Category Employee News

UW-Madison soil science professor receives national teaching award

December 3, 2009

Teresa Balser, associate professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received the 2009 National Teaching Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). Read More

Badger Yearbook celebrates 125th edition

December 2, 2009

In 1884, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors pulled out their typewriters and dedicated "The Trochos," the Latin word for "badger," to "the ladies of '85, in testimony of our high appreciation and esteem." Read More

Chancellor announces first Madison Initiative awards

November 6, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee have identified eight proposals, ranging from an electronic system designed to capture notes of student meetings with advisers to College of Letters & Science faculty lines, to become the first recipients of funding from the innovative program. Read More

Faculty Senate OKs slower research overhaul

November 4, 2009

A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School will be slowed down until university administrators have responded to an upcoming review of the plan, under a resolution overwhelmingly approved Nov. 2 by the Faculty Senate. Read More

Two receive Women’s Philanthropy Council Champion Awards

October 29, 2009

An emeritus professor of public affairs and political science and a professor in the departments of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology are the recipients of the Women's Philanthropy Council (WPC) Champion Awards at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

UW’s Fiore earns national honor for advocacy work

October 21, 2009

Michael Fiore, MPH, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of two physicians in the nation to receive the 2009 Physician Advocacy Merit Award from the Institute of Medicine as a Profession. Read More

Milestones

October 21, 2009

Truman Graf, emeritus professor of agricultural economics, has been inducted into the National Dairy Shrine Hall of Fame. Shawn Kelly, faculty associate in the Department… Read More

From the desk of the chancellor: Chancellor addresses Graduate School proposal

October 21, 2009

“UW-Madison is a research powerhouse. Once again, the university ranks third in the nation in research expenditures, a testament to the quality of our faculty and research staff, and a reminder of the importance of a responsive and supportive infrastructure for research and for graduate education.” Read More

Graduate School proposal aired at meetings

October 21, 2009

A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School designed to address shortfalls in the infrastructure of the university’s research environment is the focus of a series of town-hall meetings across campus. Read More

Evolution-exploration saga on short list for National Book Award

October 20, 2009

"Remarkable Creatures," by University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of genetics Sean Carroll, has been named a finalist in the nonfiction category of the National Book Award. Read More

Goldman named CALS interim dean

October 19, 2009

Irwin Goldman, vice dean and associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been named the college's interim dean by Chancellor Biddy Martin. Read More

Contest celebrates 100 years of ‘On, Wisconsin!’

October 16, 2009

It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song "On, Wisconsin!" has hit the century mark, and Badger fans with spirit to spare can create their own versions of the song and submit them to a contest that will run throughout the academic year. Read More

Spooner research station marks centennial

October 14, 2009

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Spooner Agricultural Research Station will celebrate its 100th birthday and commemorate a milestone in the history of Wisconsin agriculture. Read More

Celebrating 100 years of ‘On, Wisconsin!’

October 14, 2009

It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song “On, Wisconsin!” has hit the century mark and gives no sign of slowing down or unclenching its hold on the hearts of all who love it. Read More

UW Foundation names chief investment officer

October 13, 2009

Tom Olson has been selected as the new chief investment officer for the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Read More

Wisconsin Innocence Project marks 10th anniversary

October 13, 2009

When Keith Findley and John Pray founded the Wisconsin Innocence Project, they weren't sure it would even go anywhere. Read More

Campus forum launches ‘Inclusive Excellence’

October 12, 2009

Blending inclusiveness with excellence is part of UW–Madison’s effort to move forward and build on the legacy of Plan 2008, the university’s 10-year diversity plan that ended last year. Read More

CALS dean to serve in USDA post

October 12, 2009

Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), university officials announced today (Oct. 12). Read More

Recent sightings: 2009 Diversity Forum

October 9, 2009

Damon Williams (far right), vice provost for diversity and climate, stops to listen in and answer questions as participants brainstorm ideas about what… Read More

Chancellor highlights successes, challenges at state of university address

October 7, 2009

Despite absorbing one-time cuts and ongoing cuts in the state budget adopted this summer, UW–Madison was able to land on its fiscal feet, Chancellor Biddy Martin told faculty senators during the annual state of the university address on Oct. 5. Read More