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Graduate School’s Knickmeyer dies unexpectedly
James F. Knickmeyer, the UW–Madison Graduate School associate dean for administration, died unexpectedly early Monday, Aug. 27 at his Madison home. He was 61. Read More
Multimillion-dollar gift to support Waisman Center scholars
A multimillion-dollar planned estate gift from Dr. Richard Morse ('67 MD) of New Orleans, will fund an interdisciplinary society of graduate student scholars to study childhood mental health and developmental disabilities in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Uhlrich to oversee campus research policy
Daniel Uhlrich, a professor of neuroscience in the School of Medicine and Public Health, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for research policy. Read More
New conflict-of-interest rules take effect Aug. 24
Mandated federal conflict-of-interest rules will tighten considerably on Aug. 24, affecting thousands of faculty, staff and some students on campus. Read More
UW–Madison launches online Sustainable Systems Engineering Graduate Program
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has introduced a new online Master of Engineering in Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE) program, which will begin January 2013 with applications being accepted through October 15, 2012. Read More
UW-Madison graduate students get access to information resource on non-academic jobs
Cutbacks at colleges and universities have made a tight job market in the social sciences and humanities even tighter, and yet many graduates with advanced degrees eventually find challenging, rewarding work that uses the skills they honed while getting a Ph.D. Read More
Arboretum director to return to teaching
Kevin McSweeney, a University of Wisconsin–Madison soil scientist who has directed the university's internationally famous Arboretum since 2004, announced this week that he is relinquishing that administrative post and returning to the faculty. Read More
Ackerman named to Graduate School physical sciences post
Steve Ackerman, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, has been named Interim Associate Dean for the Physical Sciences in the UW–Madison Graduate School. He assumed his new post Jan. 13. Read More
Crone named to graduate education post
Wendy Crone, a professor of engineering physics and interim associate dean of physical sciences in the UW–Madison Graduate School, has been named the school's associate dean for graduate education. Read More
Crone assesses graduate education
Wendy Crone, recently named as the Graduate School’s associate dean for graduate education, sat down for an interview with Inside UW–Madison to discuss her thoughts on the state of graduate education. Read More
Online chat: Graduate School reaches out to prospective applicants
The Graduate School is once again gearing up to host an online chat on the topic “High Impact Application: Making an Impression with your Graduate School Application." Read More
New office to foster university collaboration with industry
The Graduate School has established a new Office of Industrial Contracts to negotiate a growing number of research contracts with the private sector. Read More
Four finalists identified for top UW–Madison research job
Four individuals - a social scientist, an engineer, a biologist and a medical physicist - have been identified as finalists for the University of Wisconsin–Madison's top research job, it was announced today (June 10). Read More