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Rittenberg to lead national effort on quality of financial reporting
Accounting Professor Larry Rittenberg has been named chair of a key national organization working to improve the quality of financial reporting.
Winter commencement: Transcript of address Gaddi Vasquez
Charge to graduates delivered by U.S. Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez
Farrell to complete Medical School deanship in 2005
Philip M. Farrell, who has served as dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School for more than a decade, today (Dec. 21) announced his intention not to seek reappointment after completing his current five-year term in December 2005.
Government spending conference set for Jan. 19
National and state experts will engage in a wide-ranging discussion of effective ways to control government spending at a conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19, sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Geochemical technique yields biomedical promise
Adapting a technique used routinely by geologists to measure the chemical composition of rocks, scientists may have found a better way to sample bone calcium balance in humans.
Hong: Reorganization to have minimal impact on student services
Student services are continuing without interruption following the recent reorganization of student affairs units at UW–Madison.
UW law student, judicial clerk land prestigious fellowships
Two winners of Skadden Fellowships - presented annually to law students or judicial clerks around the nation who have shown exceptional promise in public interest law - are from the Law School.
New technology provides real-world data for distance athletes
Professional athletes, including cyclists and distance runners, soon will have a powerful new tool to predict energy expenditure and performance during a race, thanks to a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Saris Cycling Group of Madison. The technology also has potential medical applications, including helping to treat obese children and adults and cardiac patients.
UW-Madison joins calendaring and scheduling consortium
The UW has joined five universities, seven major IT vendors, two open-source foundations and a research facility to found the Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium (www.calconnect.org).
Weather put a damper on Wisconsin bug infestations in 2004
Common wisdom might hold that a wet summer might make for a bumper crop of insect pests, but Wisconsin's damp summer actually suppressed some of the bugs that bug us the most, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison bug specialist.
Native American veteran documentary receives support
A PBS documentary about Native American veterans is one step closer to your television screen, thanks to a $75,000 production grant to a UW–Madison communications professor and filmmaker from Native American Public Telecommunications.
Gala unveils nanotechnology exhibit
UW-Madison and Milwaukee's Discovery World Museum of Science, Economics and Technology will unveil an exhibit about the cutting-edge field of nanotechnology during an open house on the UW–Madison campus.
University Square project wins Regent approval
Redevelopment of the eastern gateway to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, one that will bring student services and activities under one roof as part of a private-public partnership, was given the go-ahead today (Dec. 10) by the Board of Regents.
Peace Corps director to speak at commencement
The national director of the United States Peace Corps will address mid-year graduates at UW–Madison's winter commencement, Sunday, Dec. 19.
Freshman design course gives students a glimpse of their futures
It's possible to put together a jigsaw puzzle without knowing what it will look like, but it's easier if you can see the whole picture first. That's sort of the idea behind the College of Engineering's freshman design course, Introduction to Engineering.
College, Memorial libraries open 24/7 until end of semester
College Library will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the rest of the semester while students prepare for the end of classes and for exams. The library will remain open continuously until 4:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 23.
University, Madison police urge attention to safety
In the wake of several recent sexual assaults in areas around West Washington Avenue and Park and Regent streets, the University of Wisconsin and Madison police departments are asking the campus community to pay extra attention to personal safety.
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Fellowships Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships available Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Morgridge Center for…
Milestones
Honored Peggy Hintzman, associate director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, last month completed the requirements of the National Public Health Leadership Institute.