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Comments from campus leaders on John Wiley
Here's a sampling of remarks from campus leaders regarding the selection of John Wiley as chancellor. Read More
‘Best companies’ are better performers
The neverending wrangle over whether firms that make their employees happy can bring the same kind of smiles to shareholders has just received an answer from a UW–Madison researcher: Yes, they most emphatically can. Read More
Award-winning educator dies of cancer
Marilyn "Mimi" Orner, 40, has died after a lengthy bout with cancer. Orner recently had accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Read More
City Council endorses Thai pavilion
A Thai Pavilion will officially be located at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, following action by the Madison City Council Nov. 21. Read More
Four ‘hammered’ for planning efforts
Four University faculty have been honored with Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award for excellence in government. Read More
Center builds food network
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems has taken the lead in building a national network of centers and programs working to foster more sustainable food and farming systems. Read More
WAA takes Badger fans to El Paso
The Official UW Sun Bowl Tour will depart Wednesday, Dec. 27, from Wisconsin and Badger fans will have a direct flight to fun-in-the-sun. Read More
Scholar helps launch Jewish theater in Austria
Robert Skloot, professor of theatre and drama and a leading scholar of Holocaust theater, has just returned home after a tour of Austria to help prepare for the opening of a new Jewish theater next year. Read More
Sun Bowl tours available
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is ready to help fans get to the Sun Bowl Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas. Read More
New adviser helps native students navigate new culture
Aaron Bird Bear, the new American Indian Academic Services adviser in the College of Letters and Science, is working to help native students make a successful transition to campus. Read More
Dictionary project to help preserve native language
A team of dedicated scholars is working to prevent the Ojibwe language from meeting the fate of other native languages that have been lost forever. Read More
Badgers headed to Sun Bowl
The university will receive 8,000 tickets for the Sun Bowl scheduled Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas. Read More
UW-Madison, PanVera ties run deep
PanVera Corporation, a University Research Park company that turns genetic information into tools for drug discovery, is a textbook example of how university-industry partnerships can be vital to a company's success. Read More
Computer scientist wins top professional award
Olvi Mangasarian, professor of computer sciences, received the prestigious 2000 Lanchester Prize for his influential work on computer pattern recognition and data mining. Read More
Colleges collaborate on stray voltage research
A new research project may determine if and how lower-level stray voltage affects livestock. Read More
Environmental institute awarded $245,000 for fellowships
The Institute for Environmental Studies will receive $245,000 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation over the next four years to support graduate students planning careers in conservation. Read More
Election, shmelection — can’t we do it better?
A report posted today, Nov. 16, on The Why Files, a popular and critically acclaimed Web site at UW–Madison that explores the science behind the news, outlines alternative voting systems that could be fairer or more accurate than plurality voting. Read More
Forum examines online market research
UW-Madison is sponsoring a forum to highlight the latest developments in online market research Nov. 16-17 at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Chicago. Read More
Scholarship honors memory of Capital Times staffers
A gift from the estate of Ethel M. Parker will establish a scholarship fund to benefit UW–Madison journalism students. Read More