Tag Faculty and staff
Anthropology professor honored by Librarian of Congress
University of Wisconsin–Madison William F. Vilas Professor of Anthropology Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney has been named John W. Kluge Distinguished Chair of Modern Culture by the Librarian of Congress. Read More
UW-Madison tests text-messaging service
The University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted the first full-scale test of WiscAlerts-Text, its emergency text-messaging service, at 1:15 p.m. today (Oct. 1). Read More
UWPD seeks info on Bascom mugging
A UW–Madison staff member escaped injury on Sept. 11 after being mugged by two men outside Bascom Hall. The incident took place at 9:45 p.m. near the southwest corner of the building, according to UWPD. Read More
Online ‘Discovery Portal’ meant to foster greater research collaboration
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is launching a new and powerful online resource for finding researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Wisconsin Discovery Portal, located at http://discoveryportal.org, is a Web-based search tool and directory offering professional profiles of 2,600 UW–Madison researchers. Read More
New initiative launches to provide students with timely textbook information
A cooperative textbook project between the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) was launched on Aug. 18. Read More
Prospective college faculty visit UW-Richland
A group of 10 graduate and postdoctoral students from UW–Madison visited the UW-Richland campus on July 3. Read More
Help shape IT policy at UW–Madison
The campus is now engaged in an ongoing effort to review and update information technology policies, and faculty and staff input can help to make that effort a success. Read More
Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success
Before strip malls and subdivisions cropped up around Madison, University of Wisconsin–Madison students often earned extra money in the summer by plucking fat, green worms from tobacco plants in nearby Sun Prairie. Read More