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Learning Graduate School Seminar Series The Graduate School announces fall training opportunities on a variety of topics related to the research…
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Policies and Procedures Notice to All Employees Regarding the Jeanne Clery Act Annual Security Report and Information Required by the Drug Free Schools and…
Science historian shares expertise in class, on roof
Let's create some business cards for David Lindberg, with a tip of the hat to a classic TV show: Have history of science, will share. Have shingles, will roof. Have wood, will saw.
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:…
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the…
News in brief
LEADERSHIP Chancellor search yields 43 candidates Forty-three individuals have submitted applications to the Chancellor Search and Screen Committee, according to…
String of awards spotlight top pharmacy faculty
In pharmacy circles, winning a Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is more than just a great honor. Landing the 'Crystal Owl,' as it's known, is considered the equivalent of winning the Nobel Prize, an Academy Award or the Lombardi Trophy.
Faculty promotions
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences From assistant professor to associate professor: Allen, Caitilyn, Plant Pathology; Jiming, Jiang, Horticulture; Mathews, Nancy, Wildlife Ecology.
Recent sightings
These weather eyes never blink Satellite dishes and a dome-shaped satellite tracking antenna are silhouetted against the sky. The equipment…
Roundtable organizers seek to renew interest
Organizers hope a revised University Roundtable, with a lower cost buffet lunch, new location and different day, will create renewed interest in the program.
New tenured faculty
School of Business Gerhart, Barry A., Professor College of Engineering Eom, Chang-Beom, Materials Science and Engineering, Professor; Peercy, Paul, Materials…
New Tenure-Track Faculty
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Karthikeyan, K.G., Biological Systems Engineering; Butcher, Samuel E., Biochemistry; Wattiaux, Michel A., Dairy Science; Lan, Que, Entomology;…
Ward to staff: Get involved
Chancellor David Ward is encouraging academic staff to get involved in the university. In a memo to deans, directors, department chairs and faculty, Ward outlines the university's shared governance system and urges academic staff to take part in boards, committees and the Academic Staff Assembly.
Rolnick to be guest artist
Composer and performer Neil Rolnick will teach, perform and produce a technology-mediated performance during a two-week residency at the university beginning Monday, Oct. 2.
University Theatre to explore identity issues
Beginning with 'Spring Awakening,' the University Theatre will take an unofficial, highly eclectic look at issues of identity.
Oliveros to perform in residence next spring
Musicianship, improvisation and strategies to attract listeners' attention will be at the forefront of an interdisciplinary residency at the university.
Symposium to showcase ecology research
Daniel Janzen, an internationally known expert in tropical ecology, biodiversity, and conservation, will be the keynote speaker at the Ecology Group's Sixth Annual Ecology Symposium Oct. 5-6 at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Auditorium.
Geology Museum presents Copper Country minerals
A collection of mineral specimens from Michigan's Copper Country is the focus of a special exhibit in October at the Geology Museum.
Dance improv festival set for Sept. 29-30
Nationally known guest artists, dance scholars and members of the community are invited to explore dance improvisation in a festival this weekend sponsored by the UW Dance Program.
Researchers study yellow jacket behavior
UW-Madison entomologist Robert Jeanne has been studying the compounds in foods that German yellow jackets - prevalent late summer pests in Wisconsin - find attractive and how the wasps locate food. Jeanne hopes the results will lead to better methods to control the pest.