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Celebrating 25 years at UW–Madison’s Biotechnology Center

March 8, 2010

On Wednesday, March 10, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus community and guests will join in celebrating 25 years of operation at the UW–Madison Biotechnology Center. Read More

Chancellor signs partnership linking UW–Madison with Kazakhstan

March 4, 2010

A newly created partnership will increase cooperation between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a new university in Kazakhstan. Read More

Obama nominates UW–Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences

March 4, 2010

President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members

March 1, 2010

Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children. Read More

Two selected as American Geophysical Union fellows

February 25, 2010

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have been named fellows of the American Geophysical Union, a distinction made for exceptional scientific contributions and eminence in the Earth or space sciences. Read More

Pecatonica River provides scientific basis for future restoration projects

February 23, 2010

Environmental groups annually spend upwards of $1 billion on projects aimed at restoring streams and former wetland ecosystems to their native states. Read More

UW-Madison engineer joins national academy

February 22, 2010

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has included a University of Wisconsin–Madison engineer among its 68 newest members. Read More

Fifteen UW–Madison teaching assistants awarded for service

February 16, 2010

Fifteen University of Wisconsin–Madison teaching assistants have received awards for their contributions to learning on campus. Read More

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation names CFO/COO

February 16, 2010

Steven Mixtacki, the longtime senior vice president and chief financial officer of American TV and Appliance of Madison, has joined the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) as chief financial and operating officer. Read More

Not-so-risky business: New computational models will offer decision support

February 15, 2010

A UW–Madison professor has received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to research risk modeling and computational optimization for decision support. Read More

Milestones

January 27, 2010

Perry Pickhardt, Department of Radiology, and Maureen Smith, Health Innovation Program, have received a $2.7 million grant supporting collaboration between their departments to investigate the… Read More

One-man play confronts race issues with examination of lynching victim’s life

January 25, 2010

Patrick Sims' brain is crowded with the lives and chatter of imaginary people. He's been listening to them since they moved in some 12 years ago when he visited America's Black Holocaust Museum on Milwaukee's north side. Read More

Message from Chancellor Martin and ASM Chair Tyler Junger regarding Haiti earthquake relief

January 20, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin has asked the university community support relief efforts for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Read More

Events around Madison honor life, work of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 13, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service. Many events this year invite Madison residents of all backgrounds to celebrate King's legacy by observing "A Day On, Not A Day Off." Read More

Interim registrar named

January 11, 2010

Dan Edlebeck has been named interim university registrar, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Joanne Berg recently announced. Read More

Scientific society inducts 10 UW–Madison faculty as fellows

December 18, 2009

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced that 10 members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the organization. Read More

Wisconsin cast-metals manufacturing benefits from $10 million federal grant

December 16, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineering professor Xiaochun Li. Read More