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Forward under 40 Awards honor outstanding UW–Madison alumni
They range from a leading magazine publisher and engineers at the forefront of innovation to dedicated international volunteers and grassroots leaders, and they're all under age 40.
Semiannual book sale planned for March 25-28
The spring book sale, organized by the Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, takes place Wednesday, March 25-Saturday, March 28. The sale is open to the public and is held in 116 Memorial Library, 728 State St.
U.S. Airways co-pilot to be Crazylegs grand marshal on April 25
Jeffrey Skiles, the co-pilot of the U.S. Airways plane that made a successful emergency landing in New York City’s Hudson River on Jan. 15, will serve as the grand marshal of the 2009 Crazylegs Classic on Saturday, April 25.
UW System ties with Harvard for most CEOs among graduates
The University of Wisconsin System tied with Harvard University for educating the most chief executive officers of major companies in 2008, according to one report.
Five questions with Anthony David Adams
Anthony David Adams came to Madison in 2003 to play Ultimate Frisbee and work on a masters degree in Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was also executive director at United Council of UW Students. He left that job to start his own business in Madison, CreditCovers, which are designer credit card skins that grabbed national media attention.
Recent sightings: Spring cleaning
On March 16, Don Johnston, groundskeeper with environmental services in the Division of Facilities Planning and Management, uses a modified rototiller to sweep sand…
Arthur D. Code, pioneering space astronomer, dies
Arthur D. Code, whose lifelong love of the stars and the night sky led to a meteoric career in astrophysics, died in Madison, Wis., on March 11 after a long illness. He was 85.
Journalism classes combine to cover the economic crisis
The nation's economic crisis, unfolding across Wisconsin in painful and historic ways, is being examined by student journalists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University Health Services encourages a safe spring break
University Health Services is offering tips for students to keep in mind during spring break.
Art gone buggy
Jennifer Angus, an associate professor of design studies, is featured — with video — in Art City, a blog my the Milauwkee Journal-Sentinel’s art and architecture critic.
Christensen gift funds UW–Madison economics chair
Laurits (Lau) Christensen, chair of the economic and engineering consulting firm Christensen Associates of Madison, has established a named faculty chair in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Economics.
Graduate School project raises profile of research integrity discussion
Researchers in any field know that ethics are a top concern. But what, exactly, does that entail? One Michigan State University poll found that as graduate students become more immersed in their program, they feel less obligated to report violations of research integrity.
Annual juried student exhibition ‘Design 2009’ opens March 27
Showcasing the best of class and research projects by students in the Department of Design Studies, “Design 2009” is the latest in a series of annual exhibitions juried by professionals in the field.
Dance Program: ‘Small, but mighty’
There’s no telling where a dancer may land. Rahm Emmanuel, President Obama’s point man, turned down a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School. Maya Angelou, poet, writer, journalist and activist, began her career on stage as a dancer.
Tickets now on sale for Wisconsin Film Festival
It started as an experiment in 1999. Now in its 11th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival has grown so popular that it’s taken over Babcock Hall.
For the Record
Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Celebrate the Greenbush neighborhood March 24
In Madison’s early years, the old “Greenbush” neighborhood was home to a mix of Italian and Sicilian immigrants, Jews and African Americans. The area was bounded by the triangle of three streets: Regent Street, Park Street and West Washington Avenue.
UW-Madison in an Economic Recession and a Changing World: Forums followup
Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin provides an update on the suggestions offered during the December and January forums on how the campus can be a more effective and efficient university during a challenging economic climate.
Moonlighting as a man of the theater
Part-time playwright Kurt Brown settles in to work on a manuscript as the last rays of sunlight shine into his home office in Madison. On weekdays, Brown splits his time working at the Land Tenure Center as communications director and as senior editor at the Basis Research Program on Poverty, Inequality and Development.