Save the date for Sept. 28 diversity forum
Students, faculty and staff are reminded to save the date for the eighth annual Diversity and Climate Campus Forum to be held on Friday, Sept. 28, at Memorial Union. Read More
Campus prepares for peak residence hall move-in days
It won't be long now before the university's residence halls are bustling with activity again. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 29 and 30, will be the busiest days of the fall move-in. Approximately 2,500 students and their families will arrive between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on each of those days. Another 1,300 students are scheduled to move in on Sunday, Aug. 26, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Read More
Admissions office shifts to paperless system
As fall approaches, so does the start of the 2007-08 application season in the Office of Admissions. But this year will be like no other as the undergraduate admissions office has implemented a document imaging system: They are going paperless. Read More
Campus prepares for peak residence hall move-in days
It won't be long now before University of Wisconsin–Madison residence halls are bustling with activity again. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 29-30, will be the busiest days of the 2007 fall move-in. 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 Services and Benefits Service. Read More
New book analyzes candid community conversations on race
Katherine Cramer Walsh woke up one morning seven years ago to hear a radio advertisement promoting a community-based conversation about race in Madison. Read More
SWAP trims down for its big move
A crash diet aimed at shedding tons of excess weight at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will result in some happy bargain hunters. Read More
Humanities researchers earn fellowships
Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. Read More
Engineering experts available on flooding issues
Aug. 20, 2007 TO: Reporters, assignment editors FROM: Renee Meiller, (608) 262-2481, meiller@engr.wisc.edu RE: ENGINEERING EXPERTS AVAILABLE ON FLOODING ISSUES… Read More
UW-Madison among Hartwell Foundation’s 2007 top ten biomedical research centers
For the second year in a row, the Hartwell Foundation of Memphis, Tenn., has named the University of Wisconsin–Madison as one of its Top Ten Centers of Biomedical Research. Read More
Campus bus routes to undergo changes for fall 2007
Route 80 campus bus riders, particularly those who live in Eagle Heights or catch the bus at Union South, will encounter some changes when regular service begins on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The length of the current route will be shortened in two ways. Read More
NIH MERIT award advances fetal alcohol research
Susan Smith, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health, which provides research funding for up to 10 years. Smith is an expert on fetal alcohol exposure, the leading known cause of mental retardation in the world. Read More
Recent sightings: Microbial moves
John Holt, a second-year graduate student in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, unpacks supplies in plant pathology professor Jo Handelsman’s new… Read More
Ojibwa youth learn to communicate science through new media
In collaboration with Lac Courte Oreilles Community College, a team from the Department of Life Sciences Communication is spending a week at… Read More
Wisconsin MBA moves up 15 spots in Forbes ranking
The Wisconsin MBA moved up 15 spots in a national ranking released today of MBA programs by Forbes magazine. The Wisconsin MBA was ranked 27th, compared to 42nd in 2005, the last time the biennial ranking was conducted. Read More
Biochemist Frey honored for career leadership
The American Chemical Society's Division of Biological Chemistry will host a symposium in recognition of a UW–Madison biochemist's career achievements. Read More
Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits
In what may be the first study to use brain imaging to look at the neural circuits involved in emotional control in patients with depression, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that brains of people with clinical depression react very differently than those of healthy people when trying to cope with negative situations. Read More
Features of replication suggest viruses have common themes, vulnerabilities
A study of the reproductive apparatus of a model virus is bolstering the idea that broad classes of viruses - including those that cause important human diseases such as AIDS, SARS and hepatitis C - have features in common that could eventually make them vulnerable to broad-spectrum antiviral agents. Read More
New guide names UW–Madison ‘Hottest Big State School’
A national college admissions guide published by Kaplan/Newsweek called “How to Get Into College” has branded the University of Wisconsin–Madison as the nation’s “hottest big state school.” Read More