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University’s latest corpse flower bloom in progress
June 9, 2005UW-Madison's corpse flower finally began its anticipated bloom today at about 12:30 p.m., and the public will have many chances to catch a glimpse - and a whiff - of the experience with extended Botany Greenhouse hours until midnight tonight. Read More
UHS Counseling Services moves to new offices
June 6, 2005The Counseling and Consultation Services (C&CS) of University Health Services (UHS) will be closed from Tuesday, June 7, to Tuesday, June 14, to accommodate the unit's move from 905 University Ave. to offices at 115 N. Orchard St. Read More
Budget statement from Chancellor John Wiley
June 1, 2005"We are witnessing the systematic dismantling of public higher education in this state, a function of a lack of collective will among our public policy makers - governor and legislators alike - to set aside partisan differences and address the long-simmering structural problems that year after year plague public funding of social, civic and educational programs. We continue to endure band-aid 'solutions' to a problem that continues to expand, predictably resulting in biennial political confrontations between the governor and the Legislature over how best to trick the problem into becoming someone else's worry a few years down the road. The road, unfortunately, is ruinous, and we're already well down a path from which it will take years to recover." Read More
UW-Madison selects Underwood as School of Education dean
May 27, 2005Julie K. Underwood, associate executive director and general counsel for the National School Boards Association, has been named the new dean of UW–Madison's School of Education, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today. Read More
Employee Recognition Day scheduled for June 15
May 25, 2005The university's annual Employee Recognition Day celebration will be held from 2:30-4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, on Bascom Hill. Read More
Competition unleashes student creativity on silk tie designs
May 23, 2005Silk ties, especially upscale ones that cost up to $120, are unlikely to make their way into many undergraduate student fashion statements. But as far as classroom projects go, ties proved to be a perfect fit. A Department of Environment, Textiles and Design course at UW–Madison, led by professor Jennifer Angus, spent the spring 2005 semester designing a new line of retro-conversational ties for the Chippewa Falls fashion company XMI. Read More
Project helps student housing at a tribal college grow
May 19, 2005Plenty of University of Wisconsin–Madison seniors sequester themselves in libraries and labs preparing final projects for upper-level classes, but landscape architecture major Katie Selin recently found herself mapping land, reviewing aerial photographs, conducting workshops and meeting with tribal elders in northern Wisconsin. Read More
Statement by Chancellor Wiley on proposed state budget
May 18, 2005As the State Legislature's Joint Finance Committee considers the UW System budget tomorrow [Thursday, May 19], we are hopeful the Legislature will once again understand the critical role of higher education in the state's economy and the future of its citizens. Read More
Associate dean of students finalist to visit
May 11, 2005A finalist for the position of associate dean in the Offices of the Dean of Students will visit campus on Friday, May 13. Read More
Event highlights life sciences careers for doctorates
April 29, 2005Graduate students spend years pursuing advanced degrees, and many follow up their Ph. D.s with post-doctoral fellowships. But after that, there’s a world of career opportunities available beyond academia—which is something that not all graduate students understand. Read More
Thornton named new director of Morgridge public service center
April 29, 2005UW-Madison has named Michael Thornton, a professor of Afro-American Studies, as the new faculty director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Thornton, who begins in the half-time role on July 1, replaces Mary Rouse, who is retiring. Read More
Wisconsin’s first Congresswoman to speak at commencement
April 26, 2005Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, will address spring graduates during commencement weekend, Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15. Read More
Bascom Hall to host student diversity forum, ‘house party’
April 26, 2005Discussions on campus diversity will be followed by the sounds of MadHatters, Polydream and ComedySportz on the evening of Thursday, April 28, as Bascom Hall plays host to the Plan 2008 Student Forum and "Chancellor Wiley's House Party." Read More
Mifflin Street Block Party information from the Dean of Students
April 26, 2005Happy spring from the Office of the Dean of Students! While you’re enjoying the good weather and the closing weeks of the semester,… Read More
The Violent Femmes headline All-Campus Party concert
April 25, 2005The student-planned All-Campus Party (ACP) will present the Violent Femmes as the headline band for this year's Badger Blowout Concert on Friday, April 29, at the Memorial Union Terrace. Read More
Students reach out in concert to rural public schools
April 21, 2005Rural K-12 students in several western Wisconsin schools will be able to savor a live classical brass performance, courtesy of a student trio from UW–Madison. Read More
Nobel laureate to speak on art, science of ceramics
April 20, 2005Roald Hoffmann, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, will on April 25 discuss the deep entwinement of art and science in the field of ceramics during a lecture at UW–Madison. Read More
New UW–Madison programming available on Research Channel
April 18, 2005The University of Wisconsin–Madison has added several new programs to the Research Channel, the 24-hour network for the broadcast of faculty research findings, institutional lectures, interviews, panel discussions and documentaries from the world's leading research universities. Read More
Students win Burrill competition with drug delivery device
April 18, 2005Students in business and biomedical engineering created a drug delivery device and a company called Ratio that won them a $10,000 first prize in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition at UW–Madison. Read More
Sex Out Loud presents ‘Sexual Health Week’
April 15, 2005Sex Out Loud, a UW–Madison student organization promoting sexual health education with a positive message, will hold the annual Sexual Health Week, Monday, April 18 through Friday, April 22. Read More