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Go Big Read seeks books focused on inequality in America
January 15, 2015For the 2015-16 year, the selection committee for Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common-reading program, is seeking a book that addresses this theme of inequality in America. Both fiction and nonfiction titles are encouraged for submission by students, faculty, staff and members of the community.
Rudolph honored as Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer
December 26, 2014A University of Wisconsin–Madison polymer engineer has received the 2015 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Natalie Rudolph, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is among 11 recipients who will receive the award in 2015.
Art Hove’s legacy lives on across campus
December 16, 2014Arthur O. Hove II didn’t just love UW–Madison; he lived UW–Madison.
United Way delegation, co-chaired by Blank, seeks to create economic stability for young families
December 3, 2014This week United Way of Dane County kicked-off the community’s Delegation to Create Economic Stability for Young Families.
Search opens for vice chancellor for research and grad education
December 2, 2014The search is officially on for UW–Madison’s first vice chancellor for research and graduate education.
Morgridges give $100 million to invest in UW–Madison faculty
November 14, 2014The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a landmark gift of $100 million from John and Tashia Morgridge, representing one of the largest single contributions from individual donors in the history of the institution.
School of Education’s Underwood to return to faculty
November 14, 2014After nearly a decade leading UW–Madison’s School of Education, Dean Julie Underwood announced today that she is stepping aside from her post in August 2015 to return to the faculty.
Budget in Brief offers a transparent look at UW–Madison’s budget
November 11, 2014Seeking to increase transparency and accessibility of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s revenues and expenditures, Chancellor Rebecca Blank asked staff to create the Budget in Brief, a slimmed-down booklet that breaks the university’s $2.9 billion annual budget into digestible chunks.
Photos: 2014 Homecoming Parade
October 24, 2014Under clear skies and (relatively) warm October temperatures, thousands of Badger faithful lined downtown streets for the 2014 Homecoming Parade. The annual parade is one of many Homecoming week activities sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA).
Spring commencement to remain at Camp Randall in 2015
October 22, 2014On a beautiful Saturday last May, 6,000 undergraduates and master’s students celebrated their graduation from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a crowd estimated at over 44,000 family members and friends at Camp Randall Stadium.
WCER: Five decades of improving teaching and learning
October 16, 2014One of the first centers of its kind, the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) is preparing to celebrate 50 years of educational policy research and initiatives.
WARF grants more than $70 million to support UW–Madison
October 14, 2014The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the nonprofit foundation that helps steward the cycle of research, discovery, commercialization and investment at UW–Madison, has granted the university $59 million for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
Committee offers recommendations on new budget model
October 14, 2014A committee reviewing the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s internal budget process is recommending a new model that would establish transparent, objective metrics to drive resource allocation decisions in the areas of instruction and research.
Class of ’64 returns for half-century reunion
October 9, 2014According to Joan Lappin, there were eight things women were allowed to be when she graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1964: school teacher, bank teller, secretary, stewardess, librarian, department store buyer, nurse and social worker.
Seven international centers at UW–Madison to share $3.4 million in federal grants
October 7, 2014Seven area and international studies centers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive more than $3.4 million in federal Title VI grants for the 2014-15 academic year under the National Resource Centers (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the department, UW–Madison has been awarded $1,641,580 for NRCs and $1,776,000 for FLAS scholarships for 2014. Over the four-year cycle of these awards, the university stands to receive nearly $13.7 million through 2018.
‘Bigger is better,’ Blank says in State of the University speech
October 7, 2014After a year on campus, Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she has come to appreciate that the scope and breadth of the University of Wisconsin–Madison is what makes it a world-class university.
UW–Madison tuition balance drops by 41 percent, UW System reports
October 6, 2014In response to state legislative directives to reduce fund balances, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has lowered its tuition balance by 41 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to a new report.
Blank GE Healthcare visit highlights partnerships in Milwaukee area
September 12, 2014Chancellor Rebecca Blank is beginning her second year leading the University of Wisconsin–Madison much as she began her first year – by reaching out across the state to talk about the positive impact the state’s flagship university has throughout Wisconsin.
Census Bureau Research Data Center to be established at UW–Madison
September 9, 2014The potential for interdisciplinary research is about to expand considerably throughout the state of Wisconsin, thanks to Census Bureau approval for construction of a branch Research Data Center, or RDC, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Chancellor’s Convocation to welcome students, encourage service
August 25, 2014UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank will mark the beginning of a new academic year with the Chancellor's Convocation, an annual welcome to incoming freshmen and transfer students.