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New faculty focus: James H. (Jay) Ford II
Ford has served as a process improvement coach to over 150 substance abuse and mental health providers and taught staff how to apply quality improvement tools and techniques to improve systems of care.
Improvement Showcase
The Improvement Showcase is an annual event where UW colleagues from across campus can connect and share best practices and innovative ideas. The event, held March 21 at Union South, is hosted by the Office of Strategic Consulting.
Poll results: How do you communicate with your parents?
Last week, our Wiscopinion poll asked students what their primary method of communicating with their parents is. The top choice was texting, followed by phone…
Student to student: Bucky’s top spring break destinations — right here in Madison
What many students don’t realize is that UW–Madison’s campus is better than pretty much any exotic destination in the entire world. Obviously. And if you don’t believe it, Bucky Badger is here to help prove it.
Berquam awarded ACE fellowship, will leave dean role in August
Dean of Students Lori Berquam will be assigned to a senior role at a new campus as part of the program’s unique leadership development component.
Student to student: Spring break on a budget
Does spring break have you feeling stranded? No car and hoping to stick with your budget? Below are 8 free things that are all in Madison and free of charge.
Stars of Comedy Central’s ‘Workaholics’ come to Madison to pet badgers, promote new movie
The comedy trio of Adam Devine, Blake Anderson and Anders Holm headed to campus last week not only to visit Holm’s plaque in Alumni Park, but also to introduce their new movie “Game Over, Man!” at a special screening.
Trend-setters: Badgers win big (again and again) in national fashion and design competition
A group of UW–Madison students have once again excelled at the annual YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund awards, considered the fashion industry’s premier competition for gifted young designers, merchandisers, retailers and business majors.
Liquid-to-glass transition process gains clarity
While a combination of trial and error and scientific research helped refine glassmaking processes over time, controlling the creation of metallic glasses at the atomic level remains an inexact endeavor. “Our job,” says Paul Voyles, “is to build fundamental understanding by adding more data.”
When communicating with color, balance can be a path to accuracy
UW-Madison Researchers found that the best colors to use for waste bins are shades of white for paper, red for plastic, pale blue-green for glass, dark grey for metal, dark green for compost, and black for trash.
Styling — in fashions from around the world
Students modeled authentic clothing from cultures around the world at the "Runways of the World" show at Union South on March 18.
Hilldale Award winners recognized for their contributions
One scholar from each of four faculty divisions — Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences — is selected to receive the Hilldale Award.
UW-Madison graduate programs ranked high by U.S. News
The rankings are a testament to the university's senior leadership, outstanding faculty and staff, and creative students, says Graduate School Dean William Karpus.
Women’s Hockey shines, despite loss in Frozen Four
"While it was a disappointment to fall a goal short of reaching the NCAA national title game, I want to appreciate the culture of excellence in this program, which continues to achieve great things nearly every season," says Chancellor Rebecca Blank.
Lake break
University of Puget Sound undergraduates Ally Isenhour, left, and Marla Moser enjoy Babcock ice cream and a view of still-frozen Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union Terrace as the two friends visit Moser’s hometown of Madison during their university’s spring break. Isenhour is from California. Photo by Jeff Miller
Women’s hockey team plays in Frozen Four, Friday night at 7:00 on Big Ten Network
No. 3 Colgate vs. No. 2 Wisconsin in NCAA tournament action in Minneapolis.
Study destroys myth that motorcycle helmets break necks
The motorcycle crash victims who did not wear helmets had twice as many injuries to the cervical spine, commonly known as the neck, the study says.
UW professor leads national study on effectiveness of mentoring in STEMM
The National Academy of Sciences study focuses on undergraduate and graduate mentoring of individuals traditionally marginalized in STEMM.
Improved capture of cancer cells in blood could help track disease
By forcing cancer cells to slow down and developing stronger molecular traps specific to circulating tumor cells, researchers were able to identify large numbers of the cells in cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Sunshine Week and the Wisconsin public records law
Public records laws, sometimes called sunshine laws, exist so people are not “in the dark” about the workings of government, says UW–Madison Public Records Custodian Lisa Hull.