Category Employee News
2008 Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Award recipients announced
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
Black History Month events planned on campus
February is Black History Month, and it will be celebrated in many different ways at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Milestones
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
Chancellor search committee receives its charge
An ambitious, international and thoroughgoing search for the next chancellor is under way, with an eye toward having the campus’s next chief executive appointed by June. Read More
Visiting artist to connect art students to the real world
University art students, who have yet to confront with the harsh realities of making it as a professional artist, have much to learn from those who have walked the line between the proverbial "starving artist" and making a good living in art. Read More
Theatre auditions attract national producers, hopeful actors, techies
Theatre producers from around the country will audition actors, singers, dancers, designers, technicians and managers at the 32nd annual Theatre Auditions set for Feb. 9 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Memorial Union. Read More
Students nominated for chancellor search
The Associated Students of Madison has nominated two current students to serve on the search and screen committee that will help identify the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Undergrad Quinlan wins Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award
City of Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced the recipients of their respective annual awards honoring community members who reflect the values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Read More
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: A day on, not a day off
The Office of State Employment Relations is encouraging all state employees to consider January 21, 2008 — a holiday celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — as "a day on, not a day off," by taking part in volunteer efforts in their home communities. Read More
UW-Madison chancellor search committee named
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today appointed a 23-member search committee to help identify a new chancellor for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Chancellor John D. Wiley announced that he will step down in September 2008 after leading the institution since 2001. Read More
Students invited to apply for role in new chancellor search
The Associated Students of Madison is accepting applications for students interested in serving on the search and screen committee that will help select the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Engineer James Dumesic named to ‘Scientific American 50’
James Dumesic, Chemical and Biological Engineering Steenbock Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received a 2007 Scientific American "SciAm 50" award for his innovative alternative fuels research. Read More
Greener pastures: Dairy science reverses history with enrollment surge
Since enrolling 189 undergraduate students in 1982, dairy science has seen a steady decline in popularity. But the program is gorwing again now after retooling its cirriculum and its approach to student recruitment. Read More
John D. Wiley to step down as UW–Madison chancellor
Chancellor John D. Wiley, who has earned a reputation as a campus builder and a farsighted leader since becoming the University of Wisconsin–Madison's chief executive in 2001, announced today that he will step down in September 2008. Read More
Milestones
Baha Balantekin, Eugene P. Wigner Professor of Physics, has been elected to the Executive Board of the American Physical Society (APS). Mary Behan was named… Read More
Katen-Bahensky named president and CEO of UW Hospital and Clinics
Donna Katen-Bahensky, CEO at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and senior associate vice president for medical affairs at University of Iowa Health Care since 2002, has been named president and CEO of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. She will join the hospital effective Feb. 4, 2008. Read More