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Graduate School announces Vilas Associates
The latest tenured faculty to be named Vilas Associates in the biological, physical and social sciences and in the humanities have been announced by the Graduate School. Read More
School of Journalism to honor alumni at gala banquet
A correspondent for ABC's 'Nightline,' the deputy managing editor of The New York Times and one of Wisconsin's most recognized sports reporters will be honored by UW–Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication April 17. Read More
Business Week senior news editor to visit
Owen Ullmann, senior news editor for the Washington bureau of Business Week and a UW–Madison alumnus, will serve as this semester's business writer in residence March 30-April 3. Read More
Eight faculty awarded named professorships
Eight UW–Madison faculty recently have been awarded named professorships following approval by the UW System Board of Regents. Read More
Sale offers more than 10,000 books, March 26-29
More than 10,000 books and several thousand LPs will be put on sale in a fund-raiser for the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries Thursday through Sunday, March 26-29. Read More
How Greene Is this prairie?
Henry Greene's master work, the prairie in the UW Arboretum that bears his name, was every inch his own. Today, Greene Prairie is at the heart of a controversy over a proposed development on adjacent land. Read More
Madison Area Clothesline Project on display
The Madison Area Clothesline Project, part of an international grassroots project to raise awareness about the impact of sexual assault on individuals and communities, will be displayed on campus. Read More
Student-organized conference looks at sexual violence
A student-organized conference at UW–Madison March 27-29 will help participants take 'The First Step to Ending Sexual Violence.' Read More
Campus readies for $300 million overhaul
Nearly $300 million in construction projects are scheduled on campus this year, an ambitious building plan that will affect campus roads and parking. Read More
No walk in the park
Numerous projects, from building construction and renovation to road and utility improvements, will result in a net loss of 367 parking spaces, including 283 that will be permanently lost. Read More
Regents urge state for funding to renovate campus buildings
With many of its buildings approaching middle age, the UW System has asked the state to establish a special fund for renovating campus facilities. Read More
Students hone tutoring skills in Madison classrooms
Twenty-five students enrolled in the School of Education course Curriculum and Instruction 375: Tutoring in the Schools mix lessons on how to tutor with experience tutoring minority students in Lincoln and Midvale elementary schools. Read More
Week’s activities urge awareness of your brain
Neuroscience faculty, students and staff will celebrate Brain Awareness Week, March 22- 28, with public lectures, tours of research laboratories and demonstrations in local schools. Read More
This land is our land
An impressive selection of John Steuart Curry's paintings, all evoking scenes that seem quintessentially Midwestern, is on display at 'John Steuart Curry: Inventing the Middle West,' on exhibition through May 17 at the Elvehjem Museum of Art. Read More
English skills: Not just for English class
Since 1996, the UW–Madison National Research Center for English Learning and Achievement has engaged in multidisciplinary research with several other universities in New York, Oklahoma and Washington to investigate the many complicated contexts in which students learn to write and read. Read More
Reading, writing and talking: Researcher discovers discussion is key to improving skills
A fictional (youâll see why in a few lines) ninth-grade English class has been assigned to write a paper predicting the outcome of the William Golding novel, Lord of the Flies. Read More
Commission seeks community input on Greek life
A UW–Madison group examining the future of Greek life on campus is asking for input from the community to inform its study. Read More
Innovation incubation
Since 1989 the MG&E Innovation Center has helped 23 of its 26 small-business tenants to successfully establish themselves. Read More
Ghosts in the machine
At age 60, George Cramer, professor in UW–Madison's art department, is working to create a new academic tradition on campus with a marriage of art and technology. Read More
Minority program reaches milestone
From its meek beginning as a pilot project with just six students enrolled in 1984, the Chancellor's Scholarship Program, a privately funded scholarship to attract and support talented minority and disadvantaged undergraduates, is now prospering. Read More