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Inclement weather guidelines for employees
The chancellor is responsible for determining if, for the safety and welfare of students and staff, classes will be postponed or some services suspended due to inclement weather. Some university services and functions must remain in operation regardless of weather conditions, e.g. University Housing, UW Police Department, power plant operations, etc.
Administrative Process Redesign project moves forward with training
It was a year of community building, problem solving and broadening the reach of the Administrative Process Redesign project, the campus’s broad-based effort to create better business practices and systems.
Retention: Keeping pace as competition intensifies
While UW–Madison received high-profile publicity in the past year suggesting the campus has been hit disproportionately hard by outside offers, new data compiled by Provost Patrick Farrell’s staff tell a different story: UW–Madison is holding its own on the faculty recruitment and retention front.
Genetic change extends mouse life, points to possible treatment for ALS
There are many ways to die, but amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, must be one of the worst. By the time a patient notices muscle weakness, the neurons that control the muscles have already begun dying, in an untreatable process that brings death within two to five years.
Self-defense options available for students
In the wake of the murder of University of Wisconsin–Madison student Brittany Zimmermann and a string of recent campus area robberies, crime and safety issues have been of the utmost importance to students this semester.
ReachOut program works on sustainable options for homeless
UW-Madison is partnering this winter with the City of Madison and Downtown Madison Inc. on a program to assist Madison’s homeless.
UW-Madison researchers launch landmark study of financial aid
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is conducting a groundbreaking study of the long-term effects of financial aid on college students. Christopher Jencks, professor of social policy at Harvard University, calls the Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study (WSLS) a "landmark study of financial aid."
Update: University open for classes, business
The UW–Madison campus continues to be open for classes and business, today, Tuesday, Dec. 9. Forecasts are calling for snow all day and a total…
Recent sightings: Glass act
Glass artist Yuki Wakamiya works an assortment of tools and blown air to shape a piece of molten glass during a demonstration at the…
UWPD: Protect your belongings
The UW Police Department (UWPD) is again reminding members of the campus community to protect their valuables after a rash of recent thefts.
University prepares for winter storm
The UW–Madison campus was preparing for the first major winter storm of the season with ice, sleet and snow expected beginning later today, Monday, Dec. 8 and heavy snow throughout the day Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Wisconsin Alumni Association brings Badger fans to Champs Sports Bowl
The Wisconsin Badgers are set for an appearance at the Champs Sports Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27, and fans can follow the team to sunny Orlando, Fla., as part of the official Wisconsin Alumni Association bowl tour.
UW-Madison launches collection of post-graduation plans
What are your plans after graduation? No doubt, the approximately 1,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates walking in commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 21, have already been asked and answered this question many times.
For nano, religion in U.S. dictates a wary view
When it comes to the world of the very, very small - nanotechnology - Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion.
Can milk help prevent transplant rejections?
Could Wisconsin's signature product – milk – hold the key to one of the biggest problems in organ transplantation? Hans Sollinger, the surgeon who heads the transplant program at UW Hospital and Clinics, is betting on it.
UW-Madison students collaborate to help local families
University of Wisconsin–Madison students are participating in a handful of charitable activities to help families in need this winter.
Nicholas gift endows business school deanship
A gift from longtime university supporter Albert O. Nicholas and his wife, Nancy Johnson Nicholas, has created an endowed deanship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Wisconsin School of Business.
Cave’s climate clues show ancient empires declined during dry spell
The decline of the Roman and Byzantine empires in the Eastern Mediterranean more than 1,400 years ago may have been driven by unfavorable climate changes.
University Health Services offers stress-reduction resources
With final exams scheduled to begin on Sunday, Dec. 14, the workload for many University of Wisconsin–Madison students is steadily increasing.