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Brumfield named admissions director

May 7, 2010

Adele C. Brumfield has been named director of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. announced today, Friday, May 7.

Leadership decisions address international reach, environmental studies and lifelong learning

May 5, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s dean of international studies will now also head the university’s globalization efforts.

Chancellor announces final second-round MIU awards

May 3, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin has accepted 15 additional projects to complete the second round of funding for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.

Statement of Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. on research enterprise reports

February 22, 2010

Here is a joint statement from University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. in reaction to the release of the report of the University Committee’s Ad Hoc Committee to Determine the Needs and Structure of UW–Madison’s Research Enterprise.

Details of UW–Madison, UW-Milwaukee Intercampus Research Incentive Grants Program announced

February 1, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago have announced the establishment of the first UW–Madison/UW-Milwaukee Intercampus Research Incentive Grants Program, an initiative to support research projects and scholarship undertaken jointly at the two campuses.

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UW–Madison a top value

January 4, 2010

Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has ranked the University of Wisconsin–Madison No. 14 in a national ranking of the best values among public universities.

Chancellor announces first Madison Initiative awards

November 6, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee have identified eight proposals, ranging from an electronic system designed to capture notes of student meetings with advisers to College of Letters & Science faculty lines, to become the first recipients of funding from the innovative program.

Graduate School proposal aired at meetings

October 21, 2009

A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School designed to address shortfalls in the infrastructure of the university’s research environment is the focus of a series of town-hall meetings across campus.

Recent sightings: 2009 Diversity Forum

October 9, 2009

Damon Williams (far right), vice provost for diversity and climate, stops to listen in and answer questions as participants brainstorm ideas about what…

Two additional sessions address research, graduate education

October 7, 2009

UW–Madison has consistently demonstrated national leadership in research and graduate education. As one indicator, UW–Madison is the only institution, public or private (other than Johns Hopkins), that has remained in the top five in research expenditures for more than 20 years. That success is a tribute to the quality of faculty and staff, supported by the Graduate School.

Message from Provost Paul M. DeLuca, Jr. regarding research and graduate education town hall meetings

September 22, 2009

Proposals sought for initiative funds

September 9, 2009

Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca have issued a request for proposals for the use of funds that will be generated by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).

Stimulus funds begin to bolster UW–Madison research portfolio

July 29, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's nearly $840 million research portfolio, one of the top three in the country, will become even larger as federal agencies begin to dole out new stimulus grants.

Student named 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Scholar

July 15, 2009

For Joel Charles of Green Bay, Wis., choosing a career path is more than calculating income or raking in benefits.

UW-Madison expands agreement with Google

July 9, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has expanded its agreement with Google to digitize books from UW–Madison's collection and make them available online.

Martin names DeLuca as UW–Madison provost

June 11, 2009

Paul M. DeLuca Jr., vice dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), was named the university's provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs today (June 11) by Chancellor Biddy Martin.

Provost candidates to make presentations

May 22, 2009

The three candidates for provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs will each make presentations in coming days on the challenges and opportunities that confront UW–Madison.

Three candidates recommended for UW–Madison provost

May 19, 2009

A 15-member search-and-screen committee has recommended to University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin three candidates for the university's next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Notable graduates: Spring 2009 commencement

May 14, 2009

Approximately 5,000 students will receive degrees from UW–Madison during spring commencement ceremonies May 15-17. Following are stories of some individual students who have done remarkable work while on campus.

As biology booms, students flock to the lab

May 14, 2009

Since the mid-1990s, UW–Madison has experienced a surge of interest in biology, a phenomenon that has challenged the folks who run UW–Madison's biggest portal to this hot field: Introductory Biology 151 and 152 in the College of Letters and Science.