Category Employee News

Choosing a chancellor: Lawmakers offer their take on UW–Madison’s next leader

February 27, 2008

Wisconsin Week asked lawmakers at the state Capitol to weigh in on what they are looking for in the next chancellor. All of them are deeply interested in the future of UW–Madison but don’t necessarily agree on what the new chancellor’s priorities should be. Their answers reflect some of the challenges and opportunities the university’s next leader will face when he or she begins work this fall. One thing is for certain: Whoever gets the job will get to know this group very well. Read More

UW students help El Salvadoran towns build wastewater system

February 27, 2008

New Year's Eve in Nejapa, El Salvador, looks a lot like the Fourth of July. At Griselda Guzman's house, homemade fireworks lighted the front yard, where the guests dancing outside her pale yellow home included 11 University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering students and three advisers. Read More

Program Release a success

February 27, 2008

The university has declared the two-year project Program Release a success, with new tools to improve the way grants, accounting, travel and other processes are handled at UW System and on the Madison, Milwaukee and Extension campuses. Read More

Biochemist Kimble elected National Academy councilor

February 27, 2008

Judith Kimble, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of biochemistry and genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected to a three-year term as councilor for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Read More

History professor part of Oscar-winning documentary

February 25, 2008

History professor Alfred McCoy plays a role in "Taxi to the Dark Side," a harrowing film about U.S. interrogation techniques that won the Academy Award Sunday for best documentary feature. Read More

UW-Madison names new director of Administrative Legal Services

February 22, 2008

Lisa Rutherford, a 14-year veteran of the legal affairs team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named the new director of UW–Madison's Administrative Legal Services (ALS), Provost Patrick Farrell announced today (Feb. 22). Read More

Symposium opens world of research opportunity

February 19, 2008

With 10 years and hundreds of research projects in its history, the Undergraduate Symposium has been instrumental in showcasing undergraduates’ hard work. It’s also opened participants’ eyes to the possibilities of research — and even led some to continue the work they started with the event. Read More

Two UW–Madison engineers elected to national academy

February 18, 2008

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering faculty members are among the 65 engineers and nine foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2008. Read More

Choosing a chancellor: Priorities for the next campus leader

February 15, 2008

With a change at the top coming as soon as summer 2008 and a campus reaccreditation project in full swing, it's prime season to discuss what the future holds for UW–Madison. Wisconsin Week asked 14 people from the campus and community — a diverse group representing faculty and staff, civic leaders, alumni and business people — to offer some of their priorities for the next chancellor of UW–Madison. Read More

Edil receives Turkish science award

February 15, 2008

In a January ceremony held at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, and attended by Turkish dignitaries, including the president, president of the parliament, prime minister, cabinet ministers, university presidents, and others, University of Wisconsin–Madison Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Tuncer Edil received the Special Science Award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Read More

Conference looks to the future of interdisciplinary work on campus

February 12, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has a long tradition of collaboration among scholars from distinct academic disciplines. This legacy continues in the high-quality research, instruction, and service emerging from the university's 290 interdisciplinary departments, centers and institutes. Read More

Statement: Dean of Students Lori Berquam on today’s shootings at Louisiana Tech

February 8, 2008

Dean of Students Lori Berquam comments on today's shooting tragedy at Louisiana Technical College and highlights UW–Madison resources available regarding student health and safety. Read More

Open forums seek campus, community views on next chancellor

February 8, 2008

Three public forums designed to elicit campus and community perspectives on the qualities and talents needed in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's next chancellor will be held during the coming month. Read More

Student recognized for work on ‘Miss. Burning’ case

February 6, 2008

In the summer of 1964, former University of Wisconsin–Madison student Andrew Goodman and two other college students were murdered as they worked to ensure voter registration for African Americans in Mississippi. Read More

Afternoon, evening classes cancelled

February 6, 2008

In light of deteriorating weather and road conditions, UW–Madison will cancel all afternoon and evening classes at 3:30 p.m., Provost Patrick Farrell has announced. Read More

2008 Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Award recipients announced

February 6, 2008

Four University of Wisconsin System students, including two from UW–Madison, will receive this year's Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Awards, recognizing outstanding scholarship and community service. Read More

Campus schedules change due to snow

February 6, 2008

Numerous campus activities and have schedule changes related today's (Feb. 6, 2008) snowstorm. Read More

Classes resume Thursday

February 6, 2008

UW-Madison classes will resume Thursday, Feb. 7 and the university will be open for business. Read More

Black History Month events planned on campus

February 4, 2008

February is Black History Month, and it will be celebrated in many different ways at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Milestones

January 30, 2008

Klaus Berghahn, Department of German, was honored with a Bundesverdienstkreuz Award by the government of Germany in recognition of his service to German studies in… Read More