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Alumna Zoë Timms to address December graduates
Zoë Timms will deliver the charge to the graduates at UW–Madison’s winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Kohl Center. Read More
Symposium to highlight UW–Madison’s commitment to wellness
UWell, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s campuswide wellness initiative, will host the inaugural Wellness Symposium— Wellness Now: Being Our Best Selves in the Current Moment — Oct. 28 at Union South. Read More
Three deans up for 5-year reviews
Every five years of their tenure, deans of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a university review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as external relations and resource management. This fall, reviews are underway for Wisconsin School of Business Dean François Ortalo-Magné, Division of Continuing Studies Dean Jeffrey Russell, and Law School Dean Margaret Raymond. Read More
WARF Innovation Award winners take on colon cancer detection, tomorrow’s plastic
A blood test that could save lives and a sun-powered scheme to turn biomass into valuable compounds have won Innovation Awards from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Read More
Baldwin, Pocan to promote legislation boosting early career researchers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Mark Pocan will be on the UW–Madison campus later this week to discuss legislation designed to enhance opportunities and support for researchers in the early stages of their careers. Read More
Wisconsin Alumni Association honors four with Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will honor four alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards at a Chancellor's Luncheon at Union South. The award winners include Geraldine Hines JD'71, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court associate justice; Steve Levitan '84, co-creator and executive producer for ABC TV's "Modern Family"; Alice McPherson '48, MD'51, eye research pioneer and professor of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; and Michael Shannon '80, founder of KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in the hospitality, real estate and leisure industries. Read More
Wisconsin, Under Armour announce 10-year partnership
Under Armour and the University of Wisconsin–Madison today announced their new long-term partnership at a press conference on the school’s campus. Read More
New metrics illustrate UW student success
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are setting new records in reducing their time to degree and boosting retention and graduation rates, according to new statistics released this week by the university’s Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research. Read More
Boundless Together, Part 2
A new commercial for UW–Madison will premiere this weekend during the Badger football game. Learn more about the people and projects highlighted in the spot. Read More
Compound doubles up on cancer detection
Tagging a pair of markers found almost exclusively on a common brain cancer yields a cancer signal that is both more obvious and more specific to cancer, according to a study published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Read More
Surveys: UW–Madison liberal arts grads landing jobs
New data from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science shows the school’s liberal arts graduates are thriving after earning their degrees. Read More
Registration opens for ‘Encouraging Student Voices’ conference
In a socially and politically active city such as Madison, listening to student voices — at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison College, Edgewood College and elsewhere — might seem obvious. Read More
UW-Madison spinoff on track to build medical isotope source in Janesville
Shine Medical Technologies of Madison is moving ahead with an effort to make a vital medical isotope at a new plant in Janesville. Read More
Embrace the chaos: Predictable ecosystems may be more fragile
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says managing our environment for predictable outcomes is risky. In fact, more often than not, it backfires. Read More
$10 million gift expands faculty and research to help youth flourish
Psychological well-being remains one of the most powerful predictors of success and health in life. Yet one in five youth in the United States experience a mental health disorder, a reality that drives research-based solutions at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Faculty Senate reviews draft tenure proposal
The Faculty Senate on Monday held the first reading on a draft proposal for tenure protections, crafted to respond to recent legislative changes. Read More
Period to sign up for or change employee benefits begins
The Annual Benefits Enrollment period for University of Wisconsin–Madison employees is Oct. 5 through Oct. 30. This is the time when an employee may enroll in or make changes to existing benefit plans. Any changes become effective Jan. 1, 2016. Read More