Category Employee News

Forums to focus on opportunity during fiscal challenges

December 11, 2008

The opportunities and challenges facing higher education in today’s slumping economy will be the focus of three campuswide educational and brainstorming sessions during the week of Dec. 15. Read More

Patrick Farrell to return to faculty, interim named to Office of the Provost

December 11, 2008

Patrick Farrell, who has served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since April 2006, will return to the College of Engineering faculty at the end of the fall semester. Read More

Smeeding brings expertise to poverty research institute

December 10, 2008

Tim Smeeding knows something about horses, and about success. He strides to his office chalkboard, and in an animated style, picks up a piece of chalk and starts scribbling away. An equation comes into view: “Success = an idea, the money, and the horses to get it done.” Smeeding, the new director of the Institute for Research on Poverty, has lived out that equation many times. Read More

UW-Madison to create new ‘front door’

December 10, 2008

The university plans to improve customer service for its prospective students, parents and campus visitors by creating a new "front door." Read More

Milestones

December 10, 2008

Ian Duncan, a neurology professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine, has been inducted into the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Volunteer Hall of Fame in… Read More

First Wave ensemble premieres ‘Boomboxed’

December 2, 2008

The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) will present the First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble in another original work, "Boomboxed," Friday-Saturday, Dec. 12-13, at the Hemsley Theatre in Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. Read More

Kramer honored for research in end-of-life care

November 20, 2008

Research done by University of Wisconsin–Madison social work professor Betty Kramer on end-of-life care has won her the Distinguished Researcher Award from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Read More

Visiting artist’s journey of collaboration, imagination

November 19, 2008

Fred Ho, master of the baritone saxophone, composer, writer, producer, activist, visionary and leader of the Afro Asian Music Ensemble, is this semester’s Arts Institute artist in residence. Read More

Milestones

November 19, 2008

Marina Emborg, medical physics, and Su-Chun Zhang, anatomy and neurology, received a grant from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation for a pilot study to explore the… Read More

Law professor joins Obama’s transition team

November 18, 2008

University of Wisconsin Law School Professor R. Alta Charo, a nationally prominent bioethicist, has been named by President-elect Barack Obama to his Transition Team. Read More

Stealth drug idea snags Gates Foundation support

November 12, 2008

A proposal to create a stealth drug, one that remains cloaked inside a cell until activated by a pathogen, has snared a high-profile $100,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read More

UW-Madison is a leader in Fulbright fellows with top 10 ranking

November 11, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program. Read More

La Follette School notes 25 years with special issue of policy report

November 11, 2008

The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs is marking its 25th anniversary with an expanded issue of the La Follette Policy Report that showcases Wisconsin public affairs research. Read More

Local paper posting Madison salaries from UW System Redbook

November 7, 2008

The Wisconsin State Journal, using information from an open-records request in September provided by the UW System, has recreated and intends to publish tomorrow (Nov. 8) a searchable, online version of the Redbook reflecting 2007-08 salaries. Read More

Robust number of first-generation students in Class of 2012

November 6, 2008

Incoming students at UW–Madison are traditionally strong academically and very active in activities outside the classroom. But in recent years, the university is also gaining a reputation for admitting a significant group of first-generation students, or students whose parents did not earn a college degree. Among this year’s class of 5,774 new students, 1,170 carry this distinction. Read More

Research on human embryonic stem cells marks 10-year milestone

November 6, 2008

Ten years ago today (Nov. 6, 1998), the publication in the journal Science of a short paper entitled "Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Blastocysts" rocked biology - and the world - as the all-purpose stem cell and its possibilities were ushered into the limelight. Read More

New diversity chief ready for challenges ahead

November 5, 2008

Damon Williams, who began as vice provost for diversity and climate in August, comes to campus at a key moment in time: Plan 2008, UW–Madison’s 10-year diversity plan, is coming to an end, putting him in a position to create a blueprint for the future of the issue on campus. Read More

Category Employee News

Forums to focus on opportunity during fiscal challenges

Patrick Farrell to return to faculty, interim named to Office of the Provost

Smeeding brings expertise to poverty research institute

UW-Madison to create new ‘front door’

Milestones

First Wave ensemble premieres ‘Boomboxed’

Kramer honored for research in end-of-life care

Visiting artist’s journey of collaboration, imagination

Milestones

Law professor joins Obama’s transition team

Stealth drug idea snags Gates Foundation support

UW-Madison is a leader in Fulbright fellows with top 10 ranking

La Follette School notes 25 years with special issue of policy report

Local paper posting Madison salaries from UW System Redbook

Robust number of first-generation students in Class of 2012

Research on human embryonic stem cells marks 10-year milestone

New diversity chief ready for challenges ahead

Milestones

Journalism students tackle real-time election coverage

Stitched tapestry of Hmong history unveiled at Multicultural Center