Category Employee News
Two named to receive 2011 Champion Awards
Douglass Henderson and Margaret Harrigan have been selected as winners of the 2011 Champion Awards, presented by the Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) of the University of Wisconsin Foundation at the council's biennial forum on Nov. 2.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant helps sustain DARE to completion
Whenever she appears on a popular statewide Wisconsin Public Radio offering, Joan Houston Hall can sense the hunger people have for regional sayings and their meanings.
Wisconsin Idea Symposium focuses on partnerships for the public good
One of the featured events of UW–Madison's Year of the Wisconsin Idea will focus on "Principled Partnerships for the Public Good."
City seeks faculty, staff to help students vote
The city of Madison clerk’s office is seeking UW–Madison faculty and staff to serve as special registration deputies to provide assistance to students as they exercise their right to vote in upcoming elections.
Administrative Excellence forum examines opportunities, efficiencies
In a time of decreasing state support for public universities, UW–Madison officials say the time is now to seize opportunities provided by the flexibilities granted to the campus to create budget efficiencies.
Employee information regarding the state compensation plan
Here are three messages regarding the state compensation plan. The first is from Robert Lavigna, UW–Madison director of human resources. The others include a message from Michael Huebsch, secretary of the state Department of Administration, and another is from state Office of State Employment Relations Gregory Gracz.
CD released with work of music professor
“C’e la Luna Questa Sera?”, a work by Laura Schwendinger, professor of Composition in the School of Music, is featured on a newly released Cedille CD, “Notable Women,” with the Lincoln Trio.
Recent sightings: Book Club
Approximately 100 students from Middleton High School took part in group discussions on Oct. 19, 2011, at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. UW–Madison students…
Adding poetry, rhythm and music to the Wisconsin Book Festival
Some of the best known names in poetry and hip-hop, from Sonia Sanchez and Danny Simmons to the latest members of the First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble, will take the words of the Wisconsin Book Festival to the next level with poetry, rhythm and music.
Rennie to be science writer in residence
John Rennie, a veteran science journalist, blogger and editor, has been named the Fall 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison Science Writer in Residence.
UW Opera costume designers make good singers look great
In the UW Opera costume shop, fashion history, stage blocking, vocal technique, sewing mastery and tight budgets come together in an ever-moving buzz.
Chancellor’s statement on admissions hearing
Enrolling students of all cultures and backgrounds improves the learning environment at UW–Madison and prepares everyone to be competitive in an increasingly multicultural world.
UW-Madison global fishery expert wins prestigious fellowship
Peter McIntyre, an assistant professor of zoology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has won an $850,000, five-year Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
UW–Madison to lead national effort to improve quality of processed potatoes
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been selected to lead a national, multi-institution effort to improve the quality and safety of processed potatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today (Oct. 14).
Recent sightings: Shadow art
On Oct. 12, 2011, a graphic shadow is cast as workers on a scissor-lift platform finish installing window trim on the exterior of the…
New deli food options tantalize tastebuds
Those who frequent the delis on campus may have noticed some menu changes in recent months. Carl Korz, assistant director for dining services at the Wisconsin Union, talked to Inside UW–Madison about the new food focus.
Outreach efforts earn UW–Madison employee award from public schools
There has been a marked increase in green slime, exploding volcanoes, and rockets blasting off in the Madison public schools over the past few years, thanks to the hard work of Dolly Ledin at UW–Madison’s Institute for Biology Education.
APR campus forum on Oct. 19 focuses on work of process-improvement teams
Several process redesign teams will talk about the progress of their redesign projects and share their findings with campus.