union and its members gave more than $1.39 million toward need-based undergraduate scholarships at UW–Madison. Read More
WiscAlerts-Text enrolls 15,000 users
UW-Madison’s emergency text-messaging system has now enrolled more than 15,000 users. Read More
Clean air action day announced for Jan. 28
As Dane County gears up for a Clean Air Action Day on Wednesday, Jan. 28, UW–Madison is taking an active role to help safeguard local air quality. Read More
After 30 years, tamarins ride off into retirement
At an institution like UW–Madison, good research programs ebb and flow, the vagaries of funding and the involvement of the people who drive them. But sometimes ramping down a program of research presents special problems that require extraordinary actions for closure. Such was the dilemma for Chuck Snowdon, a professor of psychology who for decades has studied the behavior of the cottontop tamarin, an endangered New World primate. Read More
Global Health Certificate program welcomes new students
Last September, some 40 students, faculty and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the Center for Global Health, called “a very special occasion.” Read More
Johnson named 2010 Olympic coach
Mark Johnson (Verona, Wis.) has been named the head coach of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team, it was announced today by USA Hockey. Read More
Chancellor Carolyn ‘Biddy’ Martin to speak on ‘Humanities in the Public’
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin will give the first Focus on the Humanities Distinguished Faculty Lecture of the Spring 2009 semester on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. in the Pyle Center Alumni Lounge. Read More