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Exercise your mind on a UW alumni biking adventure
Take a new spin on learning with the Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning's Alumni Biking Adventure. Enjoy the natural beauty and scenic landscape of Dane County's bike trails during this educational weekend on June 14-15.
University Communications receives national awards
University Communications at the UW–Madison has received two national awards this year from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Union to expand hours, programs
The Wisconsin Union will expand its academic year operating hours to provide additional programming, late-night activities and gathering space for students and members of the campus community.
Weather guys handle shower of questions with ease
While many place conversation about the weather in the realm of mundane small talk, two UW–Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professors take it to the public airwaves. Steven Ackerman and Jonathan Martin have been regular guests on Larry Meiller's weekday Wisconsin Public Radio call-in show for more than two years.
Education faculty, staff to receive awards
The School of Education will honor six faculty and staff members with Distinguished Achievement Awards at a May 1 reception.
Students win $10,000 for business plan
A team of students walked away April 26 with the top prize of $10,000 for a technology-based business plan.
National academy elects two
Two members of the faculty ö geneticist John F. Doebley and physicist Willy Haeberli ö were elected April 30 to the National Academy of Sciences.
Maxwell is interim head of Center for Integrated Ag Systems
Doug Maxwell, professor emeritus of plant pathology, will serve as interim director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. Maxwell replaces Lydia Zepeda, who will become director of the Development Studies Graduate Program.
Forum examines local control
What level of government is best at protecting natural resources? Twelve seniors in environmental studies have investigated the question since January and will present their findings at a free public forum, 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in 3070 Grainger.
Scholar discusses ‘Citizen Paine’
One of the country's leading experts on the Constitution will hold a dinner presentation and discussion Tuesday, May 14, on "Thomas Paine, the Quintessential Revolutionary."
Almanac
Forum to focus on Plan 2008 The second annual Plan 2008 Campus Forum will be held Tuesday, May 7, from 8:15 a.m. to…
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Am I eligible for…
Who Knew?
Wisconsin Week’s Josh Orton finds answers to questions of campus interest posed by faculty and staff. We can’t promise to answer all questions submitted,…
Advances
Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Asthma…
Professor erases stigma of being a good teacher
Chemistry professor Jim Taylor had an award named after him, but that's not something he wants to talk about. Taylor won't boast about his own achievements, but he readily touts the other exceptional teachers at the university.
Emerita’s autobiography places personal history in political context
She fled the Nazis, sought refuge in Communism, helped define feminism and created the field of women's history. Gerda Lerner, professor emerita, discusses her life and struggles in her new memoir, 'Fireweed: A Political Autobiography' (Temple University Press).
Two named to academy
A political scientist and geographer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2002.
Web site promises more effective meetings
A Web site is now available to help faculty, students, staff and alumni plan, lead and participate in more productive meetings.
From scientific hypothesis to real-world machinery
If you need a compact muon solenoid, Farshid Feyzi is the man to see. He and his colleagues at UW–Madison's Physical Sciences Laboratory are some of the few people in the world who know what the device is ? and how to build one. And there will be only one ? when it's finished, that is. The solenoid, a subatomic-particle detector that scientists will use to seek evidence of a certain kind of particle known as a Higgs boson, will be assembled in Geneva, Switzerland, in a couple of years. Its components are under construction at many labs and factories around the world.
UWPD shares its two-wheeled approach to community policing
A UW–Madison police department program helps other law enforcement agencies adapt the campus bicycle patrol program to community policing efforts.