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Martin anticipates challenges as chancellor
The values that Carolyn “Biddy” Martin carries into her job as the next chancellor will help define the university as it faces the challenges of the 21st century.
Bring out your badger with The Red Shirt
Badger alumni, students and fans are kicking off the season with style and substance by wearing The Red Shirt, created to reflect the University of Wisconsin–Madison tradition of spirit and giving back.
Collaboration key to WIMR researchers
The east tower of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research is about to celebrate its grand opening, and already the building is working to foster collaboration among scientists working on similar problems — including the scourge of cancer — from different angles.
Bus routes change as service resumes
Campus bus riders will encounter some changes next week on Route 80 and a new late afternoon express Route 84 to Lot 60 and Eagle Heights has been added.
UW–Madison goes live with Oracle Campus Solutions software
UW–Madison went live with Oracle’s v9 Campus Solutions software on Aug. 11. It marked the successful culmination of almost a year’s worth of collaborative development and testing between student service departments and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) technical support.
Science News writer will be in residence in September
Nathan Seppa, Science News biomedical writer, will be the biomedical and public health writer in residence on campus from Monday–Friday, Sept. 8–12, will give a public talk, “Evolutionary Medicine: What Happens When We Are Hard-Wired for the Stone Age but Live in the Modern World,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Memorial Union (check Today in the Union for room).
Patterns in changing ecological landscapes inspire professor
Thirty years after visiting Yellowstone National Park for the first time, Monica Turner has established herself as a leader in the field of ecology and made Yellowstone one of the most well-studied ecological landscapes in the country.
University reminds campus staff of policy on political candidate activities
The upcoming general election will undoubtedly generate a flurry of political activity on the campus, particularly as the Nov. 4 vote gets closer
New initiative launches to provide students with timely textbook information
A cooperative textbook project between the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) was launched on Aug. 18.
Employee Matters
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Big Ten Network, Charter come to agreement
Charter Communications, Inc. and the Big Ten Network have reached an agreement-in-principle on terms of a multi-year distribution agreement in which Charter will carry the Big Ten Network and related programming throughout the Big Ten territory, including its systems in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Northern Illinois.
UW-Madison responds to student deaths
The University of Wisconsin–Madison campus community is mourning the deaths of three of its students in a Midvale Boulevard car accident early today (Aug. 27).
Milestones
Geology and geophysics professor Jean Bahr has been elected vice president of the Geological Society of America for a one-year term from July 2008-June 2009.
For the record
UW-Madison Facilities Use Policy: Use of university facilities for political purposes Under specific conditions, student organizations, political parties or candidates for public office may reserve…
New chancellor to welcome students at convocation
Incoming Chancellor Biddy Martin will address the University of Wisconsin–Madison community for the first time at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.
Professor wins grant to explore ways to improve Social Security
Pamela Herd of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has won a $30,000 Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award to Strengthen Social Security for Vulnerable Groups.
Fall move-in to cause traffic changes
The majority of University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be living in university residence halls this fall - approximately 6,900 of them - began moving in on Aug. 24, and many of them are scheduled to move in Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 27 and 28.
Recent sighting: Picturing Friends
House fellow Jerrod Walker photographs Lisa Bacon (left) and Colleen Larsen, also house fellows, as nearly 175 residential life student staff within…
Athletes, interpreters discuss international experiences, use of languages
It's not just Olympic athletes who travel the world. The internationalization of sports has led to opportunities for many athletes - professionals and amateurs alike - to cross national, cultural and linguistic borders to play and compete.
UW-Madison urges ‘Safety 24/7’ with new Web site
Taking care of your personal safety isn't something to just to think about at nighttime or after class, but to make a part of your life, all of the time.