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WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period. Read More
Chancellor’s statement on the passing of Madison education leader Milton McPike
Milt McPike's bedrock values of hard work, education and family made Madison a vastly richer place. We will miss his commitment to young people, his open-hearted service, and the way he inspired generations of students to achieve and succeed. Read More
Office unveils new resource for keeping information, computer users secure
The Office of Campus Information Security (OCIS) has announced a new Web site to address the growing risk of data exposure that UW–Madison and other institutions face. Read More
Writing tribal histories: Class mines archival treasures
UW–Madison historian Ned Blackhawk would argue that there has never been a more fertile time to be a researcher of Native American history, with a surge in scholarly interest and a deep well of subjects “literally waiting to be written.” Blackhawk is inspiring a new generation of historians to seize this opportunity through his unique research seminar, “Writing Tribal Histories.” Read More
Milestones
Jean Manchester Biddick Professor of Women’s Health Molly Carnes, also of industrial and systems engineering, was one of seven selected as 2008 fellows of the… Read More
The Wisconsin Experience: Psychology gets undergraduate research down to science
Choices, choices. In every undergraduate major, a time comes around a student’s junior year to explore different academic specialties within a degree program, moving up the pyramid from general education to refined focus. Read More
Professor named first scientific director of national nuclear research facility
Idaho National Laboratory has selected University of Wisconsin–Madison nuclear fuels and materials expert Todd Allen to lead its newly created Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility. Read More