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Ten named winners of Distinguished Teaching Awards

March 12, 2012

Ten University of Wisconsin faculty members have been chosen to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards.

Events set to gather HR Design feedback

March 12, 2012

Two campus engagement events designed to gather feedback on the HR Design project are planned next week.

Interim Chancellor Ward receives second Fiedler report

March 12, 2012

Interim Chancellor David Ward received a second report Monday outlining an investigation of two additional misconduct allegations against senior associate athletic director John Chadima.

Statement of Interim Chancellor David Ward on adidas

March 9, 2012

I want to reiterate that my goal in this issue is to see redress for the impacted workers, while simultaneously mitigating financial harm to our institution by means of a required process of mediation.

HR Design project seizes an opportunity

March 9, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison Vice Chancellor Darrell Bazzell said this week that the chance to reshape the university’s HR Design system doesn’t come along frequently.

“Simpsons” creator visits UW–Madison and longtime friend

March 9, 2012

“Hello, my beautiful audience!” crows Lynda Barry, striding onto the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art lecture stage with braids swinging.

Recent sightings: Posters in the Rotunda

March 9, 2012

Undergraduates from across the University of Wisconsin System share their research during the ninth annual Posters in the Rotunda event held on March…

Dancer and choreographer will present artist talk and dance workshop

March 9, 2012

Dancer and choreographer Sally Gross will give an artist talk and lead a dance workshop in advance of her fall 2012 Arts Residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Mobile UW: Now better than ever

March 9, 2012

Mobile UW from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is getting a fresh upgrade that will make it look even better on the iPad and help users get around campus more efficiently.

Committee to help identify, select next University Librarian

March 9, 2012

A search and screen committee has been appointed to assist the administration in the identification and selection of candidates for the next University Librarian of the General Library System at UW–Madison.

2012 Showcase: Leading the way with innovation and excellence

March 8, 2012

Innovative ideas that solve problems and pave the way for success on campus will take center stage at this year's Showcase event on Tuesday, March 27.

OMAI presents Line Breaks Festival at the Overture Center

March 8, 2012

A major local hip-hop event, the annual Line Breaks Festival, will bring new aesthetics in contemporary performance to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and community from Friday, March 16 through Saturday, March 24.

Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning

March 8, 2012

New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Missing: Electron antineutrinos; Reward: Understanding of matter-antimatter imbalance

March 8, 2012

An international particle physics collaboration today (Thursday, March 8) announced its first results toward answering a longstanding question - how the elusive particles called neutrinos can appear to vanish as they travel through space.

Academic staff office features botany art of Kandis Elliot

March 8, 2012

In some ways, Kandis Elliot’s artwork can be like the carnivorous plants she introduces on one of her posters.

UW law professor offers look at FDA from the inside out

March 8, 2012

UW Law Professor R. Alta Charo was senior policy adviser to the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration from August 2009 until June 2011. Now back on campus, Charo spoke reflects on her time with the FDA.

Chazen plays key role in African art project in Madison schools

March 8, 2012

For Susan Curtis, a retired school nurse, art appreciation is not just academic.

UW-Madison graduate students get access to information resource on non-academic jobs

March 8, 2012

Cutbacks at colleges and universities have made a tight job market in the social sciences and humanities even tighter, and yet many graduates with advanced degrees eventually find challenging, rewarding work that uses the skills they honed while getting a Ph.D.

Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin

March 7, 2012

In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease.

Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places

March 7, 2012

From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment.

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