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UW professor’s best-selling book adapted for PBS documentary on poisoning
Once upon a time in America if you wanted to get away with murder, poison was the way to go.
Heiss named interim secretary of the faculty
William Heiss will serve as the new interim secretary of the faculty for a six-month appointment that began Jan. 6.
Working group to explore revised research leadership structure
As a follow-up to the establishment of a UW–Madison Vice Chancellor for Research in 2010, the University Committee and Chancellor Rebecca Blank have appointed a working group to explore the efficacy of a leadership structure within the research enterprise that involves two positions – a v0ice chancellor for research and graduate studies and a dean of the Graduate School.
Say Cheese!
A family that has been making cheese for four generations in Wisconsin gets some help from the Wisconsin Dairy Research Center to make their great…
First in Glass
Housed in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Glass Lab is the first collegiate program that focuses on artistic glass blowing.
A Different Kind of Hat Trick
Badger Men’s Hockey Coach Mike Eaves may have been a high-scoring, physical player and is a tough-minded coach, but when he spends a day teaching…
McElroy named chief information security officer at UW–Madison
Lori McElroy has been named chief information security officer (CISO) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison after serving in a similar role for six years at Texas State University.
Campus invited to forums with UW System president finalists
The UW–Madison community will be able to see and evaluate finalists for the presidency of the UW System in video sessions scheduled on Monday, Jan. 6 and Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and the Education Building.
Low-wage, hourly workers struggle with inadequate hours, schedule uncertainty
A century ago, low-wage, hourly workers faced long shifts and low hourly pay.
Update: No changes to Winter Commencement plans
The Winter Commencement ceremony will take place as scheduled at the Kohl Center on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m. Extra crews have worked through the night to clear nearby sidewalks and plow parking lots.
Timely Warning: Dec. 21, 2013
Members of the UW–Madison Community, You are receiving this Timely Warning message as part of UW–Madison’s commitment to providing campus-area crime information in compliance with…
Even or odd: no easy feat for the mind
Even scientists are fond of thinking of the human brain as a computer, following sets of rules to communicate, make decisions and find a meal.
UW Professor Emeritus Littleton, the ‘Father of Studio Glass,’ dies at 91
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus Harvey K. Littleton, the trail-blazing artist who founded the nation’s first university-based studio program in art glass more than five decades ago, passed away on Dec. 13 at his home in Spruce Pine, N.C. He was 91.