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Announcements Committee seeks Medical School dean A search-and-screen committee is looking for a successor to Philip Farrell, who will step down from the…
Milestones
Appointed Howard Moore, a former UW basketball player, returns to Madison as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Moore played for…
2005 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society iunductees
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society recognized botany professor Tom Sharkey with its Teaching Award. The following students were inducted this spring into…
Hilldale, Holstrom and University Book Store Awards
Hilldale Awards The following students received Hilldale Undergraduate Research Awards, which include a $4,000 stipend to each student and $1,000 to their faculty advisers.
Mini Courses range from practical to unconventional
Registration is open for this summer's Wisconsin Union Mini Courses. Most of the courses begin the week of June 20.
Book Smart
Sand Mansions: A Novel (NEMO Productions, distributed by University of Wisconsin Press, 2005) Norman Gilliland, producer, Wisconsin Public Radio Gilliland’s first…
Heartgard scientist to receive honorary degree
The scientist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of ivermectin — the drug that combats river blindness in humans, heartworm in dogs and a broad spectrum of parasites in horses and other livestock — will receive an honorary degree from UW–Madison on Friday, May 13.
New university home page to be launched in June
When you visit UW–Madison's main Web site during June, you'll see the results of a complex project to redesign and reorganize access to the university's vast online resources.
Faculty and staff experiment with new type of broadcasting
"Podcasting" is the new buzzword for sending audio over the Internet, and faculty and staff on campus are looking at it as an outreach vehicle and an academic tool.
Summer construction set for Grainger Hall addition
This summer's demolition of a former bank building will clear the way for construction of a five-story addition to Grainger Hall that will be home to graduate programs in the School of Business.
Arboretum, FCNA welcome spring with activities, events
The UW–Madison Arboretum and the Friends of Campus Natural Areas, among other groups, have a number of activities guaranteed to get you off the hammock.
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Award recipients balance learning with family, work, service
Two UW–Madison students recently were honored with Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Awards.
School of Veterinary Medicine personnel receive awards
Teaching and research skills were the main criteria for multiple awards bestowed on School of Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff during the school's annual Awards Celebration on April 30.
Wiley, committee members meet about sweatshop abuses
Chancellor John Wiley met with current and former members of the Labor Licensing Policy Committee on April 27 with the goal of bridging differences and continuing progress in the university's effort to curb sweatshop abuses in the apparel industry.
Picnic Point still accessible to bikes
Bicycle access to Picnic Point will be continued for the next two years on the condition that more visible and intentional efforts are made to encourage responsible bicyclist behavior there.
University studies environmentally friendly building design
Establishing environmentally friendly building design principles and identifying ways to use energy more wisely are taking root in classrooms and at construction sites around the UW–Madison campus.
Innocence Project works to improve criminal justice system
Evan Zimmerman's nightmare — one that left him wrongfully convicted of his ex-girlfriend's murder — ended abruptly in a Dodge County courtroom last month.
New emergency response posters
A new poster explaining what to do in several emergency situations is being made available to campus building managers and soon will be posted in common and high traffic areas. It replaces the old "Tornado Procedure" posting, as well as the "Emergency Evacuation Procedure for Individuals Who Need Assistance."
ISIS upgrade in the works
UW-Madison's Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) will undergo a product upgrade this year. Planning is in progress, and it is anticipated that work will begin by mid-June and end in early December.