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Two finalists named for top veterinary diagnostic lab position
After an extensive search, two finalists have been named for the top position at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL), Wisconsin's primary testing facility for animal diseases and education and consultation services.
International students share experiences with area schools
Each year, more than 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries study on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Sharing that worldly experience with the community is the inspiration behind the program International Reach.
Life sciences communication welcomes student radio station
This fall, the Department of Life Sciences Communication welcomed WSUM, the university’s student-run radio station, and its 150 student volunteers to the department. After a year of planning, WSUM moved its administrative home to life sciences communication. Although the station will still operate from its location on State Street, it is now part of the department.
Wiley: Access, budget top university’s priority list
Access is the No. 1 challenge for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Chancellor John D. Wiley told the university’s Faculty Senate on Nov. 6.
Space Place unveils nifty new exhibits
On Friday, Nov. 10, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Space Place will unveil three new exhibits about Wisconsin astronomers' explorations of the heavens.
Offices of the Dean of Students to host safety forum
University of Wisconsin–Madison students who live in off-campus apartments and houses are invited to a special campus forum to discuss safety issues.
Political science alums agree on value of UW–Madison education
With a hotly contested election just days away, some leading politicians from both ends of the political spectrum have come together on at least one issue: A University of Wisconsin–Madison political science degree is instrumental in their lives and public service careers.
Top investment managers named distinguished business alumni
Phill Gross and Paul Leff have been named winners of the Distinguished Business Alumnus Awards given by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business.
Police officer stresses listening skills
Spend five minutes with Officer Heidi Golbach, standing on the west steps of Memorial Library outside her office, and she'll point out a half dozen of the characters she knows from her daily patrols of lower campus.
Waisman Children’s Theatre presents Twain classic
Following his daughter Suzy’s admonitions to write a book that would reveal “his sympathetic nature,”she wrote, Mark Twain published “The Prince and the Pauper”in 1881. Set in 16th-century London, the author carefully researched the time and place, reportedly using Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott as references.
Veterinary medicine student establishes animal rescue organization
In her spare time, Tracey Hageny, a fourth-year veterinary medical student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, rescues animals. She recently attained federal nonprofit status for an animal rescue group she started several years ago.
Panel to highlight schooling around the world
A group of doctoral students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies will offer global perspectives on education in "Schooling around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels," on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in a special program to mark International Education Week.
Icelandic swarms may provide hints on ecosystems
Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog.
Osher Reentry Scholarships help adults return to college
This fall for the first time, the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison awarded scholarships to 11 adult students who have returned to school to complete their first bachelor's degrees.
Researcher finds gene associated with sharp drop in dairy cow pregnancy rates
The new discovery of a lethal gene may explain why pregnancy rates in dairy cattle have dropped sharply in recent years, a UW–Madison researcher says.
Recent sightings
Magnetic personalities Many of the student lockers in the hallways at the School of Veterinary Medicine are adorned with photos,…
Nikolais dance legacy helps Dance Program celebrate 80 years
The late choreographer Alwin Nikolais devised a simple formula that revolutionized 20th-century dance: obstacles in dancers’ paths.
Grisman brings ‘Dawg’ to Wisconsin Union Theater
No, he’s not that bounty hunter guy on cable’s A&E channel. Rather, David Grisman — “Old Dawg”— plays music of the same name, which he describes as a fortuitous melding of swing, bluegrass, Celtic, Latin, jazz and gypsy, to list but a few. You can get a sample of what this genre is like on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
UW Hospital gets coveted five-star rating
For the second year in a row, UW Hospital and Clinics has been named one of the 10 top-performing academic hospitals in the United States, based on a national quality and accountability benchmarking study by the University Health System Consortium, an alliance of U.S. academic health centers and their affiliated hospitals.
Arboretum receives leadership grant
The Arboretum received a 2006 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.