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Campus aims to improve Web accessibility
The university is drafting a new campus web accessibility policy aimed at making campus web sites more available for people with vision, hearing or other physical disabilities. Read More
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Author Guterson speaks at Chancellor’s Convocation David Guterson, author of the bestsellers “Snow Falling on Cedars” and “East of the Mountains,” will present… Read More
Staff develop online data resource for students
Students can now obtain degree information more easily thanks to three health professional school workers who created Academic Advisement, a degree audit system that is part of the University's Integrated Student Information System (ISIS). Read More
Faculty and academic staff granted emeritus/emerita status in 2000-01
Here is a list of faculty and academic staff who have been granted emeritus/emerita status for 2000-01, listed by name, title, division or department, and years of service. Read More
Events Bulletin
Learning Humanities Grant Workshop Max Harris, director of the Wisconsin Humanities Council, will conduct a humanities funding workshop from 3-4:45 p.m. Read More
For the Record
Policies and Procedures Employee Information Changes To change individual detailed office, e-mail and home address information, employees are reminded to submit… Read More
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:… Read More
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the… Read More
News in Brief
COMMUNITY Human subjects research passes federal scrutiny After slamming the lid on human subjects research at eight other universities for… Read More
Recent Sightings
All aboard A Wisconsin & Southern Railroad train idles on the rails next to Engineering Mall. The railway operated the… Read More
Tom Sharkey: Responsibility and loyalty to the university
As a top-flight scientist, botany professor Tom Sharkey knows how to conduct precise and detailed research. But he's also skilled at looking at the big picture, which will serve him well as the new chair of the University Committee, the top faculty governance position. He began his role June 1, taking over for physics professor Bernice Durand. Read More
Photo essay: E-mail from the deep
Bobbing over the 100-foot depths of northern Wisconsin’s Trout Lake, a technology-stocked buoy is helping scientists track the vital signs of major ecological… Read More
While you were away
Summer 2000 review. Read More
Wisconsin Week streamlines delivery
For most of Wisconsin Week's history, you've seen your name printed on the front page of every issue. No more. We spent our summer devising a more streamlined method of delivering Wisconsin Week to all campus employees. Based on requests from colleagues in mailrooms around campus, we have eliminated individual addressing on each copy of Wisconsin Week. Read More
Wilt Sanders: Raising the profile of academic staff campuswide
In July, Wilt Sanders, a senior scientist in the Physics Department and the Space Science and Engineering Center, took over as chair of the Academic Staff Executive Committee, considered the top staff position at the university. He replaces Barry Robinson of the Theatre and Drama Department. Read More
Administrator revises rules for diversity programs
In a new book, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert A. Ibarra says differences in thinking strategies that members of various ethnic groups typically employ may be fueling achievement-score disparities between minority and majority students on all educational levels. Read More
Law school schedules public service day
The Law School will hold its second annual public service day Thursday, Aug. 31. Read More
Students move in Aug. 29-30
About 7,000 students will move into university residence halls Aug. 29-30. Read More