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Women’s lightweights advance to championship race
The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s lightweight varsity eight took one step towards a second consecutive national title when it won its Friday morning heat at the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
Four of five Badger boats reach national championship races
If you blink, that is how quickly the Wisconsin men’s rowing team went from a great day to just short of a great day, as the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships completed day two on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., on Friday.
Street sense: Formerly homeless, UW med school grad has traveled long road
Recent UW medical school graduate Jennifer Jenkins hopes to devote her medical career to 'outsiders,' such as homeless men and women, as she was once homeless herself.
Varsity four posts school-best finish at NCAAs
The Wisconsin varsity four made school history at the 2009 NCAA Rowing Championships on Sunday at the Cooper River. Rowing in the school’s fourth NCAA grand final in any boat, the Badgers claimed second place to gain the highest NCAA finish for a Wisconsin crew.
State Relations Update (May 29)
After a marathon, late night/early morning session, the Joint Committee on Finance has completed their action on the state’s biennial budget.
Treating Wisconsin’s cancer patients, in Madison or just down the street
When Meg Gaines accompanied a patient to a recent appointment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, she gauged the center's impact right away.
State Relations Update (May 27)
Barring any late surprises, the final piece of the 2009–11 biennial budget action by the Joint Committee on Finance will take place tomorrow.
State Relations Update (May 21)
The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance announced today (May 21) that they will be taking up the remaining items in the governor’s 2009-11 state budget in meetings Friday and Saturday.
Slide show: Making Memories — Spring 2009 Commencement
Marking the end of their academic journeys, some 5,000 students received their degrees during a series of five commencement ceremonies held May 15-17, 2009 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW-Madison advises hygiene awareness during commencement weekend
On the advice of University Health Services, UW–Madison’s commencement ceremonies will go on as they always do, with extra awareness of common-sense health measures.
UHS provides influenza updates for UW-Madison
For the past two weeks, UW–Madison officials have been monitoring the spread of H1N1 influenza. Although the virus has been identified in the state and in Dane County, to date there has not been a lab-confirmed case identified on campus. All UW–Madison operations, including final exams and preparations for commencement, are proceeding on schedule.
UW-Madison cancels early summer Mexico programs
Based on the recommendations of the university’s International Emergency Response Committee, Chancellor Biddy Martin is instructing campus units to cancel student programs in Mexico that are scheduled to depart before June 1.
UW-Madison to create national Alzheimer’s research center
Gov. Jim Doyle announced today (May 4) that the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has been awarded a multimillion dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
UW-Madison officials monitoring swine flu
UW-Madison officials are actively monitoring reports of swine flu that is affecting Mexico, with additional cases in California and Texas.
New Strategic Framework Available
UW-Madison has just completed a comprehensive process to develop a strategic framework that will guide and focus the university’s efforts during the next few years. Thousands of faculty, staff, students and alumni participated in a 10-year reaccreditation self-study, which laid the foundation for the framework. Titled “For Wisconsin and the World,” the plan includes a vision statement, guiding principles and six strategic priorities.