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Three deans up for 5-year reviews
Every five years of their tenure, deans of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a university review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as external relations and resource management. This fall, reviews are underway for Wisconsin School of Business Dean François Ortalo-Magné, Division of Continuing Studies Dean Jeffrey Russell, and Law School Dean Margaret Raymond.
Baldwin, Pocan to promote legislation boosting early career researchers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Mark Pocan will be on the UW–Madison campus later this week to discuss legislation designed to enhance opportunities and support for researchers in the early stages of their careers.
Wisconsin, Under Armour announce 10-year partnership
Under Armour and the University of Wisconsin–Madison today announced their new long-term partnership at a press conference on the school’s campus.
New metrics illustrate UW student success
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are setting new records in reducing their time to degree and boosting retention and graduation rates, according to new statistics released this week by the university’s Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research.
Boundless Together, Part 2
A new commercial for UW–Madison will premiere this weekend during the Badger football game. Learn more about the people and projects highlighted in the spot.
Compound doubles up on cancer detection
Tagging a pair of markers found almost exclusively on a common brain cancer yields a cancer signal that is both more obvious and more specific to cancer, according to a study published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Surveys: UW–Madison liberal arts grads landing jobs
New data from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science shows the school’s liberal arts graduates are thriving after earning their degrees.
Registration opens for ‘Encouraging Student Voices’ conference
In a socially and politically active city such as Madison, listening to student voices — at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison College, Edgewood College and elsewhere — might seem obvious.
UW-Madison spinoff on track to build medical isotope source in Janesville
Shine Medical Technologies of Madison is moving ahead with an effort to make a vital medical isotope at a new plant in Janesville.
Embrace the chaos: Predictable ecosystems may be more fragile
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says managing our environment for predictable outcomes is risky. In fact, more often than not, it backfires.
$10 million gift expands faculty and research to help youth flourish
Psychological well-being remains one of the most powerful predictors of success and health in life. Yet one in five youth in the United States experience a mental health disorder, a reality that drives research-based solutions at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Faculty Senate reviews draft tenure proposal
The Faculty Senate on Monday held the first reading on a draft proposal for tenure protections, crafted to respond to recent legislative changes.
Period to sign up for or change employee benefits begins
The Annual Benefits Enrollment period for University of Wisconsin–Madison employees is Oct. 5 through Oct. 30. This is the time when an employee may enroll in or make changes to existing benefit plans. Any changes become effective Jan. 1, 2016.
WARF draws top inventors, entrepreneurs for fall discussion series
To cap its 90th anniversary celebration, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is hosting a four-part discussion series exploring the cycle of innovation.