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New system to track human resources services by mid-2011
A new state-of-the-art system for administering pay and benefits stands to fundamentally improve how faculty and staff receive human resource services.
UW law, business schools rate among Princeton Review’s best
The University of Wisconsin’s law and business schools were included among the nation’s best programs in Princeton Review’s annual guidebooks, with the Wisconsin School of…
Recent sightings: ‘Stop the Silence’ vigil
More than 100 participants hold glow-light sticks during a nighttime vigil on Library Mall on Oct. 20, 2010. The event was part of “…
New visitor guide spotlights campus
A lively new publication that allows visitors to UW–Madison to navigate and discover more about the lakeside campus is available through Visitor and Information Programs
UW-Madison “checks in” to Foursquare presence
Who's the mayor of UW–Madison? Biddy Martin? Bret Bielema? Bucky? Barry? Actually, it could be you.
Medical journalist on campus in November
Ivan Oransky, executive editor of Reuters Health, will be on campus the first week of November as biomedical writer in residence.
University Theatre presents ‘Valparaiso’
America is a culture obsessed with reality television, where every average Joe has potential for instantaneous stardom. See how sudden fame can overtake someone in “Valparaiso,” by Don DeLillo, opening Friday, Oct. 22, in the Mitchell Theatre at the University Theatre.
Percussionist returns to alma mater with a Danish beat
When Neeraj Mehta heads out to perform, the experience can seem like a cross between “America’s Got Talent” and American Pickers
UW leads with new captioning, transcription services for learners
UW–Madison has selected two firms to provide captioning and transcription services.
2010 Scott Kloeck-Jenson fellows honored
Each year, Global Studies hosts a luncheon to honor the recipients of the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship, awarded to outstanding UW–Madison graduate students whose work deepens international understanding and global social justice.
Booksmart
Spain: A Unique History (UW Press, 2011). Stanley Payne, Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor Emeritus of History
Cow health and happiness delivered through the Internet
Can Web-based resources have a positive impact on a cow’s life?
Symposium addresses ethics, standards, beneficiaries of research
Drawing on issues raised by this year’s Go Big Read selection, a fall symposium will address responsible conduct and ethical decision-making in research.
For the Record
Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Q&A: Professor examines those ‘outside the color lines’ in new book
In her new book, “Partly Colored: Asian Americans and Racial Anomaly in the Segregated South,” Bow examines what segregation demanded of people who did not fall into the category of black or white — including Asians, American Indians and people of mixed race.
Wisconsin MBA students to meet with Warren Buffett
Twenty students from the full-time University of Wisconsin–Madison MBA program will travel to Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 21, to share a meal and an experience of a lifetime with Warren Buffett, chair and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world's most successful investors.
Coming up on the Big Ten Network
Here is our program lineup for the next two weeks.
Milestones
Brendon Dybdahl recently joined the staff in University Housing as the new director of marketing and communications. Alexander Lazarian, a professor of astronomy and physics,…
UW–Madison ‘checks in’ to Foursquare presence online
Who’s the mayor of UW–Madison? Biddy Martin? Bret Bielema? Bucky? Barry? Actually, it could be you.