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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.
Energy upgrades result in big savings in science buildings
If your house had a leaky roof, you’d patch the holes and pat yourself on the back for improving its energy efficiency. But what if your house was supposed to pump all its air out on a regular basis?
Faculty Senate OKs restructuring of research enterprise
With action that supporters said elevated the role of research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Faculty Senate Monday approved a motion to restructure the university’s research enterprise.
Midwest university leaders gather on campus to discuss funding, future of public research universities
John Morgridge recalls that his mother, a teacher, could have walked into a classroom throughout most of her 102 years and had it seem like a familiar place.
Milestones
John Lucas of University Communications and Mary Makarushka of University Health Services were honored with Chief’s Awards by the UW Police Department for assisting the…
Volunteer opportunities still available for May 21 service day
Opportunities are still available for members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison to be part of a campuswide service day later this month, organizers say.
Five distinguished alumni to receive honorary degrees on May 14
Five alumni will receive honorary degrees from UW–Madison during spring commencement.
Road construction season arrives
Campus utility construction will disrupt traffic from May 17 through mid–August.
New UW home page to launch in June
University Communications will launch a redesigned university home page at the end of June.
Kindergartners stump a professor, learn about college
How many clowns are there in the world? How do slugs pull their eyes into their bodies? What’s the meaning of life?
A Year-End Letter: Martin reflects on past, sizes up future
After two academic years at the helm of one of the world’s most respected public research institutions, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin sees accomplishments, challenges and a lively campus.
WAA honors Kathleen Sell with Outreach Excellence Award
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has selected Kathleen Sell, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as the 2010 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award.