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Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium to focus on blood
World stem cell leaders will converge on Promega's BioPharmaceutical Technology Center in Fitchburg on April 30 for the 9th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium: From Stem Cells to Blood. Read More
Kellett Mid-Career Awards honor 10 UW–Madison professors
Ten noteworthy University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been named Kellett Mid-Career Award winners this year. Read More
Two more town hall meetings set on research and graduate education
The University Committee invites faculty and staff to present their views on proposed changes to the UW–Madison research and graduate education structure at two additional town hall meetings. Read More
Graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News and World Report
Numerous UW–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2015 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” Read More
UW Arboretum director finalists announced
Finalists hoping to become the next director of the UW Arboretum will visit campus for public presentations starting Wednesday, Feb. 26. Read More
Awards honor excellence by teaching assistants
The work of 15 teaching assistants at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will be recognized in the 10th annual College of Letters and Science Campuswide Teaching Assistant Awards on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Read More
Advanced physics tool to shut down after almost 30 years
Faced with a federal funding shortfall, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has decided to shut down its Synchrotron Radiation Center near Stoughton on March 7. Read More
Three finalists named for D2P director
Capping a three-month search, three finalists have been named in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's effort to identify a leader for D2P (Discovery to Product), the new partnership between the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the university to boost campus entrepreneurism. Read More
Winners of Vilas Associates Competition announced
The Graduate School has announced 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. Read More
Cadwallader to step down from top UW–Madison research post
After an almost 13-year stint leading the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s vast research and graduate education enterprise, Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Martin Cadwallader announced today he is stepping down from the post to return to the faculty. Read More
Nominations sought to honor outstanding TAs
UW–Madison employs more than 1,700 teaching assistants, working in a broad range of disciplines across campus. Nominations are now being sought to recognize outstanding performance through the Campus-Wide TA Awards. Read More
TAs and most PAs in line for pay boost
Teaching assistants and most project and program assistants at UW–Madison will receive a 4.67 percent pay increase, bringing their compensation to a level comparable to the amount received by research assistants. Read More
Achievements of four administrative employees recognized with new award
Four exceptional employees — Steven Hahn, Kim Nolet, Michelle Szabo and Roberta Wang — have been chosen from more than 60 nominations to receive UW–Madison’s Administrative Achievement Awards. Read More
Schroeder named Graduate School associate dean
Petra Schroeder, who has served since 2000 as assistant dean for research services in the Graduate School, has been named associate dean for administration. Read More
High-level commission discusses future of graduate education in the chemical sciences
Members of an American Chemical Society commission will discuss the need for radical changes to graduate education in the chemical sciences at a colloquium in Madison Feb. 7. Read More
Online engineering graduate programs ranked in top 10 by U.S. News
For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten schools offering high-quality online graduate engineering programs. Read More
Five graduate students of color to be inducted into Bouchet Society
Five University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students of color - Patrick Brown, Sharee Light, Gregory Mosby, Chidi Obasi and Myeshia Price - will be inducted into the UW–Madison chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference March 1, 2013. They will also be inducted into the national Bouchet Society at its conference, hosted by Yale University, April 19-20, 2013. Read More