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Badgers find ‘right fit’ for football coach in Andersen

December 20, 2012

The first time that Gary Andersen showed up on Barry Alvarez's radar was during Utah State's near-upset of Auburn in the 2011 opener. Despite being a three-touchdown favorite, the Tigers, defending national champions, had to rally from a 10-point deficit in the final 3:38 to escape with a 42-38 win. Read More

Normal operations, final exams to resume

December 20, 2012

The UW–Madison will resume normal operations on Friday, Dec. 21. Read More

Campus open for essential functions only; no in-person final exams Thursday

December 20, 2012

In response to blizzard warnings issued by the National Weather Service for Madison and Dane County, UW–Madison will be open only for essential operations Thursday. Scheduled, in-person final exam meetings will not be held. Visit http://emergency.wisc.edu for complete details, along with updates on campus events and services. Read More

UW-Madison inclement weather guidelines for employees

December 19, 2012

The chancellor is responsible for determining if classes will be canceled or postponed or some university services suspended due to inclement weather. The chancellor’s decisions will be based on the safety and welfare of students, faculty and staff. Read More

UW-Madison’s Trisha Andrew honored for energy research

December 19, 2012

Trisha Andrew, an assistant professor of chemistry at UW–Madison, has been named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 in Energy. The list recognizes talented young innovators whose work holds potential for the energy landscape of the future. Read More

Administrative Excellence teams make progress in 2012

December 18, 2012

As 2012 ends, UW–Madison teams working on the Administrative Excellence initiative have made significant strides to realize institutionwide savings and efficiencies. Read More

Nominations accepted for Academic Staff Excellence Awards

December 18, 2012

For the 22nd year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison plans to honor the achievements of nine extraordinary members of the academic staff. In addition, the UW System will also honor academic staff in five categories. Read More

From penguins to hyenas, vet students care for the wildest patients

December 18, 2012

A UW–Madison initiative is one of only 22 accredited zoological medicine residency programs in the world, and its mission is to prepare veterinarians to effectively treat the increasing number of exotic pets, animals at zoos and aquaria, and injured and sick wildlife — and free-ranging wildlife as well. Read More

University seeking proposals for child care facility

December 18, 2012

The Office of Child Care and Family Resources http://occfr.wisc.edu is working to improve and expand child care options with a focus on high-quality early education and care programs while responding to the increasing need for infant and toddler care. Read More

Games+Learning+Society joins the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

December 18, 2012

In a loftlike upper level of the purple building on the corner of University Avenue and Randall Street, people dart in and out of cubicles with NERF guns, forgetting deadlines and deliverables to wage playful battles for an hour or two with their colleagues and celebrate new office space. Read More

A first step in preparing for the new campus email and calendaring system

December 18, 2012

Is managing your email account already one of your New Year's resolutions? Read More

Botany experiment will try out zero gravity aboard space station

December 17, 2012

Gravity: It's the law in these parts. But to reach the stars, humans may have to learn to live outside the law. Read More

Mapping effort charts restoration tack for Great Lakes

December 17, 2012

As the federal government builds on its $1 billion investment to clean up and restore the Great Lakes, an international research consortium has developed innovative new maps of both environmental threats and benefits to help guide cost-effective approaches to environmental remediation of the world’s largest fresh water resource. Read More

DARE publishes companion volume to landmark dictionary

December 17, 2012

The dictionary known as DARE, a landmark project housed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, now has a companion volume that gives readers a chance to dig deep into the definitive source on American speech from the first colonists to our neighbors today. Read More

New form of cell division found

December 17, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells. Read More

Library finalists present to public

December 14, 2012

Final presentations by the four finalists for Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are now available for online viewing. Read More

Bad news for bats: deadly fungus persists in caves

December 14, 2012

Researchers have found that the organism that causes deadly white-nose syndrome persists in caves long after it has killed the bats in those caves. A study just published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology shows that the fungus can survive in soil for months, even years, after the bats have departed. Read More

Search and screen committee appointed for next College of Letters & Science dean

December 13, 2012

A 17-member search and screen committee has been appointed to assist in identifying a successor to Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More