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Committee to help identify, select next University Librarian
March 9, 2012A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next University Librarian of the General Library System at UW–Madison.
2012 Showcase: Leading the way with innovation and excellence
March 8, 2012Innovative ideas that solve problems and pave the way for success on campus will take center stage at this year's Showcase event on Tuesday, March 27.
OMAI presents Line Breaks Festival at the Overture Center
March 8, 2012A major local hip-hop event, the annual Line Breaks Festival, will bring new aesthetics in contemporary performance to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and community from Friday, March 16 through Saturday, March 24.
Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning
March 8, 2012New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Missing: Electron antineutrinos; Reward: Understanding of matter-antimatter imbalance
March 8, 2012An international particle physics collaboration today (Thursday, March 8) announced its first results toward answering a longstanding question - how the elusive particles called neutrinos can appear to vanish as they travel through space.
Academic staff office features botany art of Kandis Elliot
March 8, 2012In some ways, Kandis Elliot’s artwork can be like the carnivorous plants she introduces on one of her posters.
UW law professor offers look at FDA from the inside out
March 8, 2012UW Law Professor R. Alta Charo was senior policy adviser to the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration from August 2009 until June 2011. Now back on campus, Charo spoke reflects on her time with the FDA.
Chazen plays key role in African art project in Madison schools
March 8, 2012For Susan Curtis, a retired school nurse, art appreciation is not just academic.
UW-Madison graduate students get access to information resource on non-academic jobs
March 8, 2012Cutbacks at colleges and universities have made a tight job market in the social sciences and humanities even tighter, and yet many graduates with advanced degrees eventually find challenging, rewarding work that uses the skills they honed while getting a Ph.D.
Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin
March 7, 2012In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease.
Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places
March 7, 2012From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment.
Office of Sustainability launches at UW–Madison
March 7, 2012The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability, which grew out of the campuswide Sustainability Initiative, will officially launch on Friday, March 9, with an event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
UW-Madison PEOPLE Program awarded Great Lakes community investment grant
March 7, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, called PEOPLE, has been awarded a $300,000 grant to increase the scope of academic preparedness for disadvantaged students seeking post-secondary education.
American Family Children’s Hospital begins approval process to add two floors
March 6, 2012The governing board of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has approved the concept of constructing two additional floors at American Family Children's Hospital to house the most seriously ill children.
Students plan UW–Madison’s first Fashion Week
March 6, 2012Last year, stylish students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made a name for themselves by creating MODA, an online fashion magazine [http://modamadison.com]. Now, these young entrepreneurs plan to present the first annual UW–Madison Fashion Week.
Commission report examines faculty salary issues
March 6, 2012The Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits warns that the university is at risk of losing world-class researchers unless steps are taken to bring UW–Madison faculty salaries in line with its peers.
UW-Madison fares well in Chronicle of Higher Education college completion survey
March 6, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison was highly ranked in several categories in a recent report on college completion published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Williams named to ACE panel
March 6, 2012Damon A. Williams, vice provost for diversity and climate and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Commission on Inclusion for the American Council on Education (ACE).
World Food Programme official visits UW–Madison
March 6, 2012Bettina Luescher, United Nations World Food Programme chief spokesperson for North America and UW–Madison alumna, will visit the university on Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year
March 5, 2012The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the UW–Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year.