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Academic staff create committee to oppose unit clarification
Academic staff members are needed on a committee leading efforts against unit clarification. The Academic Staff Executive Committee (ASEC) approved a new ad hoc…
Cultural Linguistic Services recognized for promoting diversity
UW-Madison’s Cultural Linguistics Services program was among those recognized by the state Office of Employment Relations and the Council on Affirmative Action for its…
Recent sightings: Board of Regents meeting
A group of Chinese student athletes, who were part of UW–Madison’s new Chinese Champions Program, listen as Chancellor Biddy Martin summarizes UW–Madison’s growing…
Gabe Carimi applies the team concept to engineering success
Wisconsin Badgers left tackle Gabe Carimi is experiencing nothing short of a dream senior year. Consider this stellar resume:
Associate professor recognized for research in public-policy debate
The National Communication Association (NCA) has named University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor Robert Asen as the 2010 recipient of the Winans-Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address.
Federal process for making rules is democratizing
With two small children at home, Susan Webb Yackee goes through a lot of peanut butter.
UW Cinematheque names new director of programming
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Cinematheque, a film group dedicated to showcasing archival and other rare films from around the word, has installed a new director of programming, Jim Healy.
UW-Madison chemistry professor elected to lead American Chemical Society
University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri has been voted president-elect of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
UW-Madison furlough day set for Nov. 26
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will close on Friday, Nov. 26, as a mandated furlough day for most of its employees.
Engineers receive U.S. Air Force early career support
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are among 43 researchers to receive prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program funding through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
Chancellor Martin reflects on November Asia trip
Chancellor Biddy Martin recently returned from a 12-day trip to Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei and reports that the university’s presence and visibility in East Asia is continuing to grow stronger.
UW-Madison researchers win White House science awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among the country's most promising young researchers, according to the White House.