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UW–Madison honors classified staff with Recognition Awards
Five members of UW–Madison’s classified staff were honored with the 2010 Classified Employee Recognition Awards.
Student Personnel Association announces 2010 awards
UW–Madison’s Student Personnel Association honored the efforts of nine individuals with its 2010 Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Recent sightings: Pet therapy
Bella, a golden retriever, soaks up attention and alleviates stress for students during an annual pet therapy study break on Library Mall. The event,…
In Europe, bison find plenty of room to roam
The European bison, a close relative of the American bison, has been on a slow road to recovery for almost a century. Europe's largest grazing animal once dwelled from central Russia to Spain, but by the beginning of the 20th century, habitat loss and hunting had reduced them to 54 animals.
Child welfare training program marks 10th year, expands access
Kira Gengler and Megan Jeidy will both get their master’s degrees in social work May 16, but they already have something their fellow graduates seek: jobs.
Recruiter’s relationships build a gateway to college for minority students
Tom Browne met the student three years ago at a community-run greenhouse in Milwaukee. The young man was a whiz with plants, and Browne saw his potential immediately.
Exhibit spotlights work of Brothers Grimm
If you find yourself at the Dane County Regional Airport for a departure or a passenger pick-up, build a few extra minutes into your trip to check out the latest exhibit there coordinated by UW–Madison’s Tandem Press on behalf of the airport.
Reckoning with Pinochet: The Memory Question in Democratic Chile, 1989–2006
Reckoning with Pinochet: The Memory Question in Democratic Chile, 1989–2006 (Duke University Press, 2010) Steve J. Stern, vice provost for faculty and staff programs and Alberto Flores Galindo Professor of History.
Fundraiser promises smooth grooves and an auction
Bidding is open for the silent auction portion of the 13th annual Office of Child Care and Family Resources’ Jazzin’ fundraiser.
Chazen exhibit spotlights the work of Wisconsin painter
The Chazen Museum of Art will present “The Magic of John Wilde,” an exhibition of the Wisconsin native’s magic realist paintings and drawings, beginning in late May.
It’s a small world (for small people) after all
Lab coated and goggled, Troy Dassler’s 15 third graders are itching to power up their digital optical microscopes.