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Badger Insider Magazine debuts bigger, bolder look
Thousands of University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and friends are opening their mailboxes this week to find the new Badger Insider Magazine - bigger, bolder and better than ever.
Alumni discuss importance of languages in careers
On Monday, Oct. 15, UW–Madison's Language Institute will host three alumni for a panel discussion titled "Language for Life: Languages and International Development."
UW historian named one of Smithsonian’s top young innovators
Jeremi Suri, a University of Wisconsin–Madison historian whose work is reshaping views of how political power is forged in a globally connected age, has been named one of Smithsonian Magazine's "37 Under 36: America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences."
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Associate Biological Safety Officer Margy Lambert has been named assistant editor of the journal Applied Biosafety and will contribute a regular column to the journal.
Crisis communications in effect during recent emergency
UW–Madison has a detailed campus crisis plan that is designed to provide resources, coordination and information to responders, the campus community and the community at large..
All staff invited to administrative project forums
Two employee forums to update the campus community on UW–Madison’s Administrative Process Redesign (APR) project are set for Friday, Oct. 12, and Monday, Oct. 15.
Classified employees can benefit from child-care grant
The Office of Child Care and Family Resources again encourages permanent classified staff with children up to age 12 to apply for its annual child-care grant.
Diversity forum brings Hmong history to forefront
Hmong-Americans want to promote a broader understanding of their culture and greater recognition of their struggles as a people, an international expert told the campus Diversity and Climate Forum held Sept. 28 at UW–Madison’s Memorial Union.
Partners in Giving starts Oct. 8
“We Make It Happen!” is the theme of the 2007 Partners in Giving campaign2007 Partners in Giving campaign, which begins Monday, Oct. 8, and runs through Friday, Nov. 30. Employees will soon be receiving their campaign materials, including their personalized pledge forms, from their campaign coordinators.
Upcoming conference focuses on first-year experiences
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the First-Year Conference Thursday, Oct. 11, to discuss ways to engage new students and set them on the path for a successful academic career.
Fight to save celebrated prairie continues
Students from UW–Madison’s general ecology class have joined Arboretum researchers and land managers in an ambitious five-year plan to subdue the spread of invasive reed canary grass in the UW Arboretum’s Greene Prairie.
Represent your university as a tour guide or information guide
Visitor & Information Programs and Undergraduate Admissions are looking for outgoing and enthusiastic students to represent the university as information guides and tour guides beginning in spring 2008.
‘Wisconsin Reflections’ makes national network debut
“Wisconsin Reflections,” a television talk show spotlighting the stories and perspectives of noteworthy University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates, makes its debut on the Big Ten Network on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 3 p.m.
Cell phone drive, Clery report to benefit safety
Campus crime and safety continue to be serious concerns for the campus and city. For the month of October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the university is participating in a used cellular phone drive and encouraging all members of the campus community to download the most recent version of the annual campus safety report, commonly called the Clery Report.
Wisconsin veterinarian honored by American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Garrett R. Oetzel, a food animal production medicine veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2007 AABP Alpharma Award of Excellence during the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on September 22, 2007.
Take part in National Depression Screening Day
An estimated one million people in Wisconsin, and 16 percent of all Americans, are suffering from depression — and many don’t recognize the symptoms or know where to turn for help. As part of National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, Oct. 11, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton encourages you to take a confidential screening.
Alumni celebrate 150 years of Greek life at UW–Madison
Alumni are coming back to the University of Wisconsin–Madison this month for a weekend of fraternity and sorority events honoring the Greek community's 150th anniversary on campus.
Recent sightings: Research model
Photo: Bryce Richter Faculty and staff members view three-dimensional models of the latest building plans for the…