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Slide show: Campus Beauty
With a new academic year under way and autumn just around the corner, Inside UW–Madison, an e-newsletter, recently asked faculty and staff to name their favorite natural places on campus. Whether you can check them out in person or can only admire from afar, here are some of the locations that no doubt inspired Newsweek and The Daily Beast to rank UW–Madison as the second-most beautiful college campus.
Madison geneticist looks back on crowded, stellar career
Waclaw Szybalski, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor emeritus of oncology, has a string of scientific achievements that could easily have merited at least one Nobel Prize, and his work has laid foundations for several Nobels won by others.
Innovation awards go to biochemist, micro-engineer at UW–Madison
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award.
Red Tie Gala to celebrate 150 years of alumni legacy
Alumni will make a red-carpet entrance this October as they celebrate University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and traditions at the Red Tie Gala, the capstone event of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 150th anniversary.
Strategic framework: Two years of progress
A progress report compiled following the second year of the university’s five-year strategic framework highlights accomplishments in several areas.
What does it take to change from heating to cooling campus buildings?
It's the time of year when campus buildings start to transition from a need for air conditioning to heat. What does it take to make the seasonal switch?
Governance groups ask Ward to extend tenure
Two campus governance groups have asked interim Chancellor David Ward to consider extending his tenure beyond next summer, as previously planned.
Wisconsin engineer, entrepreneur move ‘green’ diesel engine closer to market
A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineer is collaborating with a Wisconsin entrepreneur to produce a diesel engine that could be a quieter, more efficient power source for a variety of household and industrial applications, including lawn equipment and electric generators.
Wisconsin Innocence Project receives $1 million in federal grants
For the second time in three weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a grant to the Wisconsin Innocence Project at the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Frank J. Remington Center.
UW–Madison professor named fellow of British Academy
William Courtenay, University of Wisconsin–Madison Hilldale Professor and Charles Homer Haskins Professor Emeritus of History, has been elected a corresponding fellow to the British Academy.
UW–Madison economist publishes book on U.S. financial crisis
In the summer of 2007, University of Wisconsin–Madison economist Menzie Chinn was among those who started to think something was amiss with the U.S. economy.
Recent sightings: Napolitano visits campus
Speaking from Varsity Hall in Union South on Sept. 16, 2011, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano responds to audience questions after delivering…
TODAY: Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano visits UW–Madison; speech to be streamed live
On Friday, Sept. 16, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will deliver remarks at UW–Madison highlighting innovative ways to encourage the best and brightest international students and scholars to study and remain in the U.S.
Mouse genome sequences reveal variability, complex evolutionary history
The genome of even a single organism is packed with information. A new paper, building on recent advances in sequencing capability, now reports the complete genomes of 17 different strains of mice, creating an unparalleled genetic resource that will aid studies ranging from human disease to evolution.
The Bucky Challenge: Connect with UW–Madison, help students
Here’s a challenge that’s easy to undertake: connect with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, or both, on Twitter and Facebook and help students.
New employee to help implement diversity strategy
Eric G. Williams has joined the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate, where he is expected to play a critical role in helping the university drive a cohesive, integrated diversity agenda.
The Bucky Challenge: Connect with UW–Madison, help students
Here’s a challenge that’s easy to undertake: connect with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, or both, on Twitter and Facebook and help students.
Welcome the Wards on Sept. 21
The campus community will have an opportunity to extend a welcome back to Interim Chancellor David Ward and his wife, Judith, on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Union.
Buss, UW–Madison’s second veterinary dean, to retire
Three decades of academic leadership is not how a farm boy from Minnesota imagined his career unfolding.