For his endless efforts to improve public understanding and appreciation of science and technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Bassam Z. Shakhashiri will receive the 2003 AAAS award for “Public Understanding of Science and Technology.” Since 1987, when the award was established, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which is the world’s largest …
For 10 years, UW-Madison has been participating, along with about three dozen other schools, in the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, which started in the early 1980s. Organized by Penn State, the NCWFC enables undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, to earn bragging rights as the best weather forecasters in their specific categories.
UW-Madison Connections, a pilot program that offers students dual admission to UW-Madison and a UW Colleges campus, will expand next fall to include Madison Area Technical College.
History loves people who think “outside the box” and so do the Special Collections staff at Memorial Library. They have assembled an account of 13 historical figures who were idealistic and dedicated to what they were doing, even if they were, at times, misguided.
Knowing that the campus is a popular destination for out-of-town guests, as well as Madison residents, the Campus Information and Visitor Center will be open special hours during Thanksgiving weekend ÷ and will offer a walking tour each day.
The Gallery of Design is hosting “Beyond Bricks and Mortar: the Design and Fabrication of Four Campus Percent for Art Projects.” The exhibition presents conceptual drawings, working drawings and maquettes, and materials samples used in the design and creation of four art installations or sculptures funded through the State of Wisconsin’s Percent for Art Program.
Warren Gilson, founder of the analytical instrument company Gilson Inc., left a gift of more than $2 million to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) in his will.
Business leaders are invited to attend the 5th Annual Symposium on eBusiness Trends and Emerging Technologies Thursday, Dec. 12, from 9:30 to 3:30 at the Fluno Center for Executive Education.
Following last issue’s news that more than 40 percent of dairy farmers either have no health insurance or plans that don’t cover all family members, a new study by UW-Madison sociologists shows that among the health care plans for the self-employed, farmers are the hardest hit.
Mason Carpenter, an associate professor of management and human resources, is teaching an undergraduate course in strategic management that is built around the bike industry.
The Division of University Housing has received a first-place award for its “New Employee Orientation Video” from the Public Relations Society of America-Madison Chapter.
The 19 students in Beyond Myth and Cruelty: An Overview of Serious Mental Illness, a special First-Year Interest Group at UW-Madison, are working five hours a week this semester at Off the Square, a club that serves approximately 150 folks with chronic mental illness each year, providing a safe haven for them to pass the time.
A large retrospective, “The Art of Gillian Jagger,” will open at the Elvehjem Museum on Saturday, Nov. 23, and remain on view through Jan. 19.
More American students are studying abroad, and international student enrollment in the United States is up, according to new figures released this week by the Institute of International Education. The trends are similar at UW-Madison.
Badger Watch, a new volunteer-based crime prevention effort modeled after the national Neighborhood Watch program, has been launched by the UW Police Department. The pilot program, initiated by Central Campus community officer Kathern Paige, involves nine buildings located between North Park Street and Henry Mall. Paige hopes it will be expanded to include the entire campus.
The School of Business announced Tuesday, Nov. 19, the establishment of the Center for Product Management, the nation’s first MBA program focused on that subject.
Appointments Deanna Dietrich has been named associate dean for research and policy administration for the College of Engineering. Previously she served as assistant dean for research and contracts for the college. Howard Erlanger, professor, Law School, has been elected president of the Law and Society Association, an organization of scholars from many countries who study …
Evening MBA Scholarship Offered to UW-Madison Employees The School of Business has designated one Evening Master’s of Business Administration scholarship for a UW-Madison employee. This scholarship, for the incoming class in fall 2003, will pay 90 percent of tuition and fees for each of the three years of the Evening MBA program. The recipient pays …
Live Help: Reference Librarians Advise Via Instant Messaging Library users can now get personal help from a reference librarian anywhere on or off campus with the click of a button. In addition to using Live Help on campus library computers, you can activate it for your home or office by visiting the UW-Libraries Web site …
Erhard Joeres, professor of civil and environmental engineering and environmental studies, will become interim director of the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies when the current director, Thomas M. Yuill, retires Jan. 27.