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Graduate School’s Knickmeyer dies unexpectedly
James F. Knickmeyer, the UW–Madison Graduate School associate dean for administration, died unexpectedly early Monday, Aug. 27 at his Madison home. He was 61.
UW–Madison researchers expanding study on human resilience
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Institute on Aging are studying how adults overcome social and economic challenges and whether it matters for their health, with a special focus on human resilience in the face of adversity.
‘Hacking’ to bridge a divide
On a wall in a darkened room, a single word flashed: divide.
Industrial and systems engineering professor Ben-Tzion “Bentzi” Karsh dies
Ben-Tzion “Bentzi” Karsh, a professor of industrial and systems engineering who also earned three degrees from UW–Madison, died Aug. 18 after an 18-month battle with cancer.
In second year, Educational Innovation focused on making change
If you want to get a master’s degree in economics at UW–Madison, the only way to do that right now is to start a doctorate in the subject, but opt not to complete it. That will change starting next fall, as the department moves to offer a master’s degree program to help students with nontraditional backgrounds get started on the road to a doctoral program.
New building drives changes at School of Nursing
The School of Nursing is always in the process of evolution, but bigger changes – including a new building – are driving a more comprehensive redesign of its curriculum.
Engineering moving classroom into digital age
The Internet has profoundly affected the lives of those born into an information-saturated world, the “digital natives.” It has shaped nearly all of their expectations of the world, including what they expect from an institution of higher learning.
Flexibility task force recommends changes to offer UW autonomy
A task force looking into UW System governance and operations is recommending a variety of changes that would give the UW System more autonomy over operational and governance matters, and transfer some authority over spending from state government to the Board of Regents.
HR Design plan coming in September
A plan to redesign the UW–Madison human resources system will be unveiled to campus next month. Leaders of the HR Design project have been meeting throughout the summer with campus stakeholder groups, including governance and labor representatives. Taking into account feedback from those stakeholders, the project team is working to synthesize a plan from the dozens of recommendations offered in May and June by 11 work teams consisting of employees from across the campus.
Bus passes ready for distribution
Faculty, academic staff, classified employees, limited-term employees, emeriti and UW Health Employees can pick up their free 2012-2013 bus pass starting this week.
Parking award messages continue to go out
Parking award emails – which began to be distributed last week – continued to go out this week, Transportation Services officials say.
Research shows how computation can predict group conflict
When conflict breaks out in social groups, individuals make strategic decisions about how to behave based on their understanding of alliances and feuds in the group.
Robinson wins 2012 Krieghbaum under-40 award
Sue Robinson, associate professor of journalism and mass communication at UW–Madison, was named the winner of the 2012 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
New vet med dean discusses his priorities
Newly appointed School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Mark D. Markel spoke with Inside UW–Madison about his priorities and challenges for Wisconsin veterinary medical education and scholarship.
UW–Madison welcomes third group of Chinese champions
Six world-class athletes arrived in Madison last weekend to become students in the Chinese Champions Program at UW–Madison.
PEOPLE students celebrate completing pre-college program
One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's PEOPLE program, will again increase the number of college-ready students applying to the state's flagship campus.